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Wednesdays: Farmer’s Market at Shemanski Park

07.20.10

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Photo Courtesy of Portland Farmer’s Market.

The Wednesday market at Shemanski Park is held downtown at the north end of the South Park Blocks between Salmon & Main. Held May 5 through October 27 from 10am-2pm. This market is located in Portland’s beautiful park blocks and provides for a lovely outing or lunch options for those living and working in the downtown area. Enjoy local produce, eat healthy, support the local economy, encourage awareness, become part of your community, think sustainability, and live a conscience life.

Anne Amie Wines Enjoyed on Rooftop

07.13.10

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I can only imagine that this is what the roof was designed for.

I can only imagine that this is what the roof was designed for.

In our continuing series of monthly wine tastings, Anne Amie Vineyards  spent Wednesday evening pouring wine for residents on our rooftop, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.

Featured wines included: 2009 Cuvee A Amrita, 2008 Pinot Blanc, 2008 Cuvee A Pinot Noir, 2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, and a decadent 2007 Prisme Pinot Noir Blanc.

Yes, you heard correct, a WHITE Pinot Noir! No doubt about it, the Prisme was the talk of the party. Sipping it produced a unique synesthetic experience. And if you somehow weren’t impressed by the tasting qualities, at the very least, you had to marvel at the thought of how time consuming and labor intensive it must be to produce a Pinot Noir that is completely and painstakingly devoid of skins.

Lucky for us, Chef Mark Henry stepped in once again to put together a terrific menu that perfectly complimented the wines. We are so grateful to have his support. Without a doubt, we could not throw such a successful classy event without his incredible contributions. Thanks Chef.

As if Indigo residents weren’t spoiled enough, Anne Amie has offered discounted pricing on any orders turned into the concierge before July 21st so don’t miss this opportunity to get some quality wine at a great price.

Lance Draws First Blood at Tour de France

07.04.10

Photo: © Roberto Bettini

Photo: © Roberto Bettini

The 2010 Tour de France began today in Rotterdam, The Netherlands with an 8.9km time trial. It came as no surprise that the fastest time was turned in by Fabian Cancellara. This was the fourth time that the World and Olympic time trial champion has won the prologue time trial at the Tour de France.

But the prologue only serves as a jumping off point for future stages where favorites like seven time winner, Lance Armstrong, and 2007 and 2009 winner, Alberto Contador, and  will duke it out for the yellow leader’s jersey. Lance finished fourth on the stage, but he took early control by beating rival Contador by an advantage of 5 seconds.

This year the organizers have added a cobblestone stage, which is anticipated to make or break the hopes for many of the general classification contenders. So everyone is looking to stage #3, scheduled for July 6th, to see how this year’s tour shapes up.

Father’s Day, Sunday June 20, 2010

06.16.10

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Photo by Tom Carroll.

Father’s Day is this Sunday! For those of you that can- spend time with your father and enjoy time spent with one another. My father sent me an email last Spring entitled “A gift for you”. I opened the email to find a lovely batch of flowers freshly blooming in his garden (pictured above) with a small note sharing his love for me. What a wonderful man and such a simple way to show he cared. Whether it be a visit, remembering, memories, sending a card, going for walk, surprising him with a gift, visiting a place you once spent time with one another, or calling to say words of thanks- remember your father in your heart or share the words you are able to.

Wildwood Restaurant

05.27.10

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Indigo residents, join Wildwood restaurant hosting an evening of complimentary appetizers and wine tasting. The event will take place  in the Sapphire Room on Thursday, May 27 at 7 pm. Enjoy delightful eats, sip on wine, and meet your neighbors. If the weather permits, bring along something warm and sit fire-side on our rooftop terrace while enjoying the spectacular view of the city.

Awards, Excellence and the INDIGO!

05.21.10

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From the DJC Oregon, by Stephanie Basalyga: “Take four floors of space for the offices of a Portland architecture firm. Add 17 floors of apartments. Then top it all off with four rooftop wind turbines. The end result is a 23-story tower in downtown Portland that walked away with the “best in show” title at the Daily Journal of Commerce’s 2010 TopProjects event.

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Held Thursday at the Oregon Convention Center, this year’s TopProjects event paid tribute to nearly 100 projects completed last year in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Twelve West, submitted by project designer ZGF Architects, took the top award as well as first place in the category of private buildings valued at more than $100 million. Members of the project team recognized included project developers Gerding Edlen Development and Downtown Development Inc., project engineer Glumac and general contractor Hoffman Construction”.

I’m not sure what else I could add to this except, “Wow”— and that we knew you were worthy all along Indigo. You have made us proud. Fun to live in, to work in, to look at from many vantage points— and now, pedigreed. Just thought you should know that where you reside, where your head hits the pillow every night, is an award winning place. Not just your home, but a place others get inspiration. Perhaps we are a beacon unto the future.

Enjoy Car Free Streets at Sunday Parkways

05.15.10

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Celebrate the great weather and get to know some of Portland’s great neighborhoods in a way we almost never get to experience, WITHOUT ANY CARS!

Yeah, you heard right. Portland Sunday Parkways is back this year and the first event is this Sunday (May 16th) in NE Portland.

For those that haven’t heard yet, Sunday Parkways is an annual event that allows our streets to become parks, if only for a day. It works like this; large routes of streets get blocked off to cars and opened up to pedestrians, bikers, runners, etc.

I volunteered as an “Intersection Superhero” last year and I got so jealous of all the people cruising by enjoying the safe, quiet carfree streets that I am selfishly not volunteering this year. Getting cars off the streets is such a unique opportunity in our society that I wouldn’t want to miss this.

Upcoming Natural Step-US Event!

05.09.10

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An Evening with Juliet Schor, author of Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth.

On May 25, TNS-US, Illahee and Powell’s Books are bringing you an opportunity to meet Juliet Schor, co-founder of the Center for a New American Dream, an organization devoted to ecologically and socially sustainable lifestyles. Schor is also a professor of sociology at Boston College, and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.

Drawing on recent developments in economic theory, social analysis and ecological design, as well as evidence from cutting-edge people and places putting these ideas into practice, Plenitude is a road map for the next two decades. In encouraging us to value our gifts – nature, community, intelligence and time – Schor offers the opportunity to participate in creating a world of wealth and well-being.

May 25, 2010, 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm, Haseltine Building
Admission (including book) – $26 TNS-US/Illahee members, $36 general admission

Learn More and Register Today!

Sokol Blosser to host rooftop wine tasting

04.27.10

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ResidentSokol Blosser's red blend (Meditrina)s of Indigo may remember our innaugural wine tasting back in January when we spent an enjoyable evening enjoying wines from Yamhill Valley Vineyards. Well, word spread pretty quickly about what a great venue our Sapphire Room is for hosting a wine tasting and now Sokol Blosser will be generously providing the wine for our 2nd rooftop tasting.

We are happy to welcome Sokol Blosser to our building and their environmentally friendly practices fit right in with our own. They boast an impressive list of eco-friendly practices: the leed_certestate is USDA certified organic, they use 50% biodiesal in their farm tractors, they use unbleached paper products, recycle as much as possible, and similar to Indigo’s LEED certification, their underground cellar is LEED certified by the Cascade Green Building Council.

I spoke with Sokol Blosser yesterday and they let me know that they will be bringing four wines to sample; a red blend (Meditrina), a white blend (Evolution), a pinot gris, and a pinot noir.

A gourmet hors d’oeuvres menu has been carefully selected and will be prepared on site by Executive Chef, Mark Henry. I think I might be more excited about the food, but regardless, I anticipate this tasting with Sokol Blosser to be a huge success. In the last week, I have overheard many people chattering about it in the lobby. So get your glasses ready because the Sapphire Room is the place to be this Wednesday night.

The tasting is open to residents and their guests only and will be held in The Sapphire Room from 7pm-pm.

Texting While Driving- Think First!

04.25.10

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How often do we think about the consequences of our actions, such as text messaging while driving? Take a look at an interesting article by Oprah Winfrey that highlights the dangers of texting while driving and why this should be a prevalent topic when considering our safety on the road!

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