Here’s the thing: There’s only a couple of weeks left before doing your holiday shopping is going to stop being fun. Right now there are friendly makers and retailers proffering alcoholic beverages and discounts, and probably back rubs, too, but if you wait too long you’ll just be making poor financial and taste decisions under […]
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New In: The Day’s News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
• There’s yet another fashion show to add to the city’s increasingly populous mix this winter: Fashion Meets Film is scheduled for January 24 at OMSI, and will feature Seth Aaron Henderson, Michelle Lesniak, Wendy Olendorf of Boulevard de Magenta, Stephanie Dong of Stephanie D Couture, Dubard, and Under U4Men. What does it have to […]
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Multnomah County Just Extended a $15 Wage to Hundreds More Workers Than Expected
Dirk VanderHart $15 Now! Activists picket for a higher minimum wage in Northeast Portland on March 14. Multnomah County, relatively flush with cash for the time being, has cemented itself as a leader in the Portland’s ongoing discussions around a $15 minimum wage. Not only did county commissioners vote this morning to approve a new […]
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A Fine Investment: Mexican Mezcal “Solidarity Bonds”
A dear old friend of mine lives in Mexico City, where he runs Experience Tequila/Mezcal, giving package and custom tours of the production regions of those spirits. It’s a pretty sweet gig, and while he’s got an impressive range of knowledge regarding these boozes, he also has a long history of political engagement and has […]
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This Week’s Style Events
If you thought we were out of the woods now that Black Friday weekend is over, allow me to point out that you’re not even close. Local retail and design events continue to abound, and that’s a good thing. Here’s your planner for the week!: • This year, instead of just envying the crafty types […]
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Morrison Bridge Suppliers Tell County: Sorry, You Accepted Our Flawed Product
If you’ve somehow missed it, the Morrison Bridge is falling apart after a recent rehab. The Multnomah County-owned span is now closed about one day a month, so workers can identify which of the new polymer panels are coming undone, cracking, or shifting about. (Having recently walked over the bridge while covering a Ferguson protest, […]
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Lookbook of the Day: Garnish Holiday
Now that turkey day has passed, holiday party season has the green light, and the locally designed and produced Garnish holiday line has your back with a party-appropriate collection of pieces set at reasonable price points. Today they’re also kicking off “The 12 Looks of Christmas,” wherein you can buy pieces from the collection at […]
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Your Local Black Friday Handbook: FINAL CHAPTER
Hopefully you are still digesting your stuffing and not already out there being crushed by frenzied crowds at electronics stores or something. If you are, however, planning to do some Black Friday shopping on the local circuit, don’t leave home without consulting my painstakingly comprehensive guide to all the local shops’ and designers’ discounts and […]
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So Much for a “Portland Street Fund” Détente
ILLUSTRATION BY FRANCOIS VIGNEAULT Last week, during a heated public meeting over a new tax to fund Portland’s roads, Mayor Charlie Hales invited one of the plans’ most strident critics to talk privately about alternatives. In a brief back-and-forth, Hales’ and petroleum industry lobbyist Paul Romain toyed with the idea of meeting to discuss a […]
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This Week’s Style Events: BLACK FRIDAY EDITION
My annual fantasy: Getting all of my holiday shopping done in a single day weekend week. This could be the year: • Have yourself a vintage little Christmas (or whatever) this year with the You Unique Black Friday alternative. Multiple vendors will have clothing and accessories from the ’60s-’90s, plus DJs and bands to take […]
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Tender Loving Empire Hawthorne’s Grand Opening/Christmas Pre-Func
Tender Loving Empire has been working on its expansion to a second location, at 3541 SE Hawthorne, for months (check out a glimpse of the raw space from back in September). Now they’ve announced that the grand opening will take place Thursday, Dec 4 (6:30-9:30 pm) and it’ll be a hell of a lot more […]
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An Airline Says the City Owes it Almost $40,000 for Supplying Potentially Poop-Tinged Water
SkyWest Airlines We were all terribly inconvenienced in late May, when a series of bacterium-ridden test results meant Portland’s water supply was under a boil order for a day. Utah-based SkyWest Airlines is perhaps the only entity demanding $40,000 for that inconvenience. The airline has filed a tort claim notice with the city—the first step […]