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Reason to Celebrate

This weekend, Barberama/Javarama will host two events. They’ll mark a new beginning of sorts for the shop. As previously mentioned, Barberama’s owner Nicole Cathcart put the salon up for sale a few months back. The salon now has a new owner, Brian Fuqua. To mark the occasion, the salon is hosting a party [...]

Bus Stop Diversion

by A. L. Venable

This morning’s commute to the office provided an interesting diversion. As I waited for the second bus of my commute on NE Multnomah, I couldn’t help but notice a Knife River load sitting in the middle of the street. “Well, that’s an odd place to leave a bunch of dirt,” I thought.
A few minutes later, [...]

10.14.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Get Fancy

by A. L. Venable

One weekend a month, a basement on a residential street in NE Portland turns into a place where plus-size women and men can shop for vintage and new-to-you clothing and shoes.
After knowing about Fat Fancy for months, I finally made it over this afternoon to check out the “store.” The women running the shop [...]

08.30.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Here comes the new food to replace the old food

by A. L. Venable

Upon taking a late lunch this afternoon, I walked over to the Fleur de Lis Bakery. They know my name at the bakery because I’m in there so often. I like to think my enthusiasm about the restaurant sent customers their way. Today, I opted for the roast turkey sandwich and a basil lemonade. From [...]

08.19.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

No, really, cut your hair

by A. L. Venable

For the better part of my life, I started to avoid the hair salon due to some bad experiences. There was a time where I would just wear the same hairstyle for years, attempt cutting my own hair, or perhaps using some temporary color to “shake things up.”
These days, I’ve gotten over that fear [...]

08.16.2008 See the rest →

Get outside this weekend

by A. L. Venable

With all the sunny and warm weather, who doesn’t want to get outside and enjoy it? Fortunately, there are no shortage of festivals and activities in the coming weeks. So, where will I be this weekend?
On Saturday, I’ll join other Francophiles at the 2008 Bastille Festival in the Pearl in Jamison Park. The festival, with free [...]

07.09.2008 See the rest → 1 comment