Portland & Pacific Northwest Links

• OHSU Housing Website:  Resources about neighborhoods, for permanent or temporary housing, for international visitors, and lots of information about the Portland area.  Includes a link to a multicultural resource guide.
  
• Portland, OR Visitor's Association
  
• Portland Online (City of Portland)
  
• Portland Citysearch:  restaurants, bars, hotels, movies, events, and more
  

• McMenamin's: A Pacific Northwest institution.
• Oregon Brewer's Guild: Guide of local brewpubs
• Alt.Portland: An excellent source for resources about food, drink, events, living, visiting the area, and more.  Focuses on the east side, but is not exclusive.
• Powell's Books: The mecca for books on any topic
• Living Room Theaters (downtown) and Cinetopia (Vancouver, WA): Eat while watching movies in plush recliners.

On the second Saturday of every month, we take a group of PH2 people to volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank.  We have a commitment to bring a minimum of 10 people, and more are always welcome.  To participate, please contact Jill Spencer.

• OregonLive: The Oregonian's website.
• KGW Channel 8 News
• KATU Channel 2 News
• Willamette Week:  Alternative newsweekly
• Portland Mercury:  Alternative newsweekly
• Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)

• Art & Museums:  Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), Portland Art Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), "First Thursday" Gallery Walk
• Performing Arts:  Portland Center Stage, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, White Bird Dance, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera
• Washington Park:  Park map, Oregon Zoo, Portland Children's Museum, World Forestry Center, Hoyt Arboretum, Japanese Garden, Rose Garden
• Other:  Oaks Amusement Park

• General outdoor recreation sites:  Go Northwest!, Northwest Recreation Page, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Portland Parks & Recreation, Oregon.com
• Columbia Gorge:  Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Columbia River Gorge Visitor's Association, Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association, Kiteboarding
• Ski resorts:  Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood Meadows, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Mt. Bachelor (Bend)
• Other adventures:  Oregon Golf, Oregon White Water Rafting, Oregon Beaches

• Portland Trailblazers (basketball)
• Portland Winter Hawks (hockey)
• PGE Park:  Home to the Portland Beavers (baseball), Portland Timbers (soccer), and PSU Vikings (football)
• Seattle Mariners (for die-hard baseball fans)
• Rose City Rollers (roller derby league)