PDX BEER WEEK
Portlanders love their beer. So much so, that there’s an entire week (technically, 11 days) dedicated to celebrating it. From June 6th to June 16th, the city will be flooded with beer-centric events and specials for the third annual PDX Beer Week. We’ve rounded up a list of the festivities to help you map out [...]
Cardamom Rose Gin & Tonic
Last Friday, I went on a cocktail crafting spree. It was just one of those Fridays where I needed to do something creative. Make a fancy cocktail, take some pictures of a fancy cocktail, edit pictures of fancy cocktails… you get the picture (no pun intended). I made a deeeliciously boozy milkshake and then this [...]
SWOONING ON.. MAY 20
1. This fun + beautiful shop. Article to follow next week. 2. This almost vegan cake. We want it for breakfast! 3. This is great. Thanks Ms. Swift for finally being cool. 4. These croissant-donut hybrid out of NYC. Who will be the first to do it in PDX? 5. This adorable fashion blog by the cutest [...]
SPECK MOUNTAIN
On May 19th, Chicago band, Speck Mountain, will be making a much-anticipated stop in Portland on their west coast tour. With warm vocals from lead singer, Marie-Claire Balabanian, and dreamy, mesmerizing guitar from Karl Briedrick, Speck Mountain’s style has been aptly dubbed, “ambient soul”. Balabanian and Briedrick (who are considered musical soulmates) share the songwriting [...]
(Almost Vegan) Everyday Chocolate Loaf Cake
Ok, let me first start off by saying that you know you have the most badass kittens ever when they behave during a food photography shoot while blasting some ZZ Top on the record player (ie. not jump on the kitchen table full of delicately placed reflector boards, powdered sugar and cake crumbs everywhere). [...]
WARBY PARKER CLASS TRIP
The Warby Parker Class Trip school bus is making a stop in Portland this Thursday! As part of an effort to bring the Warby Parker showroom experience to life, the team is visiting 9 cities in 6 months on a cross-country road trip of sorts. In case you’re not familiar with the brand, Warby Parker’s [...]
HOLLY STALDER AT OPEN SEASON
Tonight is the first installment of The Mercury’s annual fashion show Open Season. We are excited for all of the designers in this four day show, but we’re definitely holding our breath for Holly Stalders’ show this evening. We stopped in on Saturday to get a sneak peak at her shop, Haunt and we walked away [...]
SWOONING ON…MAY 13
1. These photos from the “Follow Me” series. Cool concept. 2. The fact Portland Mercury’s 9th annual spring fashion show, Open Season starts today. 3. This branding portfolio. 4. Matchbook’s 15 best Sylvia Plath quotes post. 5. The illustrations of Brazilian artist, Matheus Lopes. 6. The NIKE DUNK iD X NYLON collaboration where you can [...]
OPEN SEASON: WHO’S WHO
Four days. Seven of Portland’s emerging fashion designers. Next week, the Portland Mercury is hosting its ninth annual spring fashion show, “Open Season: Fashion Lives Fast.” The four-day event will showcase some of the city’s most anticipated collections at intimate venues across Southeast Portland. http://openseason.strangertickets.com/ Get the lowdown on each of the featured designers:
CROWD SUPPLY X WILD OUTDOOR APPAREL
There’s exciting news for all you outdoorsy people. It’s Portland, so we are assuming there are a lot of you. Wild Outdoor Apparel is Crowd Supply’s newest e-commerce launch (TODAY). Haven’t heard of Crowd Supply yet? They are the next generation crowdfunded e-commerce that picks up where Kickstarter and other platforms leave off. They provide product [...]
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