Urban living has become a popular commodity in our world today, the Pearl District has been successful with precise urban planning and decades of hard work to become today’s style neighborhood. Effective neighborhoods need more than just urban renewal plans and funds, though. Dating back to the 1970s, when Portland had no innovative art neighborhoods…
Freedom Center 1 could be the Pearl’s next mixed-use building, the design panel is working around the clock to complete the plans by October. The site, in between NW 14th and 15th avenues on NW Pettygrove Street, would occupy the rest of the block where the current Overton project nears completion. The developers at this…
The Giro di Lombardie is a cycling race, based in Lombardy, Italy. It dates back to 1905 when it was then called the Milan-Milan… It is no longer part of the UCI ProTour but is the last event in the UCI World Ranking calendar. Local Italians are excited to bring their version of the event to Portland…
Benefitting Morrison Child and Family Services, Deschutes Brewery will hold it’s 2nd annual Street Fare on Thursday, August 18 5 PM-9 PM. The event will feature local food carts, indie bands, and a 16oz beer for $10 entry. Visitors will be able to purchase additional beer. Food carts to enjoy: EuroTrash, Robb’s Really Good Food, Perierra Creperie,…
Broadstone Enso, the Pearl District’s Newest Luxury Apartment Community, is up for sale and the expectations of a quick sale are high and accurate. The move comes after Kearny Plaza Apartments sold for a 20 percent premium over its asking price. Alliance Residential Co. is the owner and mostly represented by its marking firm, Cushman & Wakefield…
BankSimple, coming sometime in 2011, announced yesterday they have received an additional 10 million in financing. The investment came from IA Ventures, a firm that exclusively invests in early-stage companies. BankSimple will be an online banking service that focuses on no surprise fees and the best customer service. They have seven employees in the Portland…
When Vestas announced last year they would establish Portland as their new headquarters we knew the facility would only be the best. They’ve taken over the former Meirer & Frank warehouse, the conversion has been well underway for some time now, but they’ve recently come to an agreement with SolarWorld to provide a 112-killowatt solar…
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…