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Let's face it: X-mas Eve and Christmas Day pretty much blow for the Jews. Everything is closed, the streets are dead quiet and all our gentile friends are wrapped up in tree-trimming and stocking-stuffing. Well, this Christmas Eve is lookin' up for ...   More

News One of Portland's latest and greatest boutiques to scratch the surface of this town's collective creativity is Stand Up Comedy (811 E Burnside, Suite 119, www.shopstandingup.us). We're sure you have become familiar with its well-curated mix of eccentric, underground novelty items and structural pieces of clothing to dress yourself pretty. This tucked-away shop is...   More

News Greetings, once again, from Consumer Whore:

Stopped by Canoe (1136 NW Alder, 889-8545) a few nights ago. When you don't know exactly what you are looking for gift-wise, this shop, with its well chosen contemporary smorgasbord of house/office/personal/kitchen-wares, is an inspiring refuge of national and ...   More

News To finish off Hanukkah with a sweet bang, give a hostess gift fit for even the snootiest JAP—Oregon-based Harry and David's newest holiday addition, the Festival of Lights Tower ($39.95).

It's a gift box of delectable delicacies. (Don't wo...   More

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In the spirit of extended shopping hours, credit card binges and hopefully finding that perfect present, here come some extra gift-giving ideas on the weekly, throughout the month of December. Because Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are u...   More

Special Section 44 Keepin’ It Kosher Polka dots aren’t just for tween girls anymore. L.A.-based clothing company Orthodox brings the otherwise cutesy print to the men’s section with this lightweigh ...   More

Special Section 54 Be All That You Can Maccabee New Delhi-based decorative artist and designer Michael Aram has taken the symbolic and delicate form of the olive branch and welded its sprawling shape into that of a b ...   More

Special Section 42 Take a Whiff No need to smell like one of Gramps’ stashed-away cardigans —we promise this version from RCVA ($70, Local 35, 3556 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 963-8200) hasn’t seen any bi ...   More

Special Section 60 Tea Time The proper use for a tea towel is for drying dishes. But Third Drawer Down creates these artful, limited-edition linen versions ($40, Olio United, 1028 SE Water Ave., Suite 120, 542-500 ...   More

News Tonight felt like a cohesive runway showing for all parties involved. Unfortunately, there was a noticeably lesser crowd to witness it. Nevertheless, two stand-outs were Portlander Emily Katz (whose previous line, well-known around town, was named Bonnieheartclyde) and the L.A.-based, internationally recognized Stewart + Brown.
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