Michelle Franklin premieres on ‘Project Runway’
The Video Diaries: Michelle Lesniak Franklin from Dominique Fong on Vimeo. Michelle Lesniak Franklin and 100 of her closest friends will be eagerly awaiting her debut on tonight’s premiere of “Project Runway” Season 11. Franklin, a 34-year-old fashion designer born and raised in Portland, is, for all of last summer’s filming in New York City, [...]
STREETS OF CHROME PHOTO CONTEST
Are you a street photographer or do you know of someone who is? We can think of one, in particular (our talented photographer, Rob Lewis) who would be a perfect candidate for the contest we just got word of. In support of the launch of its new Niko Camera Backpack, Chrome Industries is running a [...]
ALBERTA EYE CARE
Alberta Eye Care is the newest addition to the growing group of retail shops and restaurants located in the heart of the Alberta Arts District. If you haven’t set eyes on (pun intended) the storefront of the newest vision experts, then you have another thing coming. Alberta Eye Care is a full-service optometric practice that [...]
SWOONING ON…JAN 22
1. The greatest little matchboxes we ever did see. 2. This bird who actually does Dubstep. 3. This pranks. Because it just never gets old. 4. Rooney Mara. Because let’s face it, she’s sexy and because we are eagerly awaiting her new movie (out Feb 8th). 5. Stella vine. She’s an amazing artist and person and [...]
Nancy Keystone Directs Venus in Fur
After looking through the 2013 schedule for Portland Center Stage (PCS), there was one show that really caught our attention. Starting January 29th, the Tony Award winning play, Venus in Fur will be showing at the Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory. Not only has it had an extremely successful run on Broadway but PCS managed [...]
Ken Stringfellow Talks about new album
Ken Stringfellow (Posies, ex-Big Star, ex-REM) is returning to the Pacific Northwest and hitting up Portland’s famous Mississippi Studios on Wednesday,January 23rd with The Maldives opening. He’s currently touring in support of his latest record Danzig in the Moonlight, featuring a song with Charity Rose Thielen from The Head and the Heart (see video below). [...]
Kickstarter Pick: Duo
Who: Kevin Kadooka, a senior mechanical engineering student at the University of Portland What: Duo, a DIY retro camera kit Goal: $10,000 by Feb. 20 So far: ~$12,700 His story: Ever since Kevin Kadooka received his first camera, he thought, “oh man, I want to build one of these.” Growing up, Kadooka’s habit of dismantling [...]
Kickstarter Pick: Orp
Who: Toren Orzeck, an industrial designer What: Orp, a bike horn and light loud enough to be heard in traffic Goal: $90,000 by Feb. 11 So far: ~$43,500 His story: When Toren Orzeck was in high school, a car ran into him as it was making a left turn, or “hook.” Orzeck, fortunately, was fine. [...]
MAVEN COLLECTIVE
Our favorite events usually involve pop-up shops, filled to the brim with different makers and designers. Something about the collaborative spirit of pop-ups just clicks with us. That’s why we absolutely love Maven Collective, a permanent pop-up shop of sorts, in the Montavilla neighborhood. Four local Etsy proprietresses—Rebekah Dortmund (of Little Byrd Vintage), Sue Teso [...]
BRING YOUR BLING
We just got the best press release email from Mark Woolley’s Gallery informing us to “Bring [Our] Bling” for their “AWESOMELY FUN” open house this Saturday. Kayla Newell and Hayden Taatjes will be showcasing their slightly ridiculous but highly entertaining artwork that we can’t seem to get enough of. We love to bring our bling, especially when it is in the [...]
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