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POTC Spotlight: Franz Bakery Outlets

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:16:25 +0000

- Highlights for this weekend include the Festa Italiana this Friday and Saturday at Pioneer Courthouse Square, free admission to the Portland Art Museum this Friday from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, and Saturday the Oregon Ballet Theatre presents Fall.Art.Live, a free daylong festival celebrating Portland’s vibrant performing arts scene with workshops, vendors and free outdoor performances.

- Willamette Week’s new Cheapskate deal for this week includes a singalong screening of ‘Mama Mia,’ Goorin Brothers store grand opening, half-price drinks and more.

- Restaurant.com has just announced a new sale on their gift certificates: get 80% off every $25 gift certificate and pay just $2.00. Use promo code ‘TASTE’ now through Monday, August 31st.

POTC Spotlight: Franz Bakery Outlets

I spent my elementary school years at Buckman School, and just about every morning the fresh baked bread smell from Franz Bakery would waft through the windows and make my stomach growl for my sandwich at lunch, which consisted of 3 slices of white bread with ham, cheese and lettuce (my version of a triple decker). Yep, good ol’ Franz Bread with the bright Red and White plastic bag and occasional Blazer trading cards.

Today, I still get my Franz bread, but now I head straight to their bakery outlets, located in Washington, California, Idaho and of course here in Oregon. There are six locations in the Portland area, open seven days a week. I make the special trip because the savings are quite substantial, especially if you are needing to stock up for a picnic or group get-together.

The outlet stores sell fresh bread, soon-to-expire bread, and your day-olds; each section is clearly marked in the store. If you have an Entertainment book, there are coupons for each month for ‘Buy One, Get One FREE’. That’s 12 opportunities to save even more money every year, on top of the great pricing the outlet stores already offer. We recently stopped by the Tigard location, and here is what we found:

Franz specialty breads, 3 for $5 or $1.79 each
- Sweet Dark Whole Grain
- 100% Whole Wheat
- Deli Rye
- Poulsbo Original Multigrain
- Shasta Wilderness Seven Grain
- Salmon River Omega-3 Whole Grain Golden Flax
- Snake River Valley Potato
- Big Horn Valley 100% Whole Wheat
- San Juan Islands Nine Grain
- Cannon Beach Milk & Honey
- Old Fashioned Buttermilk
- Sliced French & Sourdough
- Sourdough Rounds

- Franz Hoagies and Outdoor sanwich rolls, 5 for $5.25 or $1.09 each

- Big hamburger buns, 3 for $4.90 or $1.69 each. Includes BBQ Sweet Onion, BBQ Whole Wheat, BBQ Sesame and Country Potato

- Franz regular white bread (thin or homestyle), 5 for $4.20 or $.89 each

- Franz regular sliced cracked wheat, homestyle wheat, or 100% whole wheat, 5 for $5.25 or $1.09 each

In addition to these bread selections, you’ll also find cookies, jam, croutons, breadsticks, sweet breads (i.e. apple strudel!), English muffins, bagels, chips, tortillas, donuts, milk, eggs, potato salad and more. We like Franz breads because many are made without high fructose corn syrup, and every now and then you’ll also find special organic breads (just call ahead).

Finally, spend a certain amount at the register and get a free item from their special bread rack. There are definite savings to be had at your local Franz Bakery outlet, so be sure to take a look around the next time you’re near. And if you want to do a free bakery tour, they still do that as well!

Don’t forget to use promo code ‘TASTE’ now until Monday, August 31st!

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Stuff to do Monday August 24th – Thursday August 27th

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:58:02 +0000

- Monday, August 24th: McMenamins Last Monday History Pub Lecture at Kennedy School, 7:00pm. Free for all ages, bring some canned food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank. Tonight’s topic is “Big-League Baseball in Slabtown, 1901-1956.”

Check that, we got a little head of ourselves! Monday, August 24th is obviously NOT the last Monday for this month, so mark this for next week! Thanks to reader input to correct this snafu!

- Tuesday, August 25th: It’s the final ‘Beaverton Last Tuesday‘ for the summer! Take advantage of this outdoor celebration of food, music and art at the Round MAX stop. Music by the Bobby Torres Ensemble. 5:00pm – 8:00pm, free admission.

- Wednesday, August 26th: It’s that time again for the Ground Kontrol free play party! Pay $5 and play all the classic video arcade and pinball games you want, from 5:00pm until late. Located in Old Town near the Pearl, you can play for a few hours and then skip on over to the last screening of the free ‘Movies in the Pearl‘ at the BridgePort Brew Pub.

- Thursday, August 27th: It’s Last Thursday in the Alberta Arts District, or go for a little more European flair at Pioneer Courthouse Square for Festa Italiana Opera and More, 4:00pm – 11:00pm. Free, donations accepted for a full evening of entertainment.

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Portland summer street fairs and neighborhood festivals

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:33:37 +0000

Here’s your 2009 summer guide to Portland street fairs and neighborhood festivals; if we missed any, please add the name of the event and the date to our Comments section for this post, thanks!

Good in the Neighborhood Festival

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts

49th annual Turkey Rama celebration

Mississippi Avenue Street Fair

Sandy Mountain Festival

Troutdale Summerfest

Division Clinton Street Fair

Fremont Fest

Iranian Festival

National Night Out

Elephant Garlic Festival

Multnomah Days