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The Council for Prostitution Alternatives

The Council for Prostitution Alternatives is a Portland-based nonprofit that is working to help current sex workers leave the lifestyle. 
Headed by Lila Lee, the organization works with sex industry survivors to get them health care, drug or alcohol treatment if necessary, housing, counseling, and support.
Lee has said that, in order for someone to leave prostitution, they need a structure in place so that they will be less likely to return to the streets.Interview, March 2010 This structure includes: 
Alternative housing separate from current co-ed shelter location options, drug or alcohol rehabilitation, counseling, health care, assigning a caseworker, and getting additional job training skills to fully transition out of the lifestyle.prostitutionalternatives.org
==References==
==External links==
* official website
Category:Non-profits
Category:Sex industry
The Executive Board of Laborers' Local 483 announces its united stand with Occupy Portland

< Occupy Portland
The Laborer's International Union of North America Laborers Local 483 (LIUNA) announced its united stand in solidarity with the Occupy Portland movement. The letter is signed by the Executive Board of of Laborer's Local 483. 
 
The letter is addressed to the Protesters that Occupy Portland and is from the 900 members of the Portland Oregon local, who "build and maintain the infrastructure of your City of Portland, including the roads upon which you march today, the wastewater treatment facilities for the public toilets you use, and the parks you occupy." It states that the membership "unites with Occupy Portland."
The letter was read on the Portland Community Media long-standing program TV Set with Jim Wrathall, October 9, 2011, during a segment of an interview with a group of local union members and individuals participating in Occupy Portland in support of Occupy Wall Street. The union recently announced that it backs the Occupy Wall Street | Occupy Together Movement LIUNA Backs Occupy Wall Street Movement.
The Public Access cable program TV Set will rebroadcast on October 12, 8:00 p.m., on Comcast Cable Channel 22, and again on October 17, 5:00 p.m., on Comcast Cable channel 23. 
== References ==
Category:Occupy Portland
The Gaufre Gourmet

The Gaufre Gourmet was a food cart located on the corner of NW 4th Avenue & Burnside. In a field on the right side just before the Old Town Chinatown lion gates.
Their specialty was a Liége Style Waffle. It is basically a Belgium waffle the size of a sandwich, with powdered sugar, and wrapped so it can be eaten by hand.
Gaufre is interesting in that it is a full restaurant scale licensed kitchen. 
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==Links==
Gaufre Gourmet Website
Food Menu
Gaufre Gourmet on Yelp
Gaufre Gourmet on Urbanspoon
Category:Food carts
The MEZZ

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Whole Foods Market in the Pearl District features the The Mezz Espresso Bar on the store's mezzanine.
“The Mezz” is open daily from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm. The remainder of the store is open daily from 7:00 am – 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm, depending on the season.
Entry doors are on Burnside at the corner of NW 12th & Burnside. On May 23rd, 2014According to a Whole Foods employee working in the Mezz. the Mezz bathrooms were renovated and no longer are blocked by a bathroom code.
On Saturday, February 28, 2015, a Whole Foods employee working in the Mezz informed a PortlandWiki volunteer that she speculated that the Mezz would eventually undergo a name change "in the next year or so."
Goodies include a selection of Allegro coffee & tea in addition to a featured artisan coffee each week, freshly made juices and smoothies, Kombucha on tap and beer & wine by the glassThe Mezz in the Pearl
== References ==
== External Links ==
* The Mezz in the Pearl
* Whole Foods Market, Pearl District
Category:Coffee shops
Category:Restaurants
Category:Pearl District neighborhood
The Old Church

The Old Church, originally the Calvary Presbyterian Church, is a historic non-profit events venue located in downtown Portland's West End cultural district. 
==History==
The land for the church was donated by William Ladd and the design was donated architect Warren H. Williams. The location at the time was located far from the center of town in an area dominated by open fields and woods. The cornerstone was laid on September 11, 1882. 
==External Links==
The Old Church website
The Oregonian

The Oregonian is Portland's only remaining daily newspaper. It is the largest-circulation newspaper in Oregon and one of the nation's 25 largest daily papers by circulation.
The paper is owned by Advance Publications, part of the Newhouse family's chain of privately held media properties. Sister publications include the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Newark Star-Ledger and the Conde Nast magazine family, which includes The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Wired.
==History==
The Oregonian began publishing in December of 1850, with Thomas Jefferson Dryer as the editor, having been brought from San Francisco to Portland by Stephen Coffin and Daniel Lownsdale. In 1860, Dryer paid off his debt to his printer, Henry Pittock, by giving him ownership of the newspaper. Harvey Scott was the editor of the paper from 1866 to 1872, and later returned as the editor-in-chief.
Category:Media
The Portland Alliance

The Portland Alliance is a free monthly newspaper in Portland, Oregon. The newspaper is the primary project of a non-profit organization, the Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media and Education (NAAME). The newspaper has no paid staff and is developed and distributed by volunteers.
Describing itself as "Portland's oldest alternative progressive newspaper," the newspaper typically explores the topics of environmentalism, trade unions, social justice, and other topics "missed by the mainstream press".
In 2000, investigative journalism by the newspaper uncovered a series of tapes in which the Portland Chief of Police at the time,Mark Kroeker, made anti-gay statements ten years before. This was the first in a series of public embarrassments for Kroeker, who was eventually forced to resign as Portland Police Chief in 2003.
== Awards ==
The Portland Alliance was nominated for an Utne Independent Press Award in 2003 and ran an award-winning series on health care and homelessness in the 1990s.
==Wiki activity==
The Portland Alliance is currently experimenting with drafting their articles on a wiki by using PortlandWiki. The draft articles can be found at The Portland Alliance/Draft article 1.
==See also==
* Alternative Media
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official site
Category:Independent newspapers
Category:Publications established in 1981
Category:Alternative press
Category:Media
The Promised Land

The Promised Land is an outdoor bronze sculpture by David Manuel, located in Chapman Square, Plaza Blocks. It depicts a pioneer family, including a father, mother and son, at the end of their journey. It was commissioned by the Oregon Trail Coordinating Council for $150,000 commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail. 
==Links==
* The Promised Land (sculpture) at Wikipedia
Category:1993
Category:Art
The Smart Grid in Oregon

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Net metering allows the electric meter to run backwards. The electric utility will pay the home or business for any excess energy provided to their grid generated by solar panels or wind turbines.
Forty-three states have net metering policies but they vary dramatically between states. Wyoming's net metering limit is a paltry 25kW, Arizona has no limit while the California Public Utilities Commission has capped net meters to 5% of utility's peak demand. But what utilities won't do is pay customers the retail value for the energy exported to the grid.
The Smart Grid is an enhancement to the power grid that delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using two-way communications to control appliances. When power is least expensive the user can allow the smart grid to turn on selected appliances. A Home Area Network ties into the "smart meter", using powerline or RF standards such as ZigBee, INSTEON, Zwave, WiFi and others. 
The $178 million Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project is one of 16 regional smart grid demonstration awards announced by DOE in the fall of 2010. It contains key functions of the future smart grid. The project team will install equipment and technology now through mid-2012. Then, for about the next two years, project leaders will gather data on smart grid performance.
PGE’s new system is a two-way wireless fixed network. It features 46 collectors positioned throughout a 4,000-square-mile service territory. By September, 2010, PGE had rolled nearly 700,000 meters for automated reading. PGE's advanced metering infrastructure, was purchased from Sensus Metering. 
According to Venture Beat, there's a battle of standards between companies such as SmartSynch, promoting public network communications, and those endorsing private networks, such as Trilliant and Silver Spring to connect the Smart meter to the power company. There's also a battle of standards to connect devices inside the home.
The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, a public-private group, has voted for a new standard for two-way data communications between utilities and their customers, recently, bringing the next-generation "smart" electrical power grid a step closer to reality.
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, near Richland, will manage PGE's "Smart Meter" project at their Electricity Infrastructure Operation Center. A smart electrical power grid could decrease annual electric energy use and utility sector carbon emissions at least 12 percent by 2030, according to a report from PNNL.
Smart Grid Oregon is a trade association that promotes the smart grid industry and infrastructure in Oregon.
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Theo Goodtime

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Portland Busker, Theo Goodtime
Theo Goodtime is a Portland musician who performs on Portland's streets in the classic "busker" tradition. A Portland native, Theo has performed on Portland's downtown streets and alleyways for several decades. His genres are mainly old school Rock and Rhythm & Blues and Blues, but he also has a few kids songs, a couple country tunes, as well as several of his originals compositions on his set list.
Theo's main instruments are a Gibson acoustic guitar that shows more than a little wear, and sometimes you'll catch him playing an old school Gibson lap steel. On his self recorded CDs (three so far), Theo backs himself on electric guitar, bass, keys, lap steel, and drum machine.
Theo appears several places around town. Outside the Rose Quarter after the Blazers games, concerts and other events, as well as at Jeld-Wen Field, after the Timbers games. You can also sometimes catch his performances at Portland's Saturday Market, or on the MAX line, not far from from Portland's Central Library. No time to hang out? No problem. You can check out Theo's tunes on his MySpace page.
== Videos ==
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Songs include "What A Wonderful World," "Bummer In The Summer," and "I'm Lookin' for the Kind of Woman Who's Lookin' for This Kind of Man."
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Theo Singing & Playing on the SW Galleria Max Platform in Downtown Portland, Oregon. (2008)
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"Peace, Love & Understanding"
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"Yesterday" (My lappy seemed so far away.)
== External Links ==
* Theo Goodtime (MySpace)
Category:Street Musicians
Things to do

== Bored? There are tons of things you can do in Portland. ==
* Contribute to PortlandWiki!
thumb|500px|Wiki admins (left to right) Kotra, Mark and Ward wrangle wild wikis at Backspace Cafe.
* Do something yourself (DIY)
* Grab a beer
* Go to Powell's Books
* Go to Forest Park
* Listen to a Story
* Walk around
* Go to Water Front Park
* Go to Pioneer Square
* Go to Lloyd Center
* Ride the Max
* Ride a bike
* Drink tea
* See a concert
* Watch a Blazers game
* Go boating
* Buy books
* Grab some food
* See a play
* Hike
* Buy stuff
* Throw a Spa Party
Add more!
== External Links ==
*365 Things to do in Portland
Thomas G. O'Connor

Officer Thomas G. O’Connor - 1st Portland Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
Shot August 21, 1867, died August 29, 1867
There isn’t a lot of information about Thomas G. O’Connor, and no known pictures of him exist. We do know that he was born around 1824 in Ireland where he was married. By 1850 the family was in New York, then to Illinois, Iowa and by 1863 he was widowed and in Portland with three children.
In Portland, O’Connor married Anne McLaughlin (also born in Ireland) in 1863 and they took up residence at the corner of Front and Clay. By 1866 they had added two more children to their family.
In 1867, Portland was a budding city of 6,700 people with more than its share of vices and crime. The town Marshal (this was before the full-time police force was created in 1870), was approved by the town council to hire two deputies, and on April 10, 1867, Thomas O’Connor was hired.
==The Incident==
Four months later on August 21, 1867, Frank Miguel, a native of France, walked out of the Union Hotel at 2:45 in the morning. Miguel was carrying a handgun and by the time he reached First and Morrison, he was shooting it in the air. Deputy Marshals O’Connor and Townsend heard the shots and caught up with Miguel in front of the Oro Fino Saloon at First and Stark.
Miguel pointed his gun at O’Connor who grabbed the gun, pushing it down as it went off, shooting O’Connor in the right thigh and breaking his leg. O’Connor fell to the street, still holding on to Miguel’s gun. Officer Townsend then shot Miguel in the abdomen. Miguel started to strangle Townsend who managed to shoot Miguel in the face, ending the fight. Townsend then went for help while O’Connor kept Miguel covered with Miguel’s gun.
There were no hospitals in Portland in 1867. Miguel was taken to the jail where he died two days later. O’Conner was taken to his brother’s hotel (the What Cheer at Yamhill and Taylor) where he died nine days later, at the age of 43. He was survived by his wife and five children.
O'Connor
Category:History
Three Friends Coffee House

Three Friends Coffee House is a cafe at 201 SE 12th Ave in inner Southeast. It's a low-key, friendly cafe, featuring art pieces, an electric train that runs along the perimeter of the main room (currently missing while it undergoes repairs), free wifi, and good drinks and food. Their phone number is (503) 236-6411, and the wifi password is Espressoyourself.
== Favorites ==
* Stella - peanut butter, pickle slices, and onions on a toasted bagel (sounds strange but it works).
Category:Coffee shops
Thriller 10 29 2011

= Thriller Dance Phenomenon, 10/29-30 =
; Date and Time Information 
* Dates Saturday, October 29th & Sunday, October 30th
* Sponsor Thrill the World Portland
* Info Page Thrill the World
--- This is not an Occupy Portland endorsed event, just an opportunity to express yourself and have some fun ---
; Location
The first is the official Thrill the World day, Saturday, October 29th, at 7:00pm at Irving Park, in NE Portland. 
The second on October 30 at Hollywood Vintage. The performance will be approx. 12:30pm
; Details 
Details can be found at http://thrillportland.wordpress.com/ 
; Occupy Participation 
It would be really awesome if we banned together for a performance(s) of a Zombie Thriller Dance. We could all dress in attire that makes a statement, like 1% zombies, zombie bankers, or with anti 1% slogans painted on our clothes or whatever. We definitely do not want to be overpowering the event. Sometimes less is better and we want to be respectful of the hosts. Check it out!
 
; Learn the Dance 
You can learn the dance with the following You Tube series.
Learn the Thriller Dance
Category:Past events
Thurman Street

As printed originally in the Oregonian, October 28, 1921 "Portland Street Names – October 28, 1921 – Thurman", origin of Thurman Street's name. 
Men well informed in the history and the early citizenry of Portland are unable to recall the man for whom T street was renamed and the doubt which now exists regarding the name of Thurman street bids well to be permanent. The scheme was to rename those streets lettered in alphabetical order after pioneers and men who had played some part in the developing the city.
There is, no doubt, someone who remembers the Thurman for whom the street was named, or perhaps some written record of his life, but those who have made a point of familiarizing themselves with the city’s history are not aware of its existence.
The old city directories in the library of the Oregon Historical society throw little light on the name. The first directory, published in 1863, has a Nathan Thurman, running a saloon at 8 Taylor street, but in 1864 he had taken another occupation, so it is not likely that he had endeared himself through contributions to the conviviality of the community as a saloon-keeper to any extend that would warrant the honor of naming a street after him 30 years later.
Is is probably that Nathan Thurman died in 1868 as his name is dropped from the city directoy the following year. His wife, Cynthia Ann, and two sones, Ed, a printer, and G. W. Thurman, a telegraph operation, appear in the directly in 1872. The widow died in 1875 and Ed Thurman left the city in 1876. His brother remained in the city until 1885, when with daughter Kate, he disappeared and is known to have gone to California. Other men bearing the name of Thurman appeared during the ’80s but remained only a year or two.
This, so far as printed records are concerned, is the history of the name of Thurman in the annals of the city. Whether the street name honors the family is not known.
==References==
Category:History
TiE Oregon

==Overview==
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TiE provides a supportive platform for mentoring, networking, and education for both entrepreneurs and other professionals interested in economic value creation.http://oregon.tie.org/page/about-tie-oregon
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==History==
TiE was started in 1992 by a group of successful South Asian, Silicon Valley professionals and entrepreneurs who were interested in giving back to society and foster the next generation of entrepreneurs. It has now grown into an open and inclusive international organization that crosses religious, ethnic and political borders. With a network of 56 chapters in countries ranging from Sweden and Dubai to India and Malaysia and over 13,000 members worldwide, TiE has brought together entrepreneurs, business people, government policy makers, professional service providers, academics, and the media, with the objective of enhancing the entrepreneurial climate in diverse geographic areas.Ibid.
The Oregon chapter was launched in 2007 with an inaugural keynote address by the late C.K. Prahlad, the distinguished professor and internationally recognized business consultant famous as the father of the concepts of “core competence” and “the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid.”Ibid.
==Objective==
One of the objectives of TiE in Oregon is to bring the benefits of its national and international connections to local entrepreneurs by inviting distinguished speakers, hosting delegations and connecting our members to other chapters in the TiE network. Another aim is to help members explore markets in other geographic regions and bring foreign investment into Oregon.Ibid.
The Economist featured a special report on entrepreneurship in 2009 entitled “Global Heroes”, and commended TiE for being “a powerful force of doing good” and supporting entrepreneurs during the economic downturn.Economist: Global heroes - Despite the downturn, entrepreneurs are enjoying a renaissance the world over. Adrian Wooldridge. Mar 12th 2009.
==References==
==External Links==
*http://oregon.tie.org/
Category:Portland Startup Investment
Category:Non-profits
Tilikum Crossing

Tilikum Crossing is the name of the new bridge being built across the Willamette River. 
==About==
===The Name===
The name was chosen by a Bridge Naming Committee which reviewed nearly 9,500 submissions to find a name that would inspire today and 100 years from now. Tilikum Crossing was chosen unanimously by the committee and means "Bridge of the People". TriMet Name the Bridge | Accessed 6/29/14
===Bridge Facts===
The facts and figures of the bridge per Trimet:
:"The bridge has a cable-stayed design, with two piers in the water. A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that :consists of one or more towers through which cables are strung to support the bridge deck. Cable-stayed bridge :types are efficient at spanning long distances while allowing a reduction of the number of piers in the water. :Such bridges also can be designed with thinner decks than other bridge types, making possible a more transparent :structure and a greater vertical navigation clearance."
*Four-pier cable-stayed bridge type (two piers on land, two in the water at the towers)
*Approximately 1,720 feet in length
*Two towers, each 180 feet high
*Typical width is 75.5 feet; at the towers, the width is 110.5 feet
*Five spans
*Approximately 3.5 miles of cable
*Two 14-feet-wide bicycle and pedestrian paths
==News==
As of June 30, 2014, the Eastbank Esplanade path under the Tilikum Crossing bridge opened after a 14-month closure. The path is between OMSI and SE Caruthers Street and features a 14 foot wide path. Maus, Jonathan | TriMet re-opens Esplanade path under Tilikum Bridge | BikePortlang.org | Published 6/30/2014 | Accessed 7/2/2014
==External Links==
TriMet Bridge
==References==
Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge is a skiing lodge that sits at the 6000 foot elevation point of Mount Hood. Situated in the Mount Hood National Forest, Mount Hood is a 11,245-foot volcano, and is the tallest mountain in all of Oregon.
== History ==
Timberline Lodge was built during the Great Depression in the 1930s by Works Progress Administration (WPA). Called "a genuine icon of the Great Northwest," and built "during the throes of the Great Depression," this "quintessential ski lodge is one of the nation's best known WPA buildings, having been built and furnished entirely by Northwest craftsmen and artisans working under President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Federal Arts Project."October 2010 press release for Timberline Lodge: A Love Story, Diamond Jubilee Edition.
== Recreation ==
Timberline Lodge is the only lodge in North America that is open and available all twelve months of the year!Timberline Lodge Terrain Lessons for all levels of skiers are offered at the lodge, including lessons for experts who want to refine their skills.
= References =
= External Links =
* Timberline Lodge
* Timberline Lodge
* Timberline Lodge and Ski Area
* Timberline Lodge: A Love Story, Diamond Jubilee Edition
Category:Buildings
Category:Day trips
Category:Vacation spots, Portland getaways
Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a popular park on the west bank of the Willamette, host to many festivals and events.
==History==
Much of what is now Tom McCall Waterfront Park used to be the original downtown Portland. The buildings that had been there were razed in the earlier half of the 20th century and were replaced by Harbor Drive, a short section of north-south highway fit tightly between the river and the huge Portland Public Market Building (razed). 
Removal of Harbor Drive began in 1974. Traces of its erased ramps and approaches are still visible in the area, as well as its heavily-reinforced riverside "battlements". The park was designed by ZGF Architects under the leadership of young Mayor Neil Goldschmidt. It was dedicated in 1978, and renamed for McCall in 1984. 
== External links ==
* Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Wikipedia
Category:Parks
Category:Downtown neighborhood