Tumbleweed Turns 12!
April 24, 2012 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By NEAT SHEET Staff
Tumbleweed Boutique on Northeast Alberta Street has been open for 12 years, which is a real feat here in Portland. Their secret to success has got to be the amazingly adorable, totally wearable, in-house “kara-line” dresses, created by Tumbleweed’s owner, Kara Larson.
This Sunday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., stop in [...]
EMU + Pistil Trunk Show at PedX Shoe Shangri-la
November 5, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Weather experts are predicting colder weather and heavy snows for Portland this winter, so local fashion experts — hey, that’s us! — are predicting more of a need for cute knit caps and furry boots. We’re pretty excited about this, so we’re racing to La Nina-proof our winter wardrobes [...]
Neat SHOES! PedX opens Manifesto on Mississippi
August 19, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat SHOP, Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
PedX Shoes is preggers y’all, and they’re due to have a fully grown hybrid shoe baby named Manifesto (if anyone is interested in writing a true life PDX fashion comic book, this could be your starting point).
After kicking ass and taking orders in the women’s shoe business for the past seven [...]
Neat DEAL! Benefit shoe drive + Save 20% at PedX Shoes
June 5, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Is there a woman out there who doesn’t have too many shoes and who still wants more more more? We thought not. Scoot yourself over to Alberta Street, then, for the PedX Shoe Shangri-la Shoe Drive to Benefit Dress for Success Oregon, running Sunday, June 13 to Sunday, June 20.
Here’s how it works: Just gather up [...]
One-woman pottery show at Local Discoveries
March 19, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Known to most of us as a day to watch our backs for possible pranks, the first day of April is more traditionally known as a day of laughter and frivolity, as well as the spring awakening. It is for these reasons that potter Y. Reneé Shearer chose Thursday, April 1 [...]
Find a super slice of pizza on Portland’s busiest delivery day
February 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat WIN
Put down that bucket o’ Buffalo wings. Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest pizza delivery day of the year, with national reports from Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut saying they each expect to nearly double their average Sunday night sales. But why not take a slice of the local pie instead, and order up from [...]
Neat street style: Wascally winter wear off Hawthorne
January 24, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
Does urban street style get any more perfectly Portland? We found Robin (last name held upon request) running Thursday errands in the Hawthorne neighborhood, and feeling a bit over-dressed as she’d prepared for cold and rain and got some suddenly sunny weather instead.
This Lewis & Clark College law school graduate was the epitome of urban [...]
Neat SALE
Handmade bridal blowout at Garnish boutique
Portland fashion designer Erica Lurie, owner of Alberta’s Garnish boutique, is wasting no time getting a jump on her 2010 New Year’s resolution: to better listen to her customers and give them what they need. And apparently what they need is more casual everyday wear and less bridal finery. In light of that, Garnish has [...]
Neat SALE
Save 60% on modern + vintage finery at Swoon
Swoon boutique, Alberta’s awesome source for vintage clothing, antiques, modern resale items and handmade local goods, is moving. We don’t yet know where the shop will relocate, but we do know there’s a monster moving sale today, from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3.
Save 60 percent storewide on modern and vintage clothing, handbags, jewelry, [...]
Neat SALE
Save $10 on handmade belts at Garnish today
Garnish boutique on Alberta Street will offer a holiday shopping deal on pretty, handmade belts today only! Stop by the shop Monday, Dec. 21 and save $10 on each of these cute, colorful styles by Garnish owner and designer Erica Lurie.
“Unique, handmade, and adjustable for many different sizes, a Garnish belt fits the bill for [...]
