It’s a well known fact that the New York Times loves to drool over Portland as often as possible. Examples here, here and here (and that’s not all). So you’re probably expecting another quaint installment in the NYT’s monthly ode to Portland.
TWIST! Turns out we’ve got another major media outlet on our side. You guessed it (nope, completely positive you did not): FOX News.
What draws Portland’s most loved news network to our neck of the woods? Everything you would expect. And, coincidentally, all the same things that suck NYT reporters in. Food, coffee, bikes, nature. “Funny hats, food trucks, obsessive baristas, urban gardening, bike lovers — Portland is practically a laboratory of all that’s hip and cool in North America right now,” writes travel reporter George Hobica.
Alas, commenters didn’t let ol’ Hobica slip past with this one. Here’s just a snippet of the Portland praise the article triggered.
Snide remarks aside, the article’s existence only further proves that Portland has mainstream American doodling its name on their notebooks with hearts around it, indefinitely.
Distillery Row is number 4. That’s pretty god damned cool, regardless of the source.
As someone who works in the travel industry and whose livelihood is directly dependent upon people visiting this city, I guess I have to kind of have to approve of this.
no mention of beer?
the comments section is flippin’ hilarious. love to see the absolute hatred of little beruit by the typical fox reader/viewer. should do wonders to encourage the intolerant right to visit elsewhere.
“Funny hats”? We’re nationally recognized for… funny hats??
This link makes me smile.
And I don’t care about the stereotyping.
Prime quote:
“There’s sprawl here, but not much”
Thank you Metro. I love my region.
If Chicago is “The Second City,” do Portland’s distilleries make us “The Fifth City”?