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Central Library

801 SW 10th Ave, Portland

Blue Sky Gallery: http://www.blueskygallery.org/

122 N.W. 8th Ave. [watch]

503.225.0210 | bluesky@blueskygallery.org

For over 30 years the Blue Sky Gallery has been showing the work of photographers from around the world, and now they have a brand new space to do it in!
Cacao: http://www.cacaodrinkchocolate.com/

414 S.W. 13th Ave. [shop]

503.241.0656 | info@cacaodrinkchocolate.com

A chocolate lovers paradise, with bars, nibs and other chocolate treats from all over the world. This very classy establishment also offers chocolate drinks including "drinking chocolate," which has been likened to drinking pudding! The gentlemen who run Cacao are very nice, knowledgeable and have a true love of chocolate.
Lovejoy Columns: http://www.jamesmharrison.com/lovejoycolumns

N.W. 10th Ave. between Everett & Flanders Streets [ramble]

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway crossing watchman Tom Stefopoulos created about a dozen paintings on the columns under the old Lovejoy ramp in Northwest Portland. Folks knew about Stefopoulos's paintings (several articles about them appeared in local newspapers over the years), but for the most part they haven't been much visited or commented upon. When the Lovejoy ramp was demolished, a group of our fellow citizens convinced the city to save the ten surviving columns, and two are now restored and installed in Northwest Portland for all to enjoy.
Oregon Jewish Museum: http://www.ojm.org/

310 N.W. Davis St. [learn]

This storefront museum in Portland's Old Town hosts several temporary exhibits each year. It is the only Jewish museum in the Pacific Northwest, and also houses a library dedicated to documenting the Jewish experience in Oregon.
Tanner Springs Park: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=1273

N.W. 10th Ave. & Marshall St. [ramble]

An oasis in the Pearl! This former wetlands area, turned industrial railyard, turned condo neighborhood beckons back to its most former self with tall grasses, a man-made spring and lots of natural beauty.
Valentine's: 232 S.W. Ankeny St. [eat]

503.248.1600

It's 1:00 a.m., you're downtown & hungry, and you don't want a dark magic do-nut. You can find food and beverages in a casual atmosphere here until 3:00 a.m.
Vegetarian House: http://www.vegetarianhouse.com/

22 N.W. 4th Ave. [eat]

503.274.0160

For those of us vegetarians who crave Chinese food but fear mystery bits of meat popping up in our chow mein, or for anyone who wants to partake in some "healthy" and delicious Chinese cuisine, give this place a try. The lunch buffet is a very good deal!