Shop 85 local artists at GIVE Handmade Sale Sunday
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We hope you saved some shopping strength this holiday weekend! We’re back from turkey break just in time for today’s GIVE Handmade Sale, a ginormous independent artisan market held at Northeast Portland’s Leftbank Annex from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28.
GIVE began as The Secret Society Sale five [...]
Save 20% at Flora party + Enter to win a spa gift set
November 15, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat SALE, Neat STUFF, Neat WIN
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Flora is four-a (ok, sorry, we couldn’t really help that)… and downtown Portland’s most luscious botanical boutique will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a party and sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 17.
Stop by to save 20 percent storewide on modern, nature inspired designs for [...]
November Neat SHEET: Gobble up these local goods
November 11, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Samantha Lockwood, NEAT contributor
Our roots are showing and they’re fantastic! The literal Neat SHEET is back for November with holiday endorphins on our side. We’ve gathered up a few of our local fall favorites for your purchasing delight: Bubbles for spiking your bath, things to set and stock your Thanksgiving dinner table, the perfect [...]
Shopping crops up at Fremont Harvest Festival
October 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Harvest festivals aren’t just about pumpkins and corn. Ok, yes they are. But in Portland they’re also about shopping. Walk, bike or ride your tractor over to the Beaumont neighborhood for the Fremont Harvest Festival from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, and 10 a.m. to 5 [...]
Crafty Wonderland Pop-Up Shop Announced
October 4, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Yay! It’s only October and already we are feeling heavy excitement for holiday shopping! It’s in the air, and there is one place in particular that will be a must-stop for all Portland shoppers come winter. The super popular local craft vendor spectacular known as Crafty Wonderland is making our [...]
New Year’s Eve beauty makeovers at Blush
December 28, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Blush Beauty Bar wants us to get a glamorous start on 2010, and we’re into it! Economic woes in 2009 meant putting beauty on the back burner for many of us (trim your own bangs, much?), but now let’s get a jump on a whole new year of looking hot and feeling good.
Make an appointment [...]
Neat EVENT
Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slideshow
December 27, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
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 [...]
Neat SALES
Your After Christmas PDX Sales Guide
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 [...]
Neat SALE
OfficePDX + Egg Press last-minute holiday deals
Holiday shoppers are getting serious this week, and shops like the OfficePDX + Egg Press pop-up store in downtown Portland are making our last-minute gift excursions especially merry. Stop by the airy, modern pop-up store from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, [...]
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 [...]
