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Event date: Dec 8, 2011

Event location: NE Broadway between NE 6th Ave. and NE 33rd Ave.

25-plus NE Broadway businesses are staying open to dazzle with spectacular holiday deals, activities, pampering, snacks & drinks just for you ladies! Enjoy flash sales, special events, free gifts and refreshments, and then enjoy food & drink specials at your favorite restaurants to finish the evening. Avoid the crowds, leave the kids and men at home, grab your girlfriends and get your shopping done early! Find the details at more...

Event date: Dec 3, 2011 → Dec 31, 2011

Event location: NE Broadway between NE 6th Ave. and NE 33rd Ave.

Lights on NE Broadway localizes the season this December with great deals and merchant activities all month, plus festive roving carolers, jugglers and entertainment. The NE Broadway business district has Everything You Need! Great local shops, unique gifts, excellent customer service, delicious eating & drinking, and services for your every need—all conveniently located. This Holiday Season, support your local businesses and more...

Better late than never, right? Summer, that is, and all the foods with which we associate the season. Owing to the impact of late storms and fluctuating temperatures, local farmers’ most reliable summer crops are just now starting to fill market stalls and CSA boxes. What does all of this mean for you, your kitchen, and your belly? It’s time to take full advantage of the flavors of late summer by sourcing your goods close more...

Event location: NE Broadway between NE 6th Ave and NE 33rd Ave

The NE Broadway Summer Super Sale will offer an energetic atmosphere, great merchandise and bargains up to 75% off, with music and fun for everyone. Sidewalks will have sale tables spilling over with killer deals, and more can be found inside the shops. NE Broadway merchants will also present entertainment stages and activities throughout the weekend. It all begins Friday with a live music stage; picks up steam Saturday with another more...

Spring is a tricky season in the Pacific Northwest, holding onto winter cloud and cold while allowing some glimpses of warm sun to peek through. The local food menu reflects this contrast, with winter crops coming to market at the height of their flavor and early spring crops making their first appearance. Just as you may be confused about whether to wear short sleeves or a heavy coat, accessing the array of local seasonal foods can be more...

In 1930, Ruth Graves Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, MA, ran out of baker’s chocolate and instead used chopped, semi-sweet chocolate in the cookies she baked for her guests. Yes, the chocolate cookie was an accident. Since its inception, the treat has become an integral member of the American food canon. Ms. Wakefield would be pleased to know that May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day. In honor of this more...

If you yearn to eat seasonal, local foods while also deepening the impact of your purchasing power so that it directly supports the work of local farmers, you may want to consider becoming a member of a CSA. A CSA, which stands for community-supported agriculture, allows individuals and families to directly invest in a local farm by purchasing shares of the farm’s harvest. In return for your subscription, you get a box, basket or more...

A food-buying club (FBC) is just what it sounds like: a group of people getting together to purchase food. There are several reasons to join or start an FBC, the most obvious of which is the increased buying power provided by a collective. By purchasing items directly from farmers and vendors, an FBC avoids the overhead costs that drive up retail prices. Members also benefit from greater choice and flexibility, enhanced freshness and more...

Eating locally, sustainably and seasonally can often seem daunting, especially in winter. By January, having eaten through all the Hubbard squash and home-canned tomatoes in storage, you're kind of tired of potatoes, and you inexplicably find yourself craving bell peppers and cucumbers—both months out of season. Want to know the local secrets to fighting mid-winter's food doldrums? With a little planning and some new more...

Unless you grow all your own food and haven’t visited a supermarket or a food co-op for quite a while, you have doubtlessly noticed two short words now appearing on the packages of both new and familiar items as you stroll the aisles: gluten free. You’ll find them on packaged products in nearly every aisle of your neighborhood grocery store. Meanwhile, Portland pizza chains post signs for their new gluten-free pies and you more...