David Reamer Mayor Charlie Hales’ plans to shake up redevelopment in this city have been put off once again. In a set of tweaks introduced last year, the mayor proposed altering the city’s Urban Renewal Areas—special pockets of the city taken off the normal tax rolls so that money can be spent on projects within […]
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This Week’s Style Events
• Mercantile‘s featured brand this week is AG jeans, with an extended spring selection available and $25 off your purchase. Mercantile, 729 SW Alder, Wed March 25-Tues March 31 AG via Mercantile • Alder & Co. is hosting a trunk show for jewelry designer Marla Aaron of New York, serving up champagne alongside showcase pieces that […]
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Weekend Sales: A Supplement
A few things to add to this week’s shopping list: • Good news and sad news: Mojave is soon to close. 🙁 The good news is that you can expect a huge blowout sale—including store fixtures—to come. And in the meantime, they’re still kicking, with a pop-up planned for tomorrow/Sat featuring aura photos by Radiant […]
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This Week’s Style Events
• Today, Kiriko kicks off a weeklong sample sale featuring super-low prices, so swoop in for traditionally based Japanese textile scores to enhance both your home and your wardrobe. Kiriko, 107 NW 5th, now, kirikomade.com • They’re always up to something over at Mercantile, and this week is no exception. They’re currently hosting a trunk […]
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Buses Are Too Heavy for the Damaged Morrison Bridge
Adam Wickham Number 15 bus, you are no longer welcome on the Morrison Bridge. In the latest attempt to cope with the quick deterioration of Portland’s busiest non-highway span, Multnomah County announced today that vehicles over 10 tons won’t be allowed on the Morrison beginning April 13. That means nothing for your Miata, but Trimet […]
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This Week’s Style Events
Just a shorty, shorties. Take a breather. • Grayling Jewelry is teaming up with designer re-sellers Phase Two for a spring shopping party that should be easy-ish on your wallet (unless that free wine has its way). Grayling Jewelry, 3115 NE Sandy, Thurs March 12, 5-8 pm • No discussion of Italian contributions to fashion […]
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Boom Times Redux: Now The City Might Have $30 Million Extra to Play With Next Year
Wikimedia Remember how in December we reported Portland’s going to have a bunch more money next year? It turns out we’re probably going to have a bunch more than that, and Commissioner Steve Novick has wasted no time staking a claim to it in the media. A half hour before Mayor Charlie Hales’ office announced […]
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It’s Everybody’s Fault the Morrison Bridge is Broken, But a Jury Gave Multnomah County Second-Most Credit
Adam Wickham I was abroad on Friday, so am late in reporting that a jury has confirmed what we already knew: Everybody involved in the disastrous attempt to put a new deck on the Morrison Bridge screwed up. The county, a contractor that re-fit the bridge with a new plastic deck, the companies that supplied […]
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This Week’s Style Events
• Mercantile keeps its trunk show pace a’steady, this time with Vince‘s spring ’15 collection, available alongside light refreshments for a long weekend. Mercantile, 729 SW Alder, Thurs March 5-Sun March 8 • Twist is having their huge, 26th annual sale this week, with discounts starting at 50 percent off on over 2,000 pieces, including […]
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New In: The Day’s News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
—First off, a little supplement to the earlier calendar listings: • The Fashion Noteworthy Book Club is hitting the Portland Art Museum at 6 this evening to view the Italian Style exhibit for the institution’s Fourth Free Friday, and all are welcome to join them. • North of West is having a Seconds Sale on ceramics, […]
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This Week’s Style Events
• One of Portland’s most irreverent designers of casual but well-tailored streetwear, Brady Lange, is hosting a sample sale of his already reasonably priced designs at up to 85 percent off. He makes clothing for boys and girls alike, so everyone should go. Service, 2319 NE Glisan, Sat Feb 28, 11 am-6 pm • It’s […]
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There Goes Another Lane on the Morrison Bridge
Adam Wickham A trial began this week over the millions of dollars Multnomah County lost by buying a defective surface for the Morrison Bridge. In his opening statements to a jury, attorney Joel Mullins—a private lawyer tapped to represent the county in the case, for a sum of money the county has so far refused […]