Finding the perfect pair of jeans can be like looking for the Holy Grail—a bitch, but when you finally hit pay dirt, you’re set for life. Jeans are America’s uniform, and a good pair can rock a room like nothing else. But darling, they need to be purrfect. I’ve bought a lot of good-enough jeans […]
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Tommy Thayer
Grand MarshallBeaverton Celebration Parade
Legendary guitarist for both KISS and Black ‘N Blue, Tommy Thayer will be in town this weekend, acting as grand marshal of the Beaverton Celebration Parade. The parade starts at 10 am, and winds from SW Allen Boulevard through Beaverton’s allegedly “historic downtown.” Best known as “that guy who replaced Ace Frehley,” Tommy’s been the […]
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Peter Stephen Parson
Corn Cop & Haunter
He may be only 15 years old, but I guarantee Peter Parson’s career path is cooler than yours. The sophomore at Central Catholic has been farming berries for most of his life on his family’s farm, he recently joined the Sauvie Island Fire Department, and on fall weekends, he serves as a “Corn Cop” at […]
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Kara Steffek
Ice Cream Girl Portland Ice Cream Company
Are you among the legion of Portlanders complaining that this is the summer that wasn’t? Though not a total bust, it has been the chilliest, rainiest summer in recent memory. But don’t despair yet—there’s still sun to be had in September, and cute-as-a-button Kara Steffek will be roaming the streets in her ice cream truck […]
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Mitch Wilson & Dennis Dillon
Volvo MechanicsAlamo Automotive6901 NE Glisan
By the time this fish wrapper hits the streets, the odometer on my trusty ’85 Volvo wagon will have turned over to 300,000 miles. I started celebrating prematurely last summer when I applied the first bumper sticker to ever appear on her pristine behind: “Honk if You Love Black Sabbath.” Of course, several weeks later […]
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Mary E. Gregor
Landscape Designer, Plant Sales, Fairy Gardener777-5845
I wasn’t ashamed of my garden of prize-winning weeds until my eight-year-old friend Sarah showed me her “fairy garden.” Bursting with ferns and bleeding hearts, it was positively humming with mystical energy. Soon after, I hooked up with Mary Gregor and became the proud owner of a garden gnome, a fairy altar, and a ceramic […]
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Tom Barnett
Owner of Agraventure Farms, LLC and General Manager of Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc. Walla Walla, WA
Summer’s got a lot of superheroes—just look at the movie listings. And while Tom Barnett, AKA Onion Man, doesn’t wear a funny outfit and prefers to keeps a low profile, he is responsible for one of summer’s biggest blockbusters: Walla Walla onion rings! Tom is involved in every aspect of production, from sowing to harvesting […]
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Isis Leeor
Counselor and Instructor Becoming Juicybecomingjuicy.com
Isis Leeor wears many hats: A counselor with experience and certifications in massage, energy work, Qigong, Core Energetics, hypnotherapy, and thought pattern management, among other practices, she also teaches Stripper 101, a class that’s less trendy workout than sensual empowerment therapy. Oh, and she’s a web designer too. Leeor’s empire of activities resides under the […]
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Elias Comfort McConnell
Recycler Value Village
Summer’s almost officially here, but there’s still time to do your spring cleaning. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, spring cleaning requires going through your closets and filling trash bags with clothes you’re tired of, then trading ’em in for fresh new duds at one of Portland’s fabulous thrift stores, like the über-groovy Value Village, […]
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Benjamin Koenigsberg
Shared Route
Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, the notorious San Francisco-based company Green Tortoise converted school buses into virtual youth hostels on wheels; instead of seats, the interiors were covered in futons, and drivers were known to stop every few miles for “smoke” breaks. But in 2000, the Green Tortoise stopped running their I-5 shuttle services (although […]
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A theater grad from Smith College with years of experience on NYC stages, Riza Zee Baker is currently assistant directing a large troupe of developmentally disabled (“DD” is the lingo) actors in an original musical entitled Rainbow Kittens with Wings. Rainbow Kittens is a collaborative effort between the clients and staff of Portland Supported Employment, […]