Greetings PearlHelp readers! You may be wondering where all the Pearl District news has been. Currently we’re enduring a major software upgrade as a result from Mac OS X Lion. This upgrade has created some unexpected issues with our web design & development applications, especially pertaining to photos and media. Please stay tuned and…
Check out these 12 Pearl District shops participating in the 3rd annual Summer Style Sale. Tune in the weekend of July 22 – 24. Participating retailers: Bonnet 412 Northwest 11th Avenue (503) 954-2271 www.bonnetboutique.blogspot.com Ecovide Apparel 921 Northwest Everett Street (503) 360-1163 www.ecovibeapparel.com Folly 1005 Northwest 16th Avenue (503) 954-1334 www.follypdx.com…
One of the Pearl District’s newest residents, Thara Memory, was moving into his new condo in the Pearl when a thief snatched his custom trumpet. This wasn’t any ordinary trumpet, it took 9 months to build and was was created by Dave Monette, a prominent Portland trumpet maker. Thara, who is a professional musician is devastated, saying “I can’t play right now…
In Good Taste Cooking school is holding a Culinary Boot Camp this summer, from August 8 – 12, daily 9 AM – 4:30 PM. The program costs $1,250 per person; which includes your apron, knife, booking book, and lunch & dinner (daily). The class, lead by Jeremy Niehuss and Adam Kaplan, will take students to the…
The experiment to use pay-by-phone parking meters, comes from Atlanta based Parkmobile, and already operates in some 100 U.S. cities. If the system is a success it could easily expand to other parts of Portland. Cheryl Kuck, of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, says “we want to make parking as simple as possible.” This would…
What you get for $900,000… The New York Times says you get a condo in the Pearl District. “It is now home to condominium towers and converted warehouses,” says the article. Next to hot restaurants and famous Powell’s Books. The Times also highlights the access throughout the area, as we know, by Streetcar and Light…
View the $1,175,000 million dollar row house here. This unique Pearl District house features 2 bedrooms, 2.1 bathrooms, 2,000 square feet, and no monthly dues. This is truly a once in five year opportunity to get a piece of real estate, in a rare Pearl house. Here’s some public records on the equity this home has built:…
Vera’s Burger Shack, a Vancouver, BC-based burger chain, plans to expand into the U.S. and its two first locations are slated for Portland — the press release indicates one will be located in the Pearl District. The 2,500 square foot space is expected to open in fall 2011. Paul Brown, a Portland area businessman, visited…
Racked, a website that shares information about retailers nationally, featured Lizard Lounge yesterday. Racked is from the creators of Eater PDX. They create a national version first, then local levels as needed. So far, Racked has a New York edition and Chicago. Lizzard Lounge was featured on a national level for being unique; caring brands…
Kearney Plaza Apartments was the first apartment building constructed in the Pearl District. All the hard work payed off. The seller, Hoyt Street Properties, faced a decision after ten years to refinance or sell. Pressured by investors and high interest in the property, they opted to sell. The 131 apartment building includes 8,000 square feet…