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Are you Fifth by Northwest Fan?

Are you Fifth by Northwest Fan?

Welcome to 5xnw.com. It’s your spot on the Web to find out about local news and events as well as where to shop or dine-all brought to you by local experts: you and your neighbors. As a contributor to 5xnw.com, you’ll work side-by-side with 5xnw.com’s editorial staff to produce the most comprehensive coverage of your community — from police reports and safety alerts to updates on local sports teams and celebrations marking occasions important to you. 5xnw.com... 

Leslie’s Creperie

Leslie’s Creperie

On the way home from volunteering at a Crime Stoppers gig tonight, we passed a most unusual site on Fifth Ave. near the Twisted Vine: a food cart! Of course, we wanted to know what type of treats they were serving up, so we parked behind the Twisted Vine, I grabbed my trusty camera and went to find out just what wonderfulness had come to 5xnw. Wonderfulness, indeed! Leslie’s Creperie just launched their mobile food business this week…and they launched in a big way,... 

Pizza Crawl 2010 After Action Review

Pizza Crawl 2010 After Action Review

I JUST got home from the 2010 Pizza Crawl here in 5xNW and man, am I beat! That was a blast! I hope you had a great time hanging out in Fifth by Northwest and meeting some new people. And by SOME new people…I mean a lot! We stopped counting at 85!! We thought we were topping out around 65, but when Bob and I actually got out to the shops ourselves, we met all kinds of people who simply didn’t start at Kroger. For our first year, with little to no print advertising,...