LOCATION PROFILE

Elizabeth Leach Gallery

(503) 224-0521

417 NW 9th Ave.

http://www.elizabethleach.com/

Neighborhood: Pearl District

With national and international media shining bright lights into every nook and cranny of Portland culture, this saccharine-sweet spot gets the most hype of all. (read more) In what used to be one of Portland’s grimiest locales, the Pearl District’s upscale retailers have come a long way from their busted-warehouse beginnings—a transformation both lauded and severely scoffed at, depending on whom you ask. For better or worse, there’s no apparent end in sight to the high-rise construction. Spendy though it is, all this dense mixed-use development makes for readily walkable retail, food and gallery bounty. Couple that with the alphabetical street names, and it’s easy to navigate through high-end local shops like Bubble Boutique (1238 NW Glisan St., 219-0098) and Lizard Lounge (1323 NW Irving St., 416-7476) that commingle with giant chains like REI (1405 NW Johnson St., 221-1938) and Diesel (30 NW 12th Ave., 241-1355). For a morning bite, scribble your party’s name on a waitlist at the French-American Everett Street Bistro (1140 NW Everett St., 467-4990), or nurse your hangover at kitschy Byways Cafe (1212 NW Glisan St., 221-0011). Should the sun decide to pop up, head over to Jamison Square (810 NW 11th Ave.), where condo-dwelling MILFs and their preppy offspring splash in the fountain and take PB&J breaks at Sip & Kranz (901 NW 10th Ave., 336-1335). For a reality check, pop by the Low Brow Lounge (1036 NW Hoyt St., 226-0200) for some killer tater tots and a brew, or wallow in the blues at Jimmy Mak’s (221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542). —Elianna Bar-El.

Also in Pearl District neighborhood:

Carlyle Food
Fratelli Food
Ecotrust Food
Teardrop Cocktail Lounge Food
REI Food
Sur La Table Food
Lawrence Gallery Live Music
Vault Martini Live Music
Umpqua Bank-Pearl Live Music
Andina Live Music
Paragon Restaurant Live Music
BodyVox Studios Dance
Low Brow Lounge Visual Arts
American Institute of Architects Visual Arts
Beet Gallery Visual Arts

Events Today

Upcoming Events

Tuesday September 9

STAGE

Tim Crouch

England is Tim Crouch’s award-winning experimental play that doubles as an investigation into the nature of the audience. This is the Time-Based Art Festival, so you’re going to need a strong head, either because your mind’s going to get blown or because you’ll be at risk of wearing a hole in your cranium from scratching it so hard trying to figure out what the hell is going on. Also, you’ll need strong legs, as the audience is expected to spend a portion of the performance standing. That’s right, you lazy bastards, you’re going to have to work, too. Now that's meta. MATT GRAHAM. Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 NW 9th Ave., 224-0521. 6:30 pm Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 10-11. $20-$25.