Employee Picks

Jess Peck From Koji Osakaya 1502 NE Weidler Jess has been slinging liquor across the US for six years. She’d like to share a few rules of bar etiquette to help you avoid looking like an asshole: • Keep it simple: “Nothing annoys me more than a person ordering a specialty drink from some random […]

Anna Evans From Organics to You www.organicstoyou.org We all want to eat healthy but we don’t want to have to drive five miles to get the good organic stuff. Organics To You has a bunch of super fresh produce from local farmers with impressive prices! Anna tells you what else you can do to keep […]

Jodie Gertzen From 220 Salon 220 SW Ankeny If you think summer is a time to get stylistically lazy, Jodie wants you to think again. Just because you’ll be sweaty and gross doesn’t mean you can let your coif go to shit, so here’s what to do: • DO keep your hair real: “Go with […]

Z.A.C.H. From Ground Kontrol 511 NW Couch What’s better than playing nostalgic video games from your tweenhood? Playing nostalgic video games from your tweenhood while drinking beer! Ground Kontrol will now quench that higher thirst after 7 pm, and Zach doesn’t want you missing these games: • Galaga (1981): “A cross between Centipede and Space […]

Amanda DeMann From Doug Fir 830 E. Burnside Nobody can deny that they love seeing shows at the Doug Fir, at least when they manage to avoid a run-ins with the Fir’s security staff. Amanda, their finest guard, has some tips on having fun without butting heads with security. • Get a hotel room: “If […]

Ryne Warner Old Town Music 40 SW 3rd There are two things Ryne knows about: guitars and tours. He’s either reviving vintage instruments or touring with Ghost to Falco. Savor his advice, whether you’re on tour or questing on a road trip: • Quit your job to get food stamps: “Jobs are a dime a […]

Tenley Schwab From Abe’s Broadway Cleaners 1728 NE Broadway We don’t have the skrill to be replacing the clothes we thrash. Here are some tips from fabric expert Tenley on how to care for your favorite threads and keep you looking hot through the summer: • Club Soda is for Chumps: “It doesn’t do anything […]

Jenn Armstrong Local Make-Up Artist When she’s not beautifying faces, she’s ripping apart your outfit. After much tribulation she was able to come up with Dos instead of Don’ts: • DO wear heels or flats: “Nothing in between or chunky. There’s nothing worse than the ‘I’m trying to be sexy and comfortable at the same […]

Jake Morris From American Dream Pizza 4620 NE Glisan When Jake’s not delivering yummy pizzas to your door, he’s double-timing as drummer for Pseudo Six and the Joggers. He also finds time be an instructional video expert–of the musical type: • Guitar Method in the Style of Fleetwood Mac: “Really cool in-depth instruction of some […]

Craig Roylance From Bike N’ Hike 400 SE Grand So you’re lardy and hating yourself after a winter of inebriation hibernation. We feel for you, and have asked Craig to point out some easy, rookie hiking spots. Because parking a block away from the Towne Lounge is not a form of cardio: • Horsetail Falls […]

Tristan Evans From The Sapphire Hotel 5008 SE Hawthorne Summer’s comin’ and it’s time to shed that old lover for a brand spanking new one! And who better to give dating tips than a server at one of the most romantic restaurants in town? Speak the truth, Tristan! • Don’t overly dress to impress: “Don’t […]

Charlotte LaVictoire From Yes 628 E Burnside The owner of another new boutique on up and coming E Burnside, Charlotte’s shop is stocked with tons of cute merchandise including great earrings, shoes, and clothes in a wide range of prices. Although she’s usually saying “yes,” here’s what she says “no” to: • DON’T turn your […]