Jack Bog posted that the Hung Far Low sign has been removed, effectively eliminating one of the few symbols of once greatness that still exist Chinatown. Not that Chop Suey is the culturally relevant to China proper, but as historic Chinese-Americana

The 34th-39th sector of Hawthorne has always been a little barren as far as BarFly acceptable drinkeries. Now I finally have reason to drink in that area again. The affable Tyson Rogoway, who in the recent past became the proud new owner of Nick'

Spotted at Tiny's on MLK today: Tiny's will be closing at 6pm on Mon 8.25 for our staff meeting. Just thought we'd let you know since the Oregonian won't be writing an article about it, just like they do every time Starbucks closes fo

Please keep an eye out on the road and if you're perusing the best of craigslist or whatever for my brand new mint green 2009 Kymco People 150cc scooter. Some

The OLCC, Oregon's #1 drug dealer with a vice grip monolopy on the supply, has finally given up their ham radio in favor of, get this, a blog! You'll find it chock full of two posts that justify it's continued contradictory existence. For

Nothing makes my day more fun than finding out that BarFlyMag.com has been hacked, which is why the website was down all goddamn day. Argh! As far as I can tell, no contact information was compromised, but I'll be digging around deeper to make su

After many months of being totally closed, Nick's Coney Island has re-opened, at least according to BarFly Execubabe Kris Strackbein. I think I'm going to try to swing by there tonight and get the full scoop.

Ever had that problem where you get totally hammered, get all responsible and take a cab home, then realize that picking up your car the next morning is going to be a total pain in the ass? RideOn Portland solves that problem. Unfortunately, the serv

In case you are in the group of people not in the know, Crush now has "That's So Gay" trivia on Tuesdays at 7pm:  As many of you know, Michele and I are starting a trivia night called "that's so gay trivia". Topi

This just in from Portland's finest DUII avoidance taxi service: Come celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition in Oregon. You are invited to a Ride On Benefit Party. Monday April 7th at 7 pmThe Green Dragon 928 SE 9thAll proceeds

Gotta love B-side for putting together Lady Arm Wrestling bouts. Julian at PDXpipeline has the scoop along with an over the top lady on lady arm rasslin' picture.

From the desk of Phil Ragaway, recipient of BarFly's coveted lifetime achievement award.Hey there I am doing a fund raising event at Bossanova for my 15 year old niece Amber Gentry who was recently diagnosed with Cancer. I would like to know if

Electronica-philes rejoice! Last I heard Pi-REM was closed down by the proprietor due to a career change. Seems there was either a change of heart or a change of ownership at least according to the email I received. It appears that there has been a r

Sigh. Here is the scoop on today's move. Dear Virginia Cafe Extended Family, The time has finally come to say adieu to Park Avenue on Monday, February 25th around 4pm. We will be moving up to 10th avenue via a bar stool crawl up Yamhill then le

That's right, bask in my  cheery glow as you ride school bus with 40 of your closest drinking buddies to drinkeries in the eastern outskirts, then trudge on up to the mountain for slightly off balance skiing/snowboarding at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl

After this mornings rant about the Dixie Tavern Dipshit DJ, I was so angry that I just had to blow off virtual steam by wasting time surfing sites like Fark.com. Lo and behold, there be a link to BikePortland's article about the stolen ghost bike

As much as I personally dislike spending time in Concept Entertainment Group's, uh, concepts, I'll never really complain about their existence...until the time comes when their hired hands try to wreck my website and waste my time by writing

That soy ship sinking into the sea of industrial waste known as Pirate's Tavern has reinvented itself into a smoke free vegan flesh palace Casa Diablo. I assume this name change came about after a lengthy study indicating that the Devil themes ha

Whoever runs the Yen Ha myspace page has been posting quotes he/she has overheard there. It reminded me of how much I love the Yen Ha. The pearls of wisdom contained within it's dark, kind of pee smelling walls are priceless. Yen Ha on beauty:

For the sake of the staff who witnessed the incident that this post was previously about, I felt it was in better taste to remove said post. For those who read it, yes the information I posted was entirely true.

Earlier in the month the Tribune reported that Nick's Coney Island was for sale, which inspired one blogger to lament both the loss this particular establishment as well as the loss of blue collarness in SE Portland. Perk up buddy, rumor has it t

According to BarFly gossip and a couple of inside sources, the Green Room lost it's lease will be shutting down on the 19th. Word on the street is that the owner doesn't want a bar in the space anymore, and I'm wondering what kind of mons

According to murmurs on local Portland foodie boards, a new restaurant/tequila bar has opened on NW 23rd called Casa del Matador. I'm preparing myself for the inevitable: Teaming hordes of clueless dipshits lacking the mental ability to successfu

I don't know why I slacked so hard on setting this up, but now those of you with BarFly accounts can upload photos of your favorite bars and tie them to the listings so that readers can see what the bar looks like. Awesome, eh? I've got an ex

While some of us were destroying brain cells celebrating the 2008 years since the death of Jeebus at the vile hands of the Heevrews, Kenric Ashe of dBMonkey.com was working his delectable ass off to provide you people with an easy way to update your

This just in from the folks at Pi-REM. It is with a saddened heart that we'd like to inform you that Pi-rem will shut its doors to the public on December 16. Due to some shifting priorities and personal choices - we deem it best not to continue.

Ever wanted to own a larger venue? Do you balls of steel and an extra 50k to throw down on the table? That looks like Bossanova for sale for around $350,000. Here is the listing on craigslist.

There is a tear in my beer because of this news. Now if only the OLCC would spontaneously combust and be sent to the temperance afterlife, we'd be making some progress.Just for fun, spend sometime browsing the Prohibition Party (which seems to be

I usually spend my Sunday nights watching reruns of Matlock, beating other people's children, and making robots out of yarn. This past Sunday, however, I spend my time drinking copious amounts of booze at Mt. Tabor Legacy (courtesy of Bendistille

Nothing says latently gay like an urban cowboy line dancing to Achy Breaky Heart under his very own 1000 gallon mirror tiled cowboy hat. If that urban cowboy is you, you might be interested in purchasing one...but where, oh where in Portland could yo

It is a well known fact that I'm a misogynist with mommy issues and I seek to constantly exploit women to satisfy my own lust for power. I can't even talk about vaginas without muttering "Beav" under my breath then busting into cack

We've gone live with a new happy hour tool I've been working on. We still have a huge set of incomplete or inaccurate data (damn bars always change their times), but hopefully, this one works better than previous version.You can search by tim

As Jen and I work feverishly to upload every article from Issue#1 to Issue #58 of the print version, I couldn't help but take a break to marvel at these excerpts from the Matador Employee Logbook. If our accompanying graphic representation isn

Hands down, the most controversial bar listed on our site has been Outlaws. Some of the most entertaining threads have involved catty RollerGirls, and douchey-douchertons, flaming idiots, ex-employees, and bands trying to promote themselves. To their

This just came into me from Leah at the venerable Virginia Cafe, whose impending date with a wrecking ball saddened many, many, many rollickers.On September 17th, 2007, the Virginia Cafe began construction on their newlocation at 820 SW 10th Ave. Por

My most endearing quality is perpetual sloth, as such I can't shackle my life with such limitations as consistency and punctuality. I couldn't even post this in a reasonable amount of time. Even if you aren't equipped with my award winni

With a little proper lubrication, liquid confidence, and a minute amount of the green stuff you can end your otherwise drab Thursday with a virtual bang. Seriously, bring a fist full of George Washingtons to The Chesterfield for the G-Spot happy hour

Looks like the perpetual B&T yahoo magnet named H20 was finally dealt a spanking by the OLCC, that wonderful temperance era institution that is constantly trying to justify it's existence. As I was typing this, I let out a holier than thou sn

Since our standards for local celebrities are particularly low in stature, it only makes sense on mujltiple levels that our own Hillsboro based patricarch of Little People, Big World be included in celebrity gossip. On that note, I present you with M

Are the best celebrities we have to offer those that point to low pressure systems on the blue screen and others that hawk used Hondas? I never really considered how lacking we are for quality celebrities here in Portland until I read a thread (here)

If you like to cool off during these hot days, I learned a sweet trick from that Man vs. Wild television program: Pee on your shirt and wrap it around your neck and mouth. It is certainly preferable to hanging out in a nice air conditioned bar, in my

I hear that Acme has been purchased by Mr. Jeff Truhn. Some of BarFlies had some beefs with the place, lets see if he shakes it up a bit. I have also heard that Tiger Bar is set to change hands later this week. If there is truth to that rumor, I'

I'm not one for promo-ing shows at all, but if you like singing, laughing, and having fun, then you make an ugly myspace profile. If you like rock'n'roll, ninja fighting, and video about BarFly's favorite amputee doing wheelies amidst

I've caught a few more local establishments spamming reviews on BarFly. The dead give away is always a generic name. The second give away are reviews from the same IP address, usually one with a generic male name and the second with a generic fem

Every now and then, some anonymous users submit these wonderful reviews that either (a) Read like and ad written by the cheesedick owner, (b) Read like a cheesedick owner trying to make a competitor look bad, or (c) Are written by a clueless dickhead

Patio days are here again and I like my patios like I like my women: 55-65, living in a sub-tropical climate with alligatory tans, drinking spritzers, and wearing garish floral prints. That's how I like my women anyway, especially when they a

It's Quattro de Mayo, which is Spanish for Cinco De Mayo Eve, the holy day of Santa Cerveza. So what better way than to celebrate by revel in BarFly style-professionalism at the Red Room on NE 82nd for delicious $2.50 well rum drinks and $5.00 Ba

Nipping at the heels of this profound comparison chart, I hear that the Gin Blossoms are going to be driving around this here town and the cops will be chasing them around because they're too old to travel and they've got nowhere else to go.

Courtesy of EvilBill, an awesome BarFly who has the scoop on Friday afternoon's events at this sweet mystery spot. Read the whole scoop here I'll try to be there trying to scam free drinks on top of already cheap happy hour prices. Why do I n

After punching my dentist in the face for trying to upsell me a bunch of crap, I came out of my post deep cleaning anger and put up a sweet new feature on all the bar listing pages: Places nearby. I think this is pretty handy as it blurs that north/s