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    Vintalier: Vintage for the Office

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    Lady-like blouses are a specialty at Vintalier, a carefully curated shop that recently opened in the Pearl District. The shop’s racks of office-ready vintage finds reflect the sensible taste of owner Ellen Hsu’s personal wardrobe. “Honestly, I’m practical, a little bit fun, a little bit sophisticated,” Hsu said, laughing. “When I first came here [to [...]

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    The Man Behind Bridge & Burn

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    One of Erik Prowell’s first T-shirt designs showed a man holding a match to a bridge, with the words, “Don’t look back.” Those words resonated with Prowell, founder of the Portland brand, Bridge & Burn. They reminded him of the risk he took when he switched from a career in software programming to apparel design, [...]

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    BUCKET’S – THE PORTLAND PRESS

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013

    We introduced you guys to Crowd Supply last week, Portland’s next generation crowdfunded e-commerce that picks up where Kickstarter and other platforms leave off but today they launched something that we thought you might like as well. As of today you can help support Bucket’s, The Portland Press, a french press for your Mason jar, manufactured [...]

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    TRIIBE MOVEMENT

    Wednesday, May 8, 2013

    Triibe Movement: A creative entity. Mission: Freeing Minds. Fear = Control. No fear. No control. Know fear. Know control. Best friends from birth, and with the same creative mission in mind, Miá Charnelle and Diamond Jeanise Ferguson started a movement. During the day, they’re filming, shooting photographs, graphic designing, editing and designing clothing, and at [...]

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Feb
7

BRIDGE & BURN X OMFGCO

Calling all long and lean makers of the world! The creative geniuses behind Official Mfg Co. (OMFGCO) have teamed up with Portland apparel company, Bridge & Burn, to fashion a Worker’s Uniform for the tall and lanky folks. The exclusive collaboration includes a shop jacket, worker’s shirt, work pants and shop apron. With OMFGCO’s impressive [...]

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Feb
6

PORTLAND AS FUCK

Old Town’s “sneaker slingin”, Compound Gallery is teaming up with The Portland Mercury this month and we think it is a match made art in heaven. Not just any art, “Portland as Fuck” art. The gallery’s newest show opening this Thursday February 7th, is a love letter to Portland from over 25 local artists in [...]

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Feb
5

MEET KYLIE – E+E NEW FOOD COLUMNIST

We are super duper stoked (yeah, we said ‘super duper’), about our new food columnist, Kylie Antolini from the blog, The Baking Bird. After seeing her recipes and drool worthy photos of cookies, cakes, cocktails and savory dishes, we knew we needed her. Bad! So to get to the good stuff, we are here to [...]

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Feb
5

A NOVEL ROMANCE

Seems like just yesterday it was wedding season – with save the dates flooding your mailbox and photos flooding your newsfeed. Now it seems wedding season is just around the corner again, with all the newest bridal gowns, veils and colors popping up like spring flowers. We have to admit that one bridal fashion show [...]

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Feb
4

SWOONING ON…FEB 4

1. This girl and this interview. 2. …and jealous of, this woman’s job. 3. An occasion to dust off your Flapper get-up for this event. 4. This dreamy stop motion video of the 2,200 mile long Appalachian Trail. 5. All of these films playing right here in Portland. 6. Some of the social media ads [...]

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Feb
1

BAR DOBRE GRAND OPENING

On November 8, 2012, Bar Dobre opened it’s doors to a small group of friends – come see us now this Saturday, February 2 as we officially enter the Portland restaurant scene! It has been an incredible 11 weeks and we couldn’t be happier with what Bar Dobre has become. We will have a special menu [...]

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1

FEB 1-7 SHOPPING ROUNDUP

Raise your hand if one of your resolutions this year was to tame your bad shopping habit (yup, ours are up high). After all of the holiday gifting madness, we thought we’d have no problem putting away our wallets for a while. But, we’re probably going to have to bring them back out for this [...]

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Jan
31

FEBRUARY FILM FESTIVALS

36th PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL It’s that time of year again. Films galore! Good thing too, because we just saw Gangster Squad… not impressed. Except for Ryan Gosling, he is always impressive. We need some new culture/film stimulation. This year’s Portland International Film Festival  running from February 7-23, 2013 features the Portland premieres of 19 films submitted [...]

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Jan
30

WHAT’S NEXT, PORTLAND FASHION WEEK

Two big fashion shows this fall are vying for Portland’s top talent. Will one be in, and the other, out? In the 10th anniversary of Portland Fashion Week, veterans of the city’s garment industry are sending two glitzy visions down the catwalk. The first show, Portland Fashion Week, is being resurrected after a noticeable absence [...]

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Jan
28

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO GREAT TOWNS

So, you finally get to take that trip you have been waiting for and counting down on your google calendar for the last 92 days now, or maybe it’s a business trip you have no desire taking. Regardless, isn’t it a bitch when you go to these places that you know must house some kind [...]