Category Archives: Northeast

With a weather forecast that had warned us of 15 mph winds but minimal precipitation during the early hours, we felt betrayed when the storm-like rains began.  Thus our choosing a shop just two miles away was a no brainer. … Continue reading →

One of the hippest shops in town, Cup and Bar doesn’t have the variety of comfortable seats that we usually appreciate, nor local rotating artwork.  But by  sharing their space with a chocolatier and coffee roaster, having inside wall spots … Continue reading →

Two of us visited Arrow last Feb. on a frigid Feb. morning, and were pleasantly surprised how well the shop fit into this former bakery spot, and how comfy we felt inside out of the cold.  By contrast, today was … Continue reading →

After today’s four biked up Rocky Butte on a partly cloudy morning, we descended onto NE Fremont where the Red Gate Tea House opened 5-6 months ago.  This is one of the few commercial enterprises between 72nd and 82nd so … Continue reading →

It’s been eight years since our bike group last visited Extracto and nice to know that their shop and coffee roasting business still seem to be thriving, at the same time doing out-of-the-ordinary activities such as hosting St. Rita’s Amazing … Continue reading →

Long a Kerns community pillar – founded in 2004 – Crema recently opened a satellite in the brightly painted iconic Fair-Haired Dumbell building at NE Grand and Couch.   As opposed to having a mostly residential community nearby, this site comes … Continue reading →

On this sunny but BLUSTERY and frigid ride to Capitola it often felt like we were riding into rough 15 mph winds.  We took  a circuitous route via Hollywood in order to reach Capitola which – as the bird flies … Continue reading →

With snow yesterday and the chance of more flurries overnight, plus temperatures predicted to be in the low 20’s, a bike outing today was an early morning decision.  For H+M it luckily turned out yes, but we stayed in NE … Continue reading →

Half of our extended bike group worked in the community development field in the 1990s, seeing first hand drastic changes – good and bad – that various Portland neighborhoods experienced.  This group feels a certain deja-vu buzz when we see … Continue reading →

Two members on a bright day took a circuitous 7-mile route via Tillicum Crossing to reach Nova, which is less than 3 miles from their starting point as the birds fly. == They appreciated the attractive design and layout of … Continue reading →