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| Top 20 Ways To Get Portland Style |
| Here's the inside scoop on how to pass for a local in no time. |
| By Nancy Levenson |
11. Required reading: Best Places Portland, by John Gottberg, $19.95; powells.com12. Best local celeb: Gus Van Sant, movie director (Good Will Hunting)13. Local hero: Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons14. Hottest cottage neighborhood: Mount Tabor, named for the neighborhood's extinct volcano (now a city park)15. Best art source: the Pearl16. Quirky city icon: Oregon Convention Center, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; 800/791-2250. Visitors tend to ask "What is that?!" when they see it on the skyline.17. Best workout: hiking in Forest Park18. Most chic label: Find Portlander Claire la Faye's duds on celebs and at Seaplane; 503/234-2409 or e-seaplane.com.19. Best bumper sticker: Keep Portland Weird20. Best pack and ship in the Pearl (for what won't fit in the overhead bin): United States Post Office, 715 NW. Hoyt St.; 503/294-2596
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