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The Low/No-Budget Guide To Portland, Oregon

The Zinester’s Guide is a locally-produced travel guide for visitors and residents alike, focusing on low-to-no cost things to do and places to go to in the Rose City, and is built on contributions from people in the community.

Contribute!

Yes, that new edition (minus Bobby Brown) will come out sometime in 2010. What really helps move it along is getting fresh new submissions! Some of the listings on here are starting to mold, and on top of that, there’s a bunch of new places that have opened up! Head on over to the Submit page to add your own listing. And you can also write a listing about a place that’s already up!

News!

When’s the new edition going to be out? Sometime in summer 2010, cross yer fingers!

*Andrew Coltrin of the Look For Signage collective writes up a sweet review for Tucson based Bookmans.

  • Read an interview with editor Shawn Granton on the Powells blog! The Zinester’s Guide was the number one seller at Powells in January!
  • And…an article in the Oregonian, Portland’s daily newspaper, about the “Indie Rock Block” (aka “The Wedge”, the block between SW Oak, 9th, 10th, and W Burnside) featuring the Zinester’s Guide and editor Shawn Granton

Updated 26 September 2009

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Recent Comments

Hey,
I am a student at Concordia University and I am doing a volunteer project with an awesome PDX homeless organization.

I was planning a get-together with homeless and newly ...

Ray Luongo / Food Not Bombs Portland

just wanted to update....I believe the coffee served now comes from Extracto, which, in my opinion, is also just as good if not better than Stumptown.

Jeremy / Beulahland

No doubt that Tonali's is the best. I don't know why Portland-ers insist on Voodoo. The hipster thing is old people, just go eat the best donuts in town @ ...

homer / Tonalis Doughnuts & Cream

This place doesn't exist--now it's called New Cascadia Bakery...and serves all gluten free stuff, plus coffee tea and Chai.

marian / Redwing Coffee and Baking