Image courtesy of Trulia Welcome to adulthood, Class of 2015! Thinking of finally moving out of mom and dad’s basement? Sick of roommates? Want a sweet pad of your very own? Then don’t move to Portland. Portland is officially the number one least affordable rental market for recent college grads in the whole country, according […]
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Developers Face Higher Parks Fees Next Year. They Will Pass Them On To You.
Starting next year, Portland developers will start kicking in more money for city parks than at any time in history. But of course, that money won’t come out of their own pockets. New “system development charges” approved by Portland City Council this morning will be passed on to renters and buyers—a fact that didn’t sit […]
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This Week’s Style Events: Johan, Pickers Emporium, & Open Season Tickets!
—Shhhhhhhhh… there’s a new #shhhop in town, but it’s a secret (if a secret with 1,800 Instagram followers can be considered a secret). It’s called Johan, and it’s only there sometimes, but this week it’ll be there for its own grand opening, on Thursday at 6 pm. Just look around, you’ll find it. —This week’s […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
It’s a big weekend for sales, y’all! Here’s a few favorites: —Now through Sunday at Wildfang, take an additional 30 percent off previously marked down merch. (Note: They will be closed on Monday.) —Frances May is rolling out rounds of merch marked 25 percent off through the weekend. Here’s the first batch for today. It’s […]
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Make Waves, the Jennings Hotel, & Circa Cycle
—If you’ve got some money to put towards self-improvement—and by “some” I mean $566 (!!!!!!!)—there’s an upcoming wellness retreat/creative summit called Make Waves coming to Swift on June 13 and 14. Organized by Uli Beutter Cohen (a communication coach and creator of Subway Book Review) and Mariah Rich of accessories line Btwn Wind & Water, […]
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Strength in Numbers: Portland Made’s Annual Survey
If you agree that one of the things that makes Portland so darn special is its culture of small manufacturing—of food things, clothing things, apothecary things, wood things, bike things, etc—I’m guessing you want to see that culture perpetuated. And, if you are out there making things yourself, selling at farmers markets and craft fairs […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Reif, Jane’s Vanity, & More
—Red Clouds Collective is offering a special deal on online orders of their TheGoodBook And SlimBook leather wallet/phone case combos. Use code: spring at checkout. Expires Tuesday! redcloudscollective.com —Bittersweet news: Summerland is closing up shop. Sad face. On the plus side, you can take 50 percent off everything (including previously marked down items) through the […]
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This Week’s Style Events: Giant Warehouse Sale, Consign Couture, Jesse Kamm, and More
—Nationale is having its first live music performance in the new space. Ilyas Ahmed will celebrate the release of a new album, I Am All Your Own, with an intimate show. Nationale, 3360 SE Division, Thurs May 14, 7 pm —Frances May is hosting the amazing LA-based designer Jesse Kamm for a special reception/trunk show […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Amelia, Una(s), Wildfang, and More
This, in addition to the Mother’s Day-centric batch from earlier this week. —Drop by Amelia this evening from 5-8 pm for Big Confidence, an evening built around advising how to dress “with confidence in sizes 16 and up.” On hand dispensing advice will be stylist Scarlet Chamberlin, titular designer Amelia Blakeman, and Kara Richardson Whitely, […]
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Mayoral Support or No, Pembina Says It’s Coming to North Portland
Canadian energy giant Pembina Pipeline isn’t sweating Mayor Charlie Hales’ urgings not to bring a $500 million propane terminal to North Portland. Just hours after activists opposing the deal rejoiced over Hales’ assurances the project is “not a winner,” the company says it will keep on keepin’ on. “Pembina Pipeline Corporation reaffirms its plans to […]
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Portland’s Maker Movement Is Headed to the White House
You’ve got to have some balls to turn down an invitation from the President of the United States, but it looks like doing so has earned some of Portland’s biggest local manufacturing advocates an invitation to the White House: On Monday, a crew from the Portland Maker Community will attend a national Maker Movement roundtable […]
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Public Process—Nearly Avoided—Just Killed that Proposed North Portland Propane Terminal
Jess Smart Smiley An enormous propane terminal was nearly allowed to sneak into St. Johns without public process. Now public process has killed it. The prospects of a $500 million export terminal—proposed by Canadian firm Pembina Pipeline and pushed by the Port of Portland—largely died yesteday, when Mayor Charlie Hales called both the Port and […]