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Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slideshow

December 27, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Need an excellent excuse to drag out this Christmas thing just a little bit longer? King of kitsch Charles Phoenix, a pop-culture humorist and author of numerous neat, Americana-themed coffee table books, will present his hilarious Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre, 7 p.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Phoenix, a regular correspondent [...]

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Your After Christmas PDX Sales Guide

December 24, 2009 by karenvitt  
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It’s Christmas Eve! We shouldn’t be thinking about all the amazing day-after Christmas shopping sales and deals, but how can we help it? Shops all over town, from big chains we like (Anthropologie and J. Crew) to local boutiques we love (Jet, Mabel & Zora and more) will mark down fall and winter items by [...]

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Grapevine’s 12 Days of Christmas Specials

December 11, 2009 by karenvitt  
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All holiday sales should be this fun! Starting Saturday, Grapevine boutique in Lake Oswego will count down to Christmas with a different daily deal or holiday event. The 12 Days of Christmas Sale runs Saturday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 24, and really – who wouldn’t rather receive a locally made artisan necklace or a cashmere sweater [...]

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Holiday sweaters + cheeky Christmas costumes

December 9, 2009 by karenvitt  
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We’re pretty sure you’ve been invited to some sort of holiday party, whether it’s an ugly sweater shindig or a Christmas costume theme party, and you’re too busy shopping to shop for attire. We can help.
There’s a rise in holiday hilarity this year, perhaps in an effort to take the focus off gift giving in [...]

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Watch videos from Russell Holiday Fest today!

December 5, 2009 by karenvitt  
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It’s finally here! We’ve been looking forward to today’s Russell Street Holiday Festival for months, and now we’re prepared to share some multi-media merriment with you.
The Neat Sheet is heading down to the spacious Icon Tattoo Studio festival headquarters, where we’ll be broadcasting video footage of the day-long event from our new Neat Sheet [...]

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Best buys at Macy’s Friends + Family sale

December 4, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Department store shopping during the holidays? We know, its overwhelming and frustrating, and nowhere more so than perpetually crowded Macy’s. But c’mon, the crowds are there for a reason and they’re not going to keep us from tradition, are they?
Portlanders still rush the Macy’s holiday sale the way we flocked to Meier & Frank in [...]

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Holiday shopping, sales + events in The Pearl

November 25, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Some of us are heading to the mall this weekend, while others are planning an old-fashioned stroll through the new-fashioned Pearl District. Most of the neighborhood’s shops, galleries and restaurants are getting together to offer a pleasant holiday shopping alternative to Black Friday mall madness, Friday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Nov. 29.
Shops throughout the Pearl [...]

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Your neat Black Friday weekend sales guide

November 24, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Ok Portland, are you ready to work off that gravy-smothered Turducken with some madcap Black Friday shopping? Let’s kick this economy’s butt! The best sales of the year start this Friday, Nov. 27 and continue throughout the weekend. We’ve rounded up Portland’s best sales for your shopping ease. May we suggest you print this and [...]

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Egg Press + Office PDX holiday pop-up shop

November 22, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Popular letterpress card maker Egg Press and chic, modern online business boutique Office have combined forces to set up a joint holiday pop-up shop in downtown Portland. Egg Press opened the shop this weekend, and will be joined by Office on Saturday, Dec. 12. The joint pop-up will remain open through Thursday, Dec. 24.
Shop now for [...]

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Save on lush Quince holiday centerpieces

November 20, 2009 by karenvitt  
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A season’s worth of festive table setting is close at hand, and the visually gifted gals at Quince Flowers & Events are here to help you take your holiday entertaining up a notch. (Or quite a few notches, actually, if you’re like some of us who mistake a big half-eaten turkey for a centerpiece.)
Specializing in [...]

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