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The Alibi Tiki Lounge

Having opened its doors in 1947, the Alibi isn’t just Portland’s first tiki bar.

If the Creators of The Flintstones Designed a Hawaii-Themed Hotel in Las Vegas, Its Bar Would Be a Mirror Image of the Alibi

It’s a shadowy wonderland of postwar kitsch that’s finally aged into authenticity.

Watch David Byrne Sing Karaoke in Portland Saturday Night

Apparently, the former Talking Heads frontman stopped by the tiki-themed karaoke bar and decided to re-create the “Wild Wild Life” video by singing some Prince.

The Alibi is a Neon Temple to Sweet Liquor and Out-of-Tune Songs

You go for the atmosphere, established by decor from the late ’40s that's barely been touched since the ’80s.

A Two-Story Elvis-Themed Bar is Planned in Inner Southeast Portland

Portland will likely soon have a bar on Southeast Grand Avenue devoted to that great American sweat factory and rock and roll icon, the King himself.

These are the Best Happy Hours in North and Northeast Portland

A guide to happy hours in North and Northeast Portland—including where to get $2-and-under-Pabst.

For a neighborhood largely built on the detritus of transportation hubs past—only a refurbished smokestack remains from the once-sprawling Union Pacific freight house—Overlook no longer seems on the way to anywhere. There’s an eerily detached permanence to this area, as if it managed to evade decay in order to embrace picturesque obsolescence, save for one … Continue reading Overlook

The Alibi

At midnight, this sodden tiki lounge is the sort of place where people pushing 30 consider making one last youthful mistake after karaoke but end up taking an Uber through the Popeye’s drive-thru and passing out on their own couch.

Headout: Par & Bub Quiz

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