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The oddballs, pipe dreams and hideouts that make this city.
Portland’s Best Clown Scholar and Political Radical
Quinn Richards, aka Quinn the Clown, comes off like a true academic.
Portland’s Best Strip Club Culture Journal
‘Diviiine’ magazine is made by and for strippers and sex workers.
Portland’s Best Junk Collection
Lovett Deconstruction is “part reclaimed lumber yard, part vintage store, part museum.”
Portland’s Best Young Clock Master
Darr Anderson is a millennial-age watch craftsman with skills from a bygone era. But he believes his time is coming.
Portland’s Best Nourishment of Mind, Body and Soul
Earth School has covered seed saving, open-fire baking and the basics of fermenting.
Portland’s Best Rest Area for Dogs
Larry’s Mt. Tabor Dog Station has Milk Bones, a stick library, a hot-water shower, and so much more.
Portland’s Best Whimsical Safety Lighting
Irving Park’s starburst lights feel magical and inviting in equal measure.
Portland’s Best Spit Takes
Dr. Brady Smith, a dentist, is also a comic with a YouTube series called ‘Laughing My Gas Off.’