Neat PEOPLE: Princess Victoria Dinu of Grant High
May 28, 2010 by karenvitt
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A Princess a Day in May: Victoria Dinu of Grant High School
Portland Rose Festival 2010 opens today! To celebrate, we’ve spent the past two weeks bringing you A Princess a Day in May, a fun Q&A series with each of the 2010 Portland Rose Festival Princesses. We’ve given you a glimpse into the lives and styles of [...]
Neat TREAT! May Flowers chef tasting dinner at Bluehour
May 7, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Distinguished Pearl District eatery Bluehour is standing up to Mother Nature and celebrating the arrival of spring by hosting a five-course “May Flowers” tasting dinner inspired by the sights, smells and tastes of this (soon to be) happy, warm season. Regardless of crummy weather reports, spring can be found in all [...]
TRAVEL: Savor Cannon Beach food + wine festival
February 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
You know, spring break is not just for rowdy teens with a penchant for beer bongs and promiscuity. Grownups deserve a shake-off-the-winter-blues vacation as well. Those in search of more sophisticated fun (as in sip, not chug) would be well advised to check out the Savor Cannon Beach Wine and Culinary [...]
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House Spirits Holiday Food + Booze Bazaar
December 11, 2009 by karenvitt
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If there’s one reason to venture into the cold this weekend, it’s to get your chilly hands on some nice, warm whiskey. Which means you should slip and slide on over to the House Spirits Distillery Holiday Food + Booze Bazaar to shop for fun foodie gifts from local vendors and help celebrate the launch of House [...]
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H50 Bistro dishes free food this week!
October 13, 2009 by karenvitt
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Here’s some hot dish for you: H50 Bistro & Bar in downtown Portland will celebrate its first anniversary by serving up free selections from its stellar small plates menu, plus wine tasting and giveaways, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 15 through Saturday, Oct. 17.
Executive Chef Nick Yanes, who’s been with H50 since [...]
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12th annual Alberta Street Fair this Saturday
September 15, 2009 by karenvitt
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Exploring the Alberta Arts District is always an adventure – after all, the funky neighborhood gets much of the credit for Keeping Portland Weird. And one day a year the adventure gets even weirder. On Saturday, Sept. 19 this funky strip will host its annual street fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is [...]
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Ride the heat wave to the Belmont St. Fair
September 12, 2009 by karenvitt
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Let’s take advantage of this spectacular September heat wave, shall we? Make your way to the Belmont Street Fair on Saturday, Sept. 12 and shop-eat-browse your way through 100-plus booths along Belmont Street from 20th to 47th Avenues.
The Belmont Business Association puts on one of our favorite annual city street fairs thanks to a casual [...]
