The Indie team recently hosted two meetings – one in Carlton and one in Portland – to discuss the infrastructure and future of the Portland Indie Wine Festival. Karl Klooster, a writer from Oregon Wine Press, joined the Carlton conversation and published an article about Indie in the January 2009 issue. Well said, Karl!

To read it, click here.

Four Downtown Marketing Initiative retail partners recently shared their favorite Christmas Eve traditions in Sara Perry’s Oregonian column for December 21st. Check out their unique traditions in the article and then post your favorite holiday traditions in the comments below.