What’s happening over summer vacation? Most of us ask friends and family this question assuming there must be a reservation pending to an exotic destination resort. However, in this economy, an extended luxury vacation might not be in the budget. Fortunately there is often much to do right in your own hometown. Sometimes we take…
When Brian Yablon was 8 years old, his father taught him an important lesson: support of israel is not only a matter of words – it is something you do. Yablon, the new chair of Oregon AIPAC, remembers it well. it was 1973. the Yom Kippur War had broken out. the family came home from…
Realtors know that spiffed-up homes sell faster and for more money, so they sometimes recommend hiring a staging company to spruce them up. But all it takes, really, to vastly improve the look of a home going on the market is some elbow grease, serious decluttering and fresh color. Curb appeal is what gets potential…
Two generations of Portland’s Horowitz family have experienced the lifelong benefits of international student exchange programs. Now the executive director of Portland Jewish Academy and Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Lisa Horowitz went to Chile as an exchange student shortly after Augusto Pinochet became dictator of Chile in a 1973 coup. “I am a big proponent…
I read recently that most women average 17 pairs of shoes, though they regularly wear only three pairs. as I look over at my own closet, a quick count seems about right. I have 21 pairs (I shop a lot with clients, so that seems conservative to me). I too usually wear about two to…
Fashion is a worldwide phenomenon, with many of the world’s leading designers stem- ming from Jewish ancestry. designers includ- ing ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, isaac Mizrahi, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen and diane von Furstenberg are among the ranks of leading designers in today’s market. Notably, diane von Furstenberg, the creator of the iconic wrap dress,…
Just when we thought we had mastered almost all the fancy terms a fine restaurant’s menu could throw at us, we come across yet another: charcuterie. Charcuterie is the hot new trend, from artisan butcher shops to the menus of the hippest hole-in-the- wall eateries. Young, tattooed chefs everywhere are coming up with curious menu…
Dear Helen: I come from a large family with three uncles and lots of cousins. Every b’nai mitzvah is a chance for someone to show off how rich they are with a bigger and bigger party. I want mine to be small, and I want to ask people to donate some of the money they…
“We don’t live in Southern California,” points out landscape designer Lynn Wolfstone. Portland summers are beautiful, but let’s be realistic. “Chances are we are going to look at our garden more than we will be in our garden.” Lynn was born and raised in Portland, so she knows whereof she speaks. “I always ask a…
Spring’s hottest colors and styles are bold and beautiful. Look for spring greens, hot pinks, bright colors, feminine lace and sophisticated black-and-white patterns for this seasons’ dresses, maxis and more. Dresses are the one-piece wonder, when it comes to fashion, pulling together a look in just one piece. If you’re pressed for time, having a…
