Wednesday, March 10, 2010

TRAVEL: Savor Cannon Beach food + wine on spring break

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 [...]

Neat DEAL
Me, I want a hooooolah hoop . . . from Lucy!

December 23, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat DEAL

Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)
? Christmas, Christmas time is near ? . . . and which one of those precious little cartoon chipmunks wanted the Hula-Hoop? Alvin? Simon? Theodore? No matter – now we can all get our hands on a FREE Christmas Hula-Hoop, though Christmas really will come one day late (sorry, Alvin). On Saturday, Dec. [...]

Neat TRAVEL
New year, new locale? Let’s go: Borneo!

December 15, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat TRAVEL

There’s something about facing a new year that can make a gal feel restless and eager to shake things up. With 2010 looming and plenty of us either unemployed or just itching to get involved in something meaningful, Habitat For Humanity’s upcoming Global Village Trips to Borneo might be the perfect New Year’s resolution.
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Ellington holiday handbag sample sale

November 21, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat SALE

Portland’s hometown handbag heroes Ellington will host a huge sample sale at the Northwest Portland showroom on Black Friday and throughout the busy shopping weekend of Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 29.
Shop for deals and discounts on Ellington’s beautifully utilitarian handcrafted handbags, travel bags and accessories, which are sold at upscale boutiques nationwide. They’ll [...]

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Check into The Westin, check out the deals

November 7, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat DEAL, Neat TRAVEL

Holiday travel and shopping season is here, and there’s almost nothing better than combining the two. If you have peeps visiting Portland, or if you want to make a sweet shopping mini-getaway yourself, check out these designer deals when you check in to The Westin Portland hotel between Monday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
Situated smack-dab [...]