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Hale Pele bar opens tonight in Portland, Oregon

Hale Pele, a new tiki bar in the former site of Portland’s well-loved Thatch has its grand opening tonight.
Now in the capable hands of Blair Reynolds of B.G.Reynolds’ Hand-Crafted Syrups fame, the bar has a rich menu of 19 of the most popular (and delicious) tiki drinks known to mankind.
2733 NE Broadway. Portland, OR | [...]

Portland Oregon Tiki Kon 2012 mugs

Tiki Kon 2012, Portland, Oregon

[ August 3, 2012 8:00 pm to August 5, 2012 8:00 pm. ] TIKI KON, the Pacific Northwest’s original “Tiki Weekender” celebrates its 10th anniversary event with a multi-faceted three-day event (August 3-5, 2012) packed full of festivities. In addition to celebrating the Tiki lifestyle with a weekend of live music, art, DJs and more, Tiki Kon 2012 presents a family produced exploration into the visual arts, mixology [...]

Alibi Portland's tiki bike racks

Portland’s Alibi installs tiki bike racks

The Alibi has been a Portland, Oregon fixture since the late 1800s (it began as a horse-and-buggy stop before getting its current name and decor in the 1940s) and now the bar and restaurant has installed a new fixture: bike racks shaped like Easter Island Moai.
The city has been advocating local business’ installation of “non-standard” [...]

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Trader Vic’s Portland opens tonight!

After the recent rash of closures of Trader Vic’s locations in Scottsdale and Chicago I’m almost overjoyed to see a new Trader Vic’s location opening in Portland, Oregon.
Today is, in fact, the grand opening of the new location. And it’s a beauty, loaded with tiki, but with modern sensibilities. Portland has had a Trader Vic’s [...]

Tiki Kon 2011

Tiki Kon 2011, Portland, Oregon

The Pacific Northwest’s premiere tiki event, Tiki Kon, celebrates its ninth year in 2011. This year the three-day Polynesian Pop extravaganza will benefit the American Red Cross.
Friday, July 15
7PM: SECRET SURPRISE! to be announced later
Saturday, July 16
Day
11am: Visit Thatch, Portland’s uniquely ‘modern’ Tiki Bar. Then board the ‘Bus of Rum’ to go visit the ScooTiki: [...]

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Trader Vic’s may return to Portland, Oregon

OregonLive.com is reporting that developers are in discussions to bring Trader Vic’s back to Portland, Oregon.
J. Clayton Hering of Norris Beggs & Simpson is partnering with developer Ben Stutz of Kelly’s Olympian Bar and Grill to bring the tiki chain to the former site of the Manzana restaurant.
The original Portland location was in [...]