Labor Day WeekendSat & Sun: 11AM-6PMThe Lab @ Museum of Contemporary Craft724 Northwest Davis Street on the North Park BlocksA program of Art in the PearlCollaborative Exhibition:In 2007 the sixth annual Collaborative Artists show will be displayed at The Museum of Contemporary Craft in association with Art In The Pearl. The goal of these collaborations is to get artists to explore new things, perhaps work in a different media or look more...

This arts and crafts festival has become synonymous with Labor Day Weekend in the Pearl District. Over 100 artists show and sell their wares under the tree-lined canopy of the North Park Blocks.The World Music Stage offers a variety of music performances and the education pavillion has hands on art activities for kids. Art in the Pearl vendors serve a great selection of food and beverages. At this event, there is something for more...

Save big during the Pearl District’s Annual Labor Day Sidewalk Sale. Designer clothing, accessories, home furnishings, jewelry, paper goods and more at drastic price reductions. Join us for a weekend of shopping and saving! Click here for more information on specific retailers and great deals! more...

Hoyt Realty has a fun new way to support the Komen Foundation. Stop by the Hoyt office at 10th and Northrup and buy a raffle ticket for a Trek Wasabi Cruiser. It's on display in their office. Check it out!Don't forget to sign up for Team Pink Pearls and join the Race for the Cure on Sunday, September 23. more...

Save up your grocery shopping until September 12!Portland’s Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading retailer of natural and organic foods and America’s first national certified organic grocer, has selected DoveLewis as the beneficiary of its upcoming Community Support Day. On Wednesday, September 12 the Pearl District store will donate 5% of the day’s net sales to the organization.In June, the Whole Foods at Bridgeport Village raised more...

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On Sunday, September 9, Vino Paradiso will host a wine dinner featuring wines from Anne Amie VineyardsThe cost is $70 per person, including wine. Reservations can be made by calling 503-295-9536.***update***This just in from Vino Paradiso:We are pleased to announce our next winemaker dinner with Anne Amie Vineyards on Sunday, August 9th at 6 pm. Winemaker Thom Houseman and Tim Brislin will be here to introduce five of Anne Amie's more...

As some of you may recall, Neighborhood Notes was originally an email newsletter. Over the past four years, I collected a really large database of your email addresses. Unfortunately, there was some work done on our server and it completely erased our records.Rather than be glum about it, I've decided to look at this as an opportunity to update. Neighborhood Notes will be sending out an e-newsletter in the very near future, so if you more...

We've all watched Marshall Wells Lofts with great interest over the past year. The entire south side was a maze of scaffolding covered by a giant tarp. All of the units on that side of the building went without natural light the better part of the year--not to mention the noise of the work and presence of the workers right outside their windows. We've all heard the rumors of the cost associated with the repairs and a variety of rumors more...

Cool Moon Ice Cream has officially launched its website. In a section called Adventures in Space, they recount the sweet story of their skywriting adventure and elaborate on the playful use of space at their location.We blogged about the peep show at the store location and have delighted in its evolution. As evidenced by the fingerprints, it seems that neighbors of all sizes have enjoyed peeping inside the store and watching the more...