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Nov 25,2005
Million Dollar Quotes
by pearlgirl
This article is from the 11/23 issue of Willamette Week .
Million-Dollar Quotes
A WW quiz on who said what at a condo lottery, and at a forum on the homeless.
BY TOBY VAN FLEET
Pay attention—there will be a quiz at the end of this slice of life about housing irony in Portland.
Recently, Hoyt Realty Group lured hundreds of prospective buyers out on a rainy Thursday evening. The draw: a lottery and "stylish soiree" for the Metropolitan, an actual hole in the ground at Northwest 10th Avenue and Lovejoy Street that's soon to be the Pearl District's tallest and most luxurious condo.
With 136 units scheduled for completion in 2007 and a price per square foot ranging from $500 to $1,000, it's surprising that demand far outstrips supply. The lottery is packed for hours with white wine-sippers who study enlarged floor plans and write down preferences on lottery entry cards.
At first, it's "empty nesters," graying baby
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Million-Dollar Quotes
A WW quiz on who said what at a condo lottery, and at a forum on the homeless.
BY TOBY VAN FLEET
Pay attention—there will be a quiz at the end of this slice of life about housing irony in Portland.
Recently, Hoyt Realty Group lured hundreds of prospective buyers out on a rainy Thursday evening. The draw: a lottery and "stylish soiree" for the Metropolitan, an actual hole in the ground at Northwest 10th Avenue and Lovejoy Street that's soon to be the Pearl District's tallest and most luxurious condo.
With 136 units scheduled for completion in 2007 and a price per square foot ranging from $500 to $1,000, it's surprising that demand far outstrips supply. The lottery is packed for hours with white wine-sippers who study enlarged floor plans and write down preferences on lottery entry cards.
At first, it's "empty nesters," graying baby
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Nov 22,2005
Lululemon Athletica opens in Brewery Blocks
by pearlgirl
Lululemon , the yoga inspired athletic apparel company from Kitsilano, Vancouver is opening its newest store in Portland's Pearl District. The store is located at 1231 NW Couch.
Lululemon is no stranger to the neighborhood. This brand was made popular by Jo Carter at Physical Element . As the neighborhood's original athetic retailer for women , Jo has already moved on and found new collections to showcase in her shop:
"Our new love is Karma brand. Founded by the original designer of Lululemon, Karma offers unparalleled fabric and construction with gorgeous styling but at a much better value. We are excited about this all female-owned company and happy to support their endeavor. Once you try it, we know you’ll love Karma too."
Not only has Jo managed to find a fabulous new collection of athletic apparel, she is also expanding her inventory to include casual apparel. Her discerning eye and...well...good karma will keep Jo at the front of the
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Lululemon is no stranger to the neighborhood. This brand was made popular by Jo Carter at Physical Element . As the neighborhood's original athetic retailer for women , Jo has already moved on and found new collections to showcase in her shop:
"Our new love is Karma brand. Founded by the original designer of Lululemon, Karma offers unparalleled fabric and construction with gorgeous styling but at a much better value. We are excited about this all female-owned company and happy to support their endeavor. Once you try it, we know you’ll love Karma too."
Not only has Jo managed to find a fabulous new collection of athletic apparel, she is also expanding her inventory to include casual apparel. Her discerning eye and...well...good karma will keep Jo at the front of the
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Nov 22,2005
Williams & Dame Development to receive 2006 "Urban Pioneer" Award
by pearlgirl
Portland, Oregon - Williams & Dame Development, Inc., has been selected to receive the 2006 Urban Pioneer Award for Civic Leadership from the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. "This firm has altered how Portland looks, lives and the way it thinks about itself," said Lawrence Wallack, dean of the College. "If you want to understand what everybody will be doing next, look at what Williams & Dame is doing now."
Williams & Dame Development, Inc., (WDD) is a Portland-based company formed by Homer Williams and Dike Dame to develop real estate and provide development services. WDD will receive its Urban Pioneer Award at the fifth-annual Urban Pioneer Awards dinner and banquet on May 2, 2006, at the Portland Hilton. The Urban Pioneer Award was created to honor community leaders who exhibit many of the ideals taught to students, and valued by College of Urban and Public Affairs' faculty and community partners. The college trains and educates the next g
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Williams & Dame Development, Inc., (WDD) is a Portland-based company formed by Homer Williams and Dike Dame to develop real estate and provide development services. WDD will receive its Urban Pioneer Award at the fifth-annual Urban Pioneer Awards dinner and banquet on May 2, 2006, at the Portland Hilton. The Urban Pioneer Award was created to honor community leaders who exhibit many of the ideals taught to students, and valued by College of Urban and Public Affairs' faculty and community partners. The college trains and educates the next g
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Nov 22,2005
Look What I did- New HGTV show looking for homes
by pearlgirl
The new HGTV show, "Look What I Did!" is a fast-paced, upbeat 30-minute show that will profile creative, outgoing and
fun individuals who have done something amazing to their home environment without having hired professionals to do the work. This show, which will premiere in early 2006, will focus on people who have taken all of the tips they've seen on HGTV and put them into practice to transform an ordinary space into an extraordinary one.
LWID is currently casting for its first season and will be taping in the Portland area in January. Please read the attached the flyer about the casting search and help us spread the word in the Pearl. LWID encourages those interested to submit as soon as
possible, since shoot dates are fast approaching.
LWID flyer
fun individuals who have done something amazing to their home environment without having hired professionals to do the work. This show, which will premiere in early 2006, will focus on people who have taken all of the tips they've seen on HGTV and put them into practice to transform an ordinary space into an extraordinary one.
LWID is currently casting for its first season and will be taping in the Portland area in January. Please read the attached the flyer about the casting search and help us spread the word in the Pearl. LWID encourages those interested to submit as soon as
possible, since shoot dates are fast approaching.
LWID flyer
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Nov 21,2005
Finally..syndication
by pearlgirl
There is a new little button above my links titled "Feed". If you would like to subscribe to my site feed, click there and bookmark my site. You'll get all of the latest posts and can read them at your leisure.
Many thanks to Kurt for helping me work out the bugs. :-)
Many thanks to Kurt for helping me work out the bugs. :-)
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Nov 21,2005
Is the Pearl a really a “Craphole”? The Mercury thinks so
by pearlgirl
I wrote this as a submission to a local paper, but due to the article asking people to withdraw (or at least rethink) their advertising dollars, it wasn't printed. Not that I have a problem with that, I can see the point. However...I think it's definitely worth saying, so here it goes:
“It's common knowledge that the Mercury loves to make fun of the Pearl District. Lord how we loathe those yuppie yupsters with their yuppity-yup mobiles, and any restaurant that starts up in that condo-addled, godforsaken craphole has an uphill field to till with our esteemed food writers. Don’t you forget it!”
-Justin Wescoat Sanders
Portland Mercury, Volume 6, Issue 21
Well, one week later after reading this issue of The Mercury , I haven’t forgotten it. Thanks for the tip, Justin! Something about this article really left a bad taste in my mouth. Obviously, there is the sheer venom spewed at our neighborhood, but there’s more to it than that...
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“It's common knowledge that the Mercury loves to make fun of the Pearl District. Lord how we loathe those yuppie yupsters with their yuppity-yup mobiles, and any restaurant that starts up in that condo-addled, godforsaken craphole has an uphill field to till with our esteemed food writers. Don’t you forget it!”
-Justin Wescoat Sanders
Portland Mercury, Volume 6, Issue 21
Well, one week later after reading this issue of The Mercury , I haven’t forgotten it. Thanks for the tip, Justin! Something about this article really left a bad taste in my mouth. Obviously, there is the sheer venom spewed at our neighborhood, but there’s more to it than that...
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Nov 11,2005
Feast your eyes on Babette
by pearlgirl
an excerpt from Portland Picks ...
Just a month new, Babette has opened in the W+K building on 13th. This women's clothing boutique creates comfortable and stylish "travel clothes for the modern woman." The space is clean and swanky, just like the building and block it's located in.
Babette carries gorgeous skirts, raincoats, tops, throws, and day and evening wear in cool fabrics and textures. They are elegant...yet they don't wrinkle. You can crumple them into your suitcase, travel Europe, with nary a crease. Or you can dance the night away, toss it in a heap on the floor when you return home late night, and voila! It's just like new and ready to be worn again. The styles are modern, extremely flattering and work on many sizes and ages.
They are so cute and comfy, and they even have loads of fabulous outwear to protect us from those evil raindrops.
Babette
208 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
503.228.0407
www.babette
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Just a month new, Babette has opened in the W+K building on 13th. This women's clothing boutique creates comfortable and stylish "travel clothes for the modern woman." The space is clean and swanky, just like the building and block it's located in.
Babette carries gorgeous skirts, raincoats, tops, throws, and day and evening wear in cool fabrics and textures. They are elegant...yet they don't wrinkle. You can crumple them into your suitcase, travel Europe, with nary a crease. Or you can dance the night away, toss it in a heap on the floor when you return home late night, and voila! It's just like new and ready to be worn again. The styles are modern, extremely flattering and work on many sizes and ages.
They are so cute and comfy, and they even have loads of fabulous outwear to protect us from those evil raindrops.
Babette
208 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
503.228.0407
www.babette
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Nov 6,2005
Exhibitionism at its finest
by pearlgirl
SOLD! So says the sign in the retail space of Irving Street Lofts. Apparently, it was sold to a business called Poster Garden -a company that offers tradeshow solutions.
Now if we can just get a stop sign or stop light on 14th avenue! :-D
Now if we can just get a stop sign or stop light on 14th avenue! :-D
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Nov 6,2005
A shameless plug for Coho
by pearlgirl
Hello friends,
Well, it is time for a shameless plug for CoHo Productions , and a request for your assistance to keep me employed! This year is crucial for us - we've got to grow a large step to make CoHo self-sustaining, and maintain our current model. But you can have fun doing it!
There are several ways that you can help:
* Bring friends to see Nixon's Nixon. This show is terrific! Here's the Willamette Week review:
Nixon's Nixon
What transpired between Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger the night before Nixon's resignation? Playwright Russell Lees imagines an evening of drunken self-justification and bitter self-loathing. In director Jack Featheringill's production, the contrast and chemistry between the wiry, desperate president (Duffy Epstein) and his stoic secretary of state (Gary Brickner-Schulz) makes for fascinating theater. As Kissinger, Brickner-Schulz's reluctant engagement in acting out past and future scenarios with his highly d
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Well, it is time for a shameless plug for CoHo Productions , and a request for your assistance to keep me employed! This year is crucial for us - we've got to grow a large step to make CoHo self-sustaining, and maintain our current model. But you can have fun doing it!
There are several ways that you can help:
* Bring friends to see Nixon's Nixon. This show is terrific! Here's the Willamette Week review:
Nixon's Nixon
What transpired between Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger the night before Nixon's resignation? Playwright Russell Lees imagines an evening of drunken self-justification and bitter self-loathing. In director Jack Featheringill's production, the contrast and chemistry between the wiry, desperate president (Duffy Epstein) and his stoic secretary of state (Gary Brickner-Schulz) makes for fascinating theater. As Kissinger, Brickner-Schulz's reluctant engagement in acting out past and future scenarios with his highly d
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Nov 5,2005
Holy Horst Rechelbacher!!!
by pearlgirl
The mother of all make-overs is happening right here in the Pearl. The building at 322 NW 14th Avenue is being transformed into The Aveda Institute of Portland .
What is Aveda education?
Aveda Education teaches, inspires, nourishes, refreshes and connects people who aspire to be great creative hair stylists and nurturing spa technicians. We are a recruitment resource—developing students grounded in wellness, healing and social responsibility. Because a business founded on caring for you and the Earth—using renewable resources and constructive environmental practices—not only makes good sense financially, but, we believe, is the only sustainable path to the future.
More on the current Aveda Institutes in Minneapolis and New York
Horst's dynamic vision and ideas are embodied in the Aveda Institute Minneapolis and SoHo, New York. Under his vital leadership, the Aveda Institute Minneapolis, founded in 1976, has become an internationally
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What is Aveda education?
Aveda Education teaches, inspires, nourishes, refreshes and connects people who aspire to be great creative hair stylists and nurturing spa technicians. We are a recruitment resource—developing students grounded in wellness, healing and social responsibility. Because a business founded on caring for you and the Earth—using renewable resources and constructive environmental practices—not only makes good sense financially, but, we believe, is the only sustainable path to the future.
More on the current Aveda Institutes in Minneapolis and New York
Horst's dynamic vision and ideas are embodied in the Aveda Institute Minneapolis and SoHo, New York. Under his vital leadership, the Aveda Institute Minneapolis, founded in 1976, has become an internationally
Read More...
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