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Makers Faire “Car Of The Future” contest

In September, Tom Dwyer Automotive brought an amazing 10-foot-tall spider to Portland Maker’s Faire at OMSI.  It really was a much better idea than it sounds, and the kids (and even the adults) seemed to get quite a kick out … Continue reading

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Portland’s March For Science

We at Tom Dwyer Automotive Services are big supporters of a rational, science-based approach to life.  When you deal with reality as it is, not as you hope it should be or wished it were, you’re much more effective in … Continue reading

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We sang the Healthcare Blues… AND LOVED IT!

Report back from the 6th Annual Inner City Blues Fest! We spent the weekend in an intimate club filled with around 800 of our closest friends, all dressed to kill, listening to the rumbling growl of Norman Sylvester, the glistening … Continue reading

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Don’t just sing the Healthcare Blues… FIX THEM!

 The Inner City Blues Fest is back for its 6th dynamite year! Imagine yourself enjoying an excellent dinner in an intimate club filled with around 800 of your closest friends…  all dressed to kill.  The stage lights flare as the … Continue reading

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Radical Shopping Therapy

The Moreland Farmers Market is much, much more than you expect! (Guest article by Lannie Kali)   Have you ever been to the Moreland Farmers Market? It happens every Wednesday from May through October at the corner of SE Bybee and … Continue reading

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Mercy Killers- The US Healthcare System Takes Center Stage

One man, alone on a stage, with a table and chair beside him.  What can one man teach us, where can one man take us?  In the play “Mercy Killers”, coming to Portland next week for one night only, one … Continue reading

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Why are REAL blues fans excited? 

The 4th Annual Inner City Blues Festival is THIS WEEKEND! Every blues fan in the northwest knows about the Waterfront Blues Festival in July, but it has two big drawbacks.  First, it’s about three months away, and second, every blues … Continue reading

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FREE Sellwood Concerts Are Back In Full Swing! Here’s a taste of what you’ve been missing

We look forward all year to the FREE concerts in Sellwood Park.  Every Monday night for five weeks, the park is filled with the sound of music, the laughter of families, and the lazy haze of summer.  These concerts are … Continue reading

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Healthcare Bluesfest is back!- The Inner City Blues Fest returns for the third year

For the past two years, the hottest ticket in April has been the Inner City Blues Festival, “Healing the Healthcare Blues”, supporting single payer healthcare in Oregon and beyond.  The Melody Ballroom has rocked late into the night to the … Continue reading

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Car Of The Future- Kids designs for future transportation

We hope you got a chance to go to one of the free Sellwood Park Concerts this year.  We certainly did; we were there in our Tom Dwyer Booth to meet our neighbors at all five shows.  Perfect weather, good … Continue reading

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