Christmas fantasy trail
Take a walk through over 1,000 feet of wooded walkways decked out fully in holiday spirit at Wenzel Farm’s Christmas Fantasy Trail.
An architect shapes a city
When I don’t have time to travel, I time travel. The buildings of architect A.E. Doyle are like portals to Portland’s past. The architect’s classical-inspired buildings, including the Multnomah Public Library, the Benson Hotel, Reed College, the former Meier & Frank now Macy’s, and dozens of others built during the early 1900s, helped shape the City of Roses.
Schoolhouse Electric’s evolution
Brian Faherty was working in real estate when he noticed that otherwise tastefully restored historic homes often fell short on lighting. That gave him a brilliant idea.
Keeping your gift plants giving
So your neighbor gives you a poinsettia each year, but then you feel guilty throwing it in the compost after the holidays. What to do?
Super colossal holiday sale
Crafty Wonderland began in 2006 as a monthly art and craft sale and has had many iterations in the years since – including 2010’s six-week pop-up shop that turned into a full-time retail store. Perhaps our favorite though is the yearly Super Colossal Holiday Sale, featuring hundreds of vendors in a two-day event.
Grain to Glass Brewing Class
So, winter is coming and you need a new indoor hobby. Why not learn to make your own beer? F.H. Steinbart teaches classes on the art of the homebrew, including their Grain to Glass Brewing Class where you even get to sample different beers. Prost!
A storybook house
A man built a house in Wales entirely by hand. His low-impact Woodland Home might have inspired a blog about being good and green and resourceful but instead I’m way too excited about the fact that the place he created looks like a house for hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Theme decorating is my weakness. This obsession interest stems from a troubled childhood, troubled because I was sharing an orange and yellow bedroom with my sister while my little brothers’ room was outfitted with Charlie Brown and Snoopy bedspreads. The boys had a Peanuts theme. The girls had only a vague reference to citrus fruit.
Schoolhouse Electric Grand Opening Product Launch
Hometown darling Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. is throwing a Grand Opening Product Launch Celebration (say that three times fast) at their new flagship showroom this week.
Christmas Around the World
For over 40 years, the Pittock Mansion has been transformed into a winter wonderland during the holiday season. This year’s festivities celebrate Christmas Around the World, with the mansion’s 23 rooms bedecked in global holiday cheer.
Wreathmaking workshop
Deck your halls with this wreathmaking class at Portland Nursery. Take advantage of the myriad of greens, cut flowers and more available and learn to add your personal style to a basic holiday wreath.
