Elizabeth Shoemaker

Andy Roddick has finally reported that he feels 100 percent, after having a 6-month long bout with mono, or as my 5th grade friends and I used to call it, the cootie disease.While its pretty interesting to think about what this means to his career, how it might have upset his prior six months and how it makes how much a powerful contender for the 2011 season, Id much rather talk about my own case of mono, which was contracted in the 10th grade after a rather exhausting gathering for Elizabeth Shoemakers 16th birthday party from Marilu Morantez, but I sh

Drink Spirits Updates to On Portland have been a little sluggish over the past month or so and that's because we've been hard at work on launching a new site and project focused on spirits like Top 10 Irish Whiskey Picks,An Exploration of Tequila and Mezcal, The Gin Fizz called Drink Spirits. Portland is at the center of a revolution in spirits that is very reminiscent of its role in the explosion of micro brew beer. Now on the SE side of Portland there's an established Distillery Row with several key micro distilleries makingartisanaland craft spritis. Some of these notable distilleries include: House Spirits Distillery home of Aviation Gin, Medoyeff Vodka and House Spirits Whiskey. (2025 SE 7th Ave.) New Deal Distillery home of New Deal Vodka, Portland 88 and Mud Puddle (1311 SE 9th Ave.) Integrity Spirits Distillery home of Lovejoy Vodka, 12 Bridges Gin and Trillium Absithe. (909 SE Yamhill St.) Highball Distillery home of Elemental Vodka (600 SE 10th Ave.) Sub Rosa Spirits home of tarragon and saffron vodka (909 SE Yamhill St.) In addition to exciting things happening on the micro distillery front Portland's cocktail scene has been exploding. Some of the cocktails being served in Portland are as good or better than you'll find in places like Los Angeles, Chicago or even New York. Some of the notable things happening in this space: Teardrop Lounge launched a massive new cocktail menu with a mix of classic cocktails, cocktails from notable bartenders around the country and home grown drinks from the amazingly talented: Daniel Shoemaker, David Shenaut and Ricky Gomez. (1015 Northwest Everett Street) Beaker & Flask another bar getting national attention with a mix of classic cocktails and locally designed drinks and buzz worthy bartender Elizabeth Markham behind the bar (727 SE Washington St) Laurelhurst Market award winning bartender Evan Zimmerman is doing monsterous things with a tiny bar at the back of this notable 'steak/deli' restaurant. Hand cut ice and extremely inventive drinks have won Evan huge acclaim(3155 East Burnside Street) Clyde Common Neil Kopplin has helped put Clyde on the map with extraordinarily solid classic cocktails and a bar menu which consistently draws the crowds. (1014 Southwest Stark Street) In somecitiesyou'd find bartenderscompetingagainst each other, but in Portland they all come together an collaborate under their Oregon Bartender's Guild with monthly events you don't have to be a bartender to attend and an annual distiller's festival that has been getting some national attention. With Drink Spirits now off the ground and running we'll have a lot more frequent updates here at On Portland and we invite you to check out some of the key articles on the spirits site: Yeyo Ultra Premium Silver Tequila from Beaverton Portland's Deco Ginger Rum Exploring Tequila and Mezcal at the Teardrop Lounge Bend Distillery and the Micro Distillery Movement

The Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party says one of its leaders, Martin McGuinness, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week -- a once-unthinkable symbol of progress toward peace in Northern Ireland. McGuinness, a former IRA commander …

The Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party says one of its leaders, Martin McGuinness, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week — a once-unthinkable symbol of progress toward peace in Northern Ireland. McGuinness, a former IRA commander …

Four climate change activists scaled gates at Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace home on Saturday and locked themselves to railings in a protest demanding more urgent action to cut greenhouse …

… Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it. Elizabeth Lloyd is seeking more than $150,000 in damages to cover medical costs stemming from the incident at a Manchester Little …

… the opening ceremony when the Olympic flame travels to the stadium in east London. The Games are due to be opened by Queen Elizabeth and security and transport are two of the main concerns for organizers. BIG IMPACT The arrival of the torch relay would also …

… executive Ronald Ferguson; Christian Milton, a former AIG vice president; and three former Gen Re executives--Chris Garand, Elizabeth Monrad and Robert Graham--were convicted of conspiracy, fraud and other charges in 2008. The defendants were sentenced …

… executive Ronald Ferguson; Christian Milton, a former AIG vice president; and three former Gen Re executives--Chris Garand, Elizabeth Monrad and Robert Graham--were convicted of conspiracy, fraud and other charges in 2008. The defendants were sentenced …

… Turkey "will determinedly take necessary steps" in response, without saying what those actions would be. ___ AP writers Elizabeth A. Kennedy in Beirut, Selcan Hacaoglu in Ankarak, Turkey, and John Heilprin in Geneva contributed to this report.

… Executive Ronald Ferguson; Christian Milton, a former AIG vice president; and three former Gen Re executives--Chris Garand, Elizabeth Monrad and Robert Graham--were convicted of conspiracy, fraud and other charges in 2008. The defendants were sentenced …

Unemployment numbers top the headlines. And if you're a veteran -- chances are you have an even harder time finding a job. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, veterans suffer about a 4 percent higher unemployment rate than the average American -- if they enlisted after Sept. 11, 2001.