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Monday, February 27, 2006

Northshore Cinema 8 Redux

On our second visit to the Northshore Cinema 8 we where impressed. No glitches this time! Now if they will pave the parking lot and add a marquee it will be just like the big city!

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Hotel Construction



Still no word on what hotel chain this is...

Election Fever




Signs where posted all around Portland for the elections of new judges.

181 Overpass heading toward Gregory
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Closer view of overpass on right side of 181 heading toward Taft
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181 construction Gregory
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Distant view of 181 construction
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See below for recent contruction pictures of the 181 over pass project for LaQuinta Terminal...

Bad Brads BBQ-Our experience


Disclaimer-Everyone has an opinion about food and our experience may not be reflective of yours. We ordered takeout from Brad's last week. I thought the BBQ was fair (Brisket and Sausage), but other members of my family described it as very dry (they forgot to give us any BBQ sauce). I believe Brad's is a small Oklahoma chain, so this could be a regional difference of what constitutes good BBQ. On a scale of 1-10, Bill Miller's chain being a 1 and the Max's BBQ in Gregory being a 10, Brads was a 6. Brad's is only 5 minutes from my house-I will still be taking the 10 minute drive to Max BBQ for now.
New construction started for the new IBC bank near North Shore entrance.


IBC Bank (click for larger image)
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Cedar road extension progress
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Navy Federal Credit Union progress
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Shopping center updated picture
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Slowest Burger in the West Portland Texas

I try to stay away from critiquing businesses but in the case of the Portland Dairy Queen I am going to make an exception . I have given them multiple opportunities to redeem themselves but the service is routinely slow and the attitude of staff poor. I realize people working at fast food joints do not get paid much and I take that in account but this DQ achieves what the other local ffrs do not-they are consistently bad. The owner of this establishment needs to "clean house". Despite all this...the food is great!

Friday, February 17, 2006

IBC Bank

IBC is opening a new bank close to Walmart. Must be there's just not enough to room to store all the new businesses money!

Bad Brads is open!

Bad Brads is open! Its been so busy every time I've tried to eat there I've given up for the time being. Please post your experience.