In the issue of the Merc that will be hitting streets tomorrow, I put together a handy roundup of all the small-business vendors’ pop-ups and holiday bazaars I could find. You’re welcome! It did take forever, actually! But it’s go-time for everyone, so I’m padding that info out for the week with other trunk shows, […]
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A Pleasant Evening Spent Appreciating Art and Capitalism
2015 BRITISH ARROWS AWARDS Finally, a chance to pay money to be advertised to! With my Netflix and my Hulu, I, like most of you, can smugly avoid most commercials. Are they any good these days? I doubt it, and I’m sure whatever crap they’re flinging doesn’t hold a candle to the wonderful advertising that […]
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A Cheat Sheet to the Month of Holiday Sales Ahead
Ordinarily I dole out guides to weekly sales and other stylish happenings in weekly doses (like this essential organizational primer to the week of Black Thursday, which doesn’t have to be gross (really)). But December is crazy. There are almost too many options to choose from, so let’s lay it all out and have a […]
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This Week’s Style Events: A Kinder Black Friday Week/End
You could die if you go to a chain store this week, so I caution you to avoid such dens of impropriety. Here’s what we’ve got cooking so far on the independent tip, and don’t act surprised if I come back with an update: • Serious note: I’ve never understood where people get off making […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Dehen’s Factory Sale! Frances May’s Warehouse Sale! Altar’s Black Sunday Metal Market!
Shoppers! Please update this week’s earlier worksheet: • Dehen is having one of their killer (and rather rare) factory sales, with up to 90 percent off on their American-made classic knits. Dehen, 1040 NE 44th, Suite #3, Fri Nov 20, 9 am-5 pm & Sat Nov 21, 10 am-4 pm • Northwest boutique What’s Upstairs is […]
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Enter the “Design a Christian Starbucks Cup” Coloring Contest!
HEY, amateur or professional artists! Would you like to see your work published on the cover of the Portland Mercury AND win a cool $100? Then read on! Recently a former Christian pastor gained national attention after claiming that Starbucks removed “Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus.” (Starbucks says they actually removed reindeers […]
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PFSA Winners, Kiriko’s Foray into Ceramics, & Treefort: Your Portland Fashion & Retail News of the Day!
• Sunday night’s Portland Fashion and Style Awards were a hoot (thanks largely to snarky co-host Poison Waters), despite the attrition (it was pretty obvious people were leaving as soon as the winners in categories they cared about had been announced). Among the spectacle were appearances by a Baldwin and the lovely Nancy Hales (can we […]
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How to Live Like a Baller in Portland (Even if You’re Not Rich!)
Aaron Lee I ALWAYS ASSUMED I’d make my first million by 30. I put that goal out into the Universe over and over again, but either The Secret is total bullshit, or the Universe has been on vacation and forgot to create an out-of-office email reply. So here I am, in my golden years (early […]
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More From Inside Wildwood & Company
In this week’s Sold Out column, I wrote about the emergence of Wildwood & Company, a custom suit-making outfit turned retail hub for high-quality handcrafted luxury items. It’s one of the more in-character manifestations of Portland’s economic boom, and the physical build out—which includes a wood-paneled lounge (replete with oriental rugs, a leather Chesterfield, paintings […]
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The Weekend Shopper: First Thursday Edition with Alder & Co., Tanner Goods, and Odessa!
Thursdays are definitely the new Fridays when it’s a First Thursday. Please update your worksheet from earlier this week: THURSDAY, NOV 5 • New markdowns are on over at Alder & Co., which is slashing prices on their fall clothing just in time for when you really need it. Alder & Co., 616 SW 12th, […]
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Mayor Charlie Hales Wants To Spend $1 Million Turning An Old SW Portland Army Center into a Shelter
Dirk VanderHart Quinn Colling, an outreach worker with JOIN, chats up a homeless man in SW Portland in January 2015. Mayor Charlie Hales is making good on his pledge to put millions towards the city’s housing “state of emergency.” At least, he’s hoping to. A supplemental budget [pdf] the mayor’s bringing to Portland City Council […]
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Kami Gray, The Good Mod, and an Odessa Super Sale!: This Week’s Fashion & Retail Events
MONDAY, NOV 2 • All of the men’s items at Imelda’s and Louie’s are on sale—10 percent off regular priced shoes, bags, and accessories. Only through Sunday. Imelda’s and Louie’s, 3426 SE Hawthorne, now through Sun Nov 8 • Today only, take 20 percent off fall/winter styles from REIFhaus! THURSDAY, NOV 5 • Makers of lovely leather […]