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Your friendly local non-guidebook guide to the cultural microclimates of PDX. Like taking a leisurely stroll with a few friends (and their cute dog), this zine walks you through Portland's streets, offering up morsels of wisdom on a given corner's unique establishments and local lore, bolstered by funny personal anecdotes and illuminating historical factoids. From the case of the missing crusties to the conservative zine decrying Ursula K. Le Guin, from the powerfully different styles of numerous local theaters to the 1950s gym, this is a sweet and info-packed love note to the city everyone wants to keep weird. Take your time getting cozied up with the special vibes only this part of Portland can deliver!
About the author
Elly Blue is a co-owner and the vice president of Microcosm Publishing, and the co-host of the People's Guide to Publishing podcast. Her books include Everyday Bicycling and Bikenomics, and she is the editor of the annual Bikes in Space anthology of feminist bicycle science fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their dog, and a small fleet of cargo bicycles. Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023/2024, and WorkingLit, the software responsible for Microcosm's aforementioned success--now available for other publishers. Biel has been featured in Time, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing, Autism Relationships Handbook, Unfuck Your Business, Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell series. Biel lives in Portland, OR.
