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November, 2009
Lucky Strike
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
My relocated Bay Area husband is always on the lookout for good Chinese food, so it was sooner rather than later that we headed out to the Sichuan restaurant, Lucky Strike, way way out 122 blocks on the east side, that was just featured as a top restaurant in Portland Monthly. A favorite food accomplice, [...]
Classic Houses of Portland
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
This is the name of the book and the lecture featured this Saturday at the wonderful Architectural Heritage Center on SE Grand. Bill Hawkins, one of it’s authors, will take you on a visual tour of some of the 300 residences in this must have book for those seriously interested in the architecture of Portland. [...]
Beaker and Flask
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Now that no babysitter is required for nights out, it’s so much easier to try and keep up with Portland’s food scene. If only I could have done it when the calories were easier to lose! J and I have visited Beaker and Flask and several occasions, and it’s amazing how popular it has become [...]
Eames at Work
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Our own internationally known Ziba design’s exciting new workspace was open briefly to the public for the Eames at Work tour, a fundraiser for Street of Eames. It was a rare occasion to experience the melding visions of a design company and Holst Architecture. The interiors polished cement floors and white surfaces were warmed by [...]
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October 2009 Market Action Report
Friday, November 13th, 2009
The biggest headline on the Portland RMLS report is that inventory is down to 6.5 months- the lowest since August 2007. Normally this would mean we have reached a balance between buyers and sellers in our marketplace. Though we started off in January with a whopping 19 months of inventory, new listings have also steadily [...]
Robert Rummers Great Theft
Friday, November 13th, 2009
It was quite an evening a Rejevenation recently when they hosted a talk between Robert Rummer, builder of the famed “Rummer homes” and Becca Cavell of THC Architecture. Becca did a fabulous interview with Robert before a sell out crowd benefitting the Street of Eames. I was rather worried for Robert, who I got to [...]