Neat PEOPLE: Meet Oregon’s own Sara Jackson-Holman
June 3, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat PEOPLE, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
It’s our job here at The Neat Sheet to pounce on fashionable Portlanders and dig into their style secrets, but today we’re taking a Neat PEOPLE day trip to Bend, Ore., home of 21-year-old college student-slash-chanteuse Sara Jackson-Holman. Tonight, Jackson-Holman will celebrate the launch of her first full-length CD, [...]
“Sex and the City” Lookalike Contest at Bridgeport Village
May 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Personally, we prefer to think every woman has a bit of each “Sex and the City” character in her. After all, don’t we each have a dash of brains, sexuality, values and strong work ethics? But if you and your gal pals have been making jokes about who is more like Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or [...]
Neat TREAT! Pix Patisserie offers D.I.Y. dessert night
May 24, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREAT
Crafty Portlanders are always doing it themselves when it comes to the arts, but now’s your chance for some sweet do-it-yourself action in the food arts. Portland’s charming East Side Pix Patisserie will offer some decadent DIY indulgence at the Pix Patisserie Concoct Your Own Dessert Night, 7 p.m. to midnight this Wednesday, May 26.
Stop by the [...]
Neat STREET style: A hunger for fashion beneath the bridge
April 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Just look at this fashionable foodie, Jill Seapker, who we plucked from a very long line waiting to enter Willamette Week’s Eat Mobile food cart festival beneath the Morrison Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Seapker drove up to Portland from her home in Corvallis just for the food festival, but she [...]
Neat STREET style: Mixing it up on Northeast Glisan Street
April 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
When Michelle Gerlach strolled past our sunny table on the patio of Northeast Glisan Street’s new Migration Brewing pub, we were so captivated by her grass green espadrilles we slammed down our happy hour glass to chase her down and ask where she got ‘em.
“I have a passion for shoes,” she said. [...]
Portland Prom Planner 2010 + Win a Benefit beauty package
April 14, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Brittnee Rosenblum has been prom shopping for weeks, and she still hasn’t found what she’s looking for. “It has to be perfect,” she said. “After all, it’s something you look forward to all year.” Totally! The day we met the Central Catholic High School junior shopping for prom dresses at [...]
TRAVEL: Savor Cannon Beach food + wine festival
February 26, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TRAVEL
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 [...]
Grand Opening Party at Couture Ultra Lounge tonight
February 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Tonight’s the night if you haven’t yet had a chance to check out Couture Ultra Lounge, which opened quietly in Old Town/China Town in December. The swank new dinner and cocktail lounge is set to throw a Grand Opening Party tonight, with live music, drink specials and amazing eats, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday, [...]
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Let’s talk turkey! Holiday shopping + dining
November 14, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat TREAT
So who knew you can buy a Thanksgiving Tur-Duc-Hen online from Neiman Marcus? Isn’t it kind of weird and wrong to shop for holiday dinner and shoes at the same time? Or wait, I guess that’s awesome.
Anyhow, for those of us not planning to order up a turkey bird from NYC along with a [...]
