We make our gumbo with fun and love.

Overall, I'm real proud of the kids. If you told me we'd finish 18-6, I'd think you were crazy.

We didn't do a good job of rotating, but give them credit, they made the shots. We probably got a little tired and lost our focus. When you're tired, that's when you have to get stops.

Tourism demand for Portland has never been greater. The average occupancy for Portland's downtown hotels last year was nearly 75 percent. Overall, our downtown hotel occupancy grew 9 percent in 2005. That's 6 percent higher than the national average.