Photo by Doug Peterson from his recent trip to Africa.

May your New Year start out with a ROAR!

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pdxpipline just hipped me to Golf On The Mall which is taking place today at the Portland Transit Mall at SW 6th and Oak St.

How cool is that?

Obligatory link to Wikipedia on the history of Golf.

And this.

The video below also has a few things to add.

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Portland Police Chief Mike Reese and his band The Usual Suspects, minus a few band mates that were on holiday at the moment, show off their musical /vocal talent in front of a hungry crowd at the South Park Blocks.

Speaking of showing off, The Portland Fire Department handled that giant BBQ grill like a bunch of champs! Also, check out the size of those Fireman Forearms!

The event was National Night Out in the South Park Blocks located in SW Portland, near Portland State University and the Portland Art Museum on August 2nd, 2011

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Peterson’s has a lot of your needs covered for this years Rose Festival.

Whether you’re hungry for a snack, or thirsty for a tasty drink, we’re HERE!

Above Photo by pdxjeff

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See ya at the Parade!!!

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NewsRadio 750 KXL calls him “Mr. Barbeque”, us folks here at Peterson’s usually just call him Matt. With a big friendly smile and a lumberjacks handshake, Matt can be seen from time to time here at Peterson’s accompanied by his fiance Jennifer Peterson, (Mr. Peterson’s daughter).

Matt has just opened a new Barbeque & Ribs Shack in Lake Oswego, and this writer was lucky enough to get a taste of Matt’s Barbeque Artistry. I sat down to a Tri-tip sandwich, Mac & Cheese, and a Mexican Coke and I am now extremely envious of the folks who live and work nearby. It was one of those meals where for a couple of days I kept thinking of how really good it was and my brain trying to recall the flavors over and over.

Continue reading below the jump for more pics and directions to Pine Shed Ribs.

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Open on New Years Eve!

All 3 Peterson’s locations will be open New Years Eve.

Location/Hours listed below:

* 115 SW Yamhill St. & SW 1st Ave: 6 am – 2:30 am

*513 SW 4th Ave & SW Washington St.: Open 24 Hours.

*922 SW Morrison St. & 10th Ave.: 6 am – 2:30 am

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PETERSON’S!

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The eyes have it.

Above: Mayor Sam Adams greets one of the Artists participating in this years collection at Downtown Artistry. Photo by Geno.

In our last post, we mentioned how awestruck we are from the amount of artistic genius that surrounds us as of late. There is a plethora of wonderfully unique pieces of Art, Fashion, and Jewelry in our midst, and we couldn’t be happier.

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Here at Peterson’s as of late, we have become awestruck by the multitudes of artistic genius that are surrounding us at this very moment. The Real Mother Goose occupies a large space opposite us in the same building, and is always filled with amazing art for sale. And now, our Morrison location at 922 SW Morrison, has been graced by not one, but two Pop-Up Shoppes that surround us on either side.

If you face our Storefront, the Pop-Up Shoppe to the left is Portland Design Collective. Located at 902 SW Morrison.

Below is a photo I took at PDC of a lovely dress, hand-made by a true artistic craftsperson.

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Video above via KATU

H & M brings out the Mad Men in some of us.