By Eric NolandMEDIANEWS STAFFArticle Launched: 04/29/2007 03:07:46 AM PDTUpon finding your way into Portland's Pearl District, pause for a moment, close your eyes and let your imagination run free.You can almost hear the sounds of another era. The clink of steel pails at the Holly Dairy. The chugging of a heavily laden train pulling away from the loading docks on 13th Avenue. The bustle in a warehouse in which the inventory is detailed more...

If any of you are interested in joining the Community Garden, here's the info:Dear Members and Friends of the Garden,It is time that we announce dues for 2007. For those who would like to be considered full-fledged members, the dues are $50 per year (low income members, $25).Many of you were part of the committee that laid the foundation for what the garden has become. Your inspiration and planning has produced a vibrant and dynamic more...

There was a nugget tucked away in today's Portland Business Journal article about Pearl retail: Eddie Bauer is opening in The Metropolitan on 11th and Lovejoy. more...

Here is a photo of the car used in the recent building intrusion. It's a 2002 Kia Spectra. more...

Growing Pearl gains national attentionSome locally based retailers are wondering if there's room leftPortland Business Journal - April 27, 2007by Wendy CulverwellElizabeth Prusiewicz has stood watch over her corner of the Pearl District for four years.Her tiny shop, Knit Knot Studio, occupies 450 well-organized square feet in a first-floor corner of the Chown Pella Building, at Northwest Glisan Street and 13th Avenue.Prusiewicz and her more...

On Saturday evening, one of the Pearl buildings had a security intrusion. A team comprised of a man and woman (both professionally dressed) accessed a secure front entry (details not being released) and inspected the mail and lobby area. Then they descended into the garage, opened the garage doors from the inside and proceeded to drive their car -- the license plates covered by sweatshirts -- into the garage where they stayed for more...

The lineup for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s fifth annual Time-Based Art Festival has been announced, and no mainstream name dominates. If there is a headliner, said TBA’s artistic director, Mark Russell, it’s the Donna Uchizono Company.Instead of one big show, Russell promises little surprises running through the festival, which runs Sept. 6 to Sept. 16.In the case of the New York-based Uchizono Company, those include more...

Pearl Insider poops on the new women's store called Moule' at 1225 NW Everett:First we got an email: "Do you know what kind of store is going in across Everett from the W+K building? It's the one with a giant photo of a woman in the window..."Then a note from a PDBA insider: "They have ultra-chic designers- Betsey Johnson, J.Brand and Chip & Pepper Jeans, etc. Also bags, shoes and luggage by Philippe Starck. And . . . gasp! . . . more...

It's now open and the entire Pearl must get bent...O. All right, the Bob Dylan reference was a stretch, but the food at get bento is worth a visit. The menu is simple, the place is simple, but it’s just plain good. They have 4 items on their menu - vegi, tempeh, chicken, and beef. On Fridays they'll have fish. And it’s all served over rice (brown or white). And the price isn't too bad either. Don't expect a lot when you got here, just more...

Different day, SOS.Now it’s a "Floor Sample" sale. The "Last Days" signs are gone, only the name has changed. So I guess its safe to assume that the "Last Days" was referring to the name and not the store or the scumbag practice of the perpetual "sale". At least the “For Sale” sign is still out, that leaves some hope that this "business" will be gone soon.Come on John, cut the BS, shut the store down and crawl back to Phoenix. We are more...