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75 Best Portland Blogs of 2011

by Scott Krager on October 18, 2010 · 20 comments

We’ve spent some time compiling a huge list of the top blogs by Portlanders. Congrats to all the blogs that made the cut!

Top blogs written by Portlanders

12 Eyes 60 Toes
A Portland family of eight shares their daily life.
http://12eyes60toes.blogspot.com

503 Blog
Joe Aimonetti, Mac consultant, graphic artist and photographer, writes about interesting and nerdy stuff.
http://503creative.tumblr.com

Art for Homeschool
Art for homeschool is a helpful site for parents who want to use art education in the home.
http://www.artforhomeschool.com

Badinia.com
A blog about art, costumes, comedy, and ephemera.
http://www.badinia.com

BBQ’ing Tips from Deep in the Heart of Oregon
Simple recipes (well not all of them are simple), and tips that will improve your barbecue, grilling & cooking skills.
http://barbecuegrillsplus.blogspot.com/

Betsy & Iya
Independent jewelry designer writes on fashion, life, and love.
http://www.betsyandiya.com/blog

Beyond 50 Radio
America’s Talk Show for Baby Boomers.
http://www.Beyond50Radio.Blogspot.com

Bliss
A Guide to pretty things, by a Portland girl.
http://blissfulb.blogspot.com

Cleeo & Bea
A baby and kid product review blog. They review companies who manufacture child safe nontoxic products.
http://www.cleeoandbea.com

Communist Robot Articles
Pertaining to the upcoming Robot, Space, and Fusion Revolution.
http://www.communistrobot.com

Daily Comics Review
Reviews the worst and the best of daily comics.
http://www.dailycomicsreview.com

The Daily Postcard
Interesting look at a vintage postcard each and every day
http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com/

Daily Portland Photo
Great personal blog with photos of the life of an active Portlander
http://portlandoregondailyphoto.blogspot.com

Extensis Blog – Manage This
The Extensis Blog, covers typography, software, events and items of creative interest.
http://blog.extensis.com

GL Franklyn
Gregory Franklyn discusses Current Affairs, Religion, Politics, Religion, and Media.
http://glfranklyn.com

Green Baby Guide
Ways to save time, money, and the planet.
http://greenbabyguide.com

Hot Butter
All about food…the good, the bad, and the ugly.
http://hotbutter.wordpress.com

Imagine Your Reality
Taylor Elwood offers articles on business, social media and other topics that are of interest to the entrepreneur and small business owner.
http://www.imagineyourreality.com/blog

Improvising Fatherhood
A blog by a dad and the comedy of being one.
http://improvisingfatherhood.com

Indie Blog Shot
Inventive new music is the topic of this blog. It is written by a team of writers and researchers.
http://indieblogshot.blogspot.com/

Inspired2Cook
Offers tips and recipes to cook at home.
http://www.inspired2cook.com

John Heckman Wright.com
From the home of writer DJ John Heckman Wright. Featuring reviews, published work, and commentary.
http://www.johnheckmanwright.com

Luna Café
A virtual café located somewhere along the 45th parallel, with easy access to the sea.
http://thelunacafe.com

My Creativity Blog
Terry Holliday, artist and teacher, writes about creativity, art education, and the artistic process.
http://mycreativityblog.com

Oregon Personal Injury Law
Blog on accidents, discrimination in the workplace, product liability, employment discrimination, medical malpractice and work injury law. Published by the Law Office of Dane E. Johnson.
http://www.oregontorts.com

Organic City Sounds
Each week this blog produces a different portrait capturing a different part of the city. Very cool.
http://www.organiccitysounds.com/

Pangea Interior Design
Portland, Oregon based Interior Designer, Pangaea, shares designer’s secrets, and DIY advice.
http://pangaea-id.com/pangaea-interior-design-blog/

Pampelmoose
A music and MP3 blog who supports independent labels only. By Dave Allen of Gang of Four.
http://www.pampelmoose.com

Planet Mando
All about food, cuisine and nature.
http://planet-mando.blogspot.com

Portland’s Papa Blog
A Portland husband and father commenting on daily life.
http://www.pdxpapablog.com

Powered by Tofu
An around the world trip, documented by a Pacific Northwester who ditched her MBA for a once in a lifetime adventure.
http://www.poweredbytofu.com/

Renaissance Culinaire
A culinary blog with poetry mixed in. Look for great photographs of food and excellent recipes.
http://abstract2collective.blogspot.com/

Salt News
This blog includes recipes, and commentary, about salt.
http://www.saltnews.com

Sinister
A blog of commentary, news, commentary, and snark, from the magical kingdom of PDX.
http://www.sinisterblog.com

Snarke
Erin Steiner uses humor to discuss life.
http://www.snarke.net

Spiritual Development with Intuisdom
Anthony Elohan Byers observations.
http://becomingthenaturalself.blogspot.com/

Street Fashion Worldwide
A worldwide community with no specific base location, last year Buenos Aires, this year Portland Oregon, next year Mexico? This Blog features listings of stores and street fashion photos in cities all over the world!
http://street-fashion.net/portland-oregon-usa/

The Consumer Trap
Exposing corporate marketing, capitalism and market totalitarianism.
http://www.consumertrap.com

The Daily Postcard
The Daily Postcard is a site that explores history through vintage postcards.
http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com

The Virtual Presenter
Roger Courville on the art of web-based presentations via the web.
http://www.thevirtualpresenter.com

This Shape of Jazz
Blogs about music, from the 1960s Also discusses bop, hard-bop, and soul jazz.
http://thisshapeofjazz.blogspot.com

Three On Grove
A family of three on grove street in the PNW…
http://threeongrove.com/

Urban Survivalists
A blog that shows people how to be sustainable using do it yourself projects to improve their home and life.
http://www.urbansurvivalists.com

Wellness Billionaire
Offers comments, articles, links and more on nutrition, health, wellness, fitness, exercise and diet. Advice to help you live better and longer.
http://wellnessbillionaire.com

Blogs about Portland

Following is a list of Blogs about Portland, Oregon. They range from Food and Drink, to news and Sports and everything in between. Enjoy!

Acupuncture in Portland
A resource to learn more about the traditional Chinese medicine – Acupuncture.
http://www.portlandacupunctureblog.com/

Beervana
All about Beer and Breweries in Portland, Oregon.
http://beervana.blogspot.com/

Bike Portland
BikePortland.org is a daily news source that covers the Portland bike scene.
http://bikeportland.org/

Bust A Bucket
A fan site of the Portland Trailblazers.
http://www.bustabucket.com/

Chef Crush
Because cooking makes a person cute and sometimes even sexy! We love good food, and we totally crush on the people who cook it for us.
http://chefcrush.com

Dane Jarecki.com
A place to find out about writing-related events going on throughout Portland, Oregon.
http://davejarecki.com/blog/

Dave Knows Portland
Features events and festivals around Portland, Oregon.
http://portland.daveknows.org/

Dining Out in Portland
A Blog that tracks and comments on food across Portland.
http://dininginpdx.blogspot.com/

Eater PDX
The very latest in all things related to dining and drinking in Portland.
http://pdx.eater.com/

Food Carts Portland
A guide to food carts in Portland Oregon.
http://www.foodcartsportland.com/

Hungry Eyeball
Hungry Eyeball support s visiting and local artists. There is also an online art gallery, where visitors can purchase Portland artwork.
http://hungryeyeball.com/

It’s Pub Night – Enjoying good beer in Portland.
Drinking beer in one of the greatest beer scenes the world has ever known — Portland, Oregon.
http://www.its-pub-night.com/

Journey Etc.
Things to do in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.journeyetc.com/travel-destinations/things-to-do-in-portland-oregon/

Metro Parent
Family fun things to do with kids in the Portland Metro area.
http://www.metro-parent.com/

Portland Food and Drink
An unbiased review of Portland, Oregon’s restaurants.
http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/

Portland Monthly
Portland Monthly is Portland’s indispensable news, culture, and lifestyle magazine.
http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/

Portland Sucks
Rants from the Tree-Hugging, Birkenstock-Wearing, Dope Smoking, Red-Headed Sustainable Stepchild of the Pacific Northwest
http://pdxsucks.com

Portland Comins
Interviews and coverage of the local Portland comic scene by Doug Dorr
http://pdxcomics.blogspot.com/

Shop Vintage Portland
A guide to all vintage things that Portland has to offer.
http://www.shopvintageportland.com/

Silicon Florist
Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon.
http://siliconflorist.com/

The Offside
Site about Portland Timbers Soccer Team.
http://timbers.theoffside.com/

The Portland Press Herald
Portland’s Daily newspaper blog featuring news, weather, sports etc.
http://www.pressherald.com/blogs

Ultra
Blog about art and performance in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.ultrapdx.com/zero/

Uniquely Portland Oregon News
News and information about Uniquely Portland Oregon.
http://www.uniquely-portland-oregon.com/portland-oregon-blog.html

Wrect Angle Apparel
A clothing company in Portland, focused on letting everyone know what Oregon is all about.
http://getwreckt.blogspot.com/

This post was written by...

– who has written 11 posts on Portlanders.

Scott Krager is the founder of portlanders.com. He lives in Portland, Oregon, spending most of his time writing, coding, and avoiding the rain. Scott doesn't like to run but forces himself at least once a week. Google+ | Twitter | Quora | LinkedIn

This post was written by...

– who has written 11 posts on Portlanders.

Scott Krager is the founder of portlanders.com. He lives in Portland, Oregon, spending most of his time writing, coding, and avoiding the rain. Scott doesn't like to run but forces himself at least once a week. Google+ | Twitter | Quora | LinkedIn

  • http://www.street-fashion.net Katya

    Great Collection of websites!
    Thanks for adding us!

  • http://pdxcomics.blogspot.com/ Doug Dorr

    how about Portland Comics

  • http://www.threeongrove.com Three on Grove

    I would love you to add my site…a home/garden renovation going on in Portland!

  • http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com Christine

    What a great idea. I love to keep an eye on Portland blogs and I didn’t know about most of these. I have one too, and I don’t see it on the list, so maybe you can add it. It’s called The Daily Postcard and the blog address is http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com . Every day I post a vintage postcard. Quite a few from Portland, but also from all over the world.

  • http://portlandoregondailyphoto.blogspot.com Lynette Hanson

    Hello, I would like to share my blog with you in hopes that you will add it to your great list! Thanks.

  • http://carmentafoya.com Carmen Tafoya

    I’m a local Portland hairstylist – I blog about what’s going on in the world of hair as well as post how-to videos with tips for creating styles on yourself. Check out my website and blog to see what I’m all about!

    carmentafoya.com

    http://carmentafoya.wordpress.com/

  • http://portlandafoot.org Michael, Portland Afoot

    Awesome list!

    If you’d like, you can add mine: Portland Afoot. We publish a blog, a wiki and a monthly 10-minute newsmagazine for public transportation commuters in Portland.

  • http://thenatureofportland.blogspot.com/ PDX Nature Nut

    How about this one:
    the Nature of Portland
    http://thenatureofportland.blogspot.com/
    Just getting it up and running, but it’s about all things related to the natural side of Portland, Oregon. Featuring profiles of native flora and fauna, profiles of local parks and other spots where you can get close to nature, as well as news and other items regarding nature in and around the Portland Metro area.

  • http://thedetailedlifeblog.weebly.com chriStina e

    Nice list. Just wanted to share mine, too!

  • http://www.inspired2cook.com/ Inspired2cook

    Great list of Portland bloggers! Thanks for including me!!!

  • http://www.nonchefnick.blogspot.com Nick Roche

    I am a Portland blogger and I noticed that you didn’t have me listed . My blogsite is called http://www.nonchefnick.blogspot.com. Thanks.

  • http://backhandspringsthroughbridgetown.blogspot.com Laura

    You forgot me!! My blog is about some happenings around Portland, random posts and thoughts, as well as brunch reviews around town.

    backhandspringsthroughbridgetown.blogspot.com

  • http://jennysound.blogspot.com Jennifer Fulford

    Please add my name to the list. I recently relocated from Asheville, NC, to PDX.

    I write about the insanity of trying to write and publish.

  • http://aliceskitchencookbook.blogspot.com linda dalal sawaya

    probably the only LEBANESE cooking blog in portland!
    please visit:
    http://aliceskitchencookbook.blogspot.com
    by portland artist, writer, photographer, and cook linda dalal sawaya!

    featuring locally grown food, sustainable and most yummy recipes!
    made with LOVE!

    thanks and happy cooking in portland!

  • http://www.street-fashion.net Katya Laroche

    Thanks so much for including our site! Such a great list that will be useful in getting to know my internet neighbours! :D

  • http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org JT

    I hope we could make it to list next year =)

    http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org

    Cheers

  • http://www.sammillerart.com/ Sam Miller

    My portland art blog features my artwork and works in progress. I do pop art and icon art. I paint and draw celebreties, athletes, musicians, performers, artists and famous historical and political figures. I would appreciate a look at and perhaps a spot on the 2012 list. I just started the site about a week ago.

  • http://mrsmakicooks.blogspot.com/ Missy

    Wedding Planner dealing with infertility by cooking, baking, and writing about it.
    “Cooking For two…Cooking, baking, and a side of life”

    Thanks!

  • http://www.blooperbox.com Brad

    Have you people no shame, self-promoting in the comments thread. Come on! By the way, check out my blog at http://www.blooperbox.com/blog/ :)

  • Susan

    Does anyone ever check to see if these blogs are staying updated or if they still exist???  Half or more do not blog on a regular basis.  How did they even make the list?  It makes me discouraged about blogging. People just quit but leave up their sites.

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