Salem Brasserie

Salem has it's own brasserie! Read a review at Eat Salem blog.

Colorful Wall

One of the few businesses open in Liberty Plaza is the colorful Thai Orchard Restaurant. I love this lamppost and colorful wall. I have not eaten there.

McDVDs

These are showing up at local McDonald's restaurants and quite often have a line/queue. We rarely rent movies, so maybe they've been around for awhile and I just didn't notice. Is this a U.S. thing?

Sychronized Walking

8.5, points deducted for slightly turned head position, and cellphone arm up, but their lower torsos merit a 10! (Too much Olympics watching). At McGrath's Fish House by the Chemeketa Parkade downtown.

A Touch of New Orleans

I saw Samantha Brown touring New Orleans on the travel channel and thought I recognized a building, at least the style of it. This is Jonathan's Oyster Bar, downtown on Liberty and State Sts. I took this photo a while back before they changed the name, but thought I'd post it anyway because I love the red geraniums hanging amid the white wrought iron and there weren't any the last time I was by.