I visited looking for supplies to add fake greenery to my Hot Wheels dioramas. Cool store, with a…read moredecent selection of items to mimic real vegitation. I received some great modeling advice from an employee and they recommended a YouTube channel with demo videos.

I not a railroad hobbyist, but I've found interesting supplies here for building dioramas and other…read moreminiature displays for work. The folks here are very considerate and helpful, and open to helping me bring some of my crazy ideas to life. I'm so happy specialty stores like this still exist, and I hope as a community we can continue supporting them. There is no replacement for the years of expertise these shopkeepers bring to the retail experience. There is a large parking lot in front of the store, which is convenient because the neighborhood tends to be pretty busy. And the parking enforcement can be quite unforgiving in the area.

Had a great stay at Holiday Inn Portland Airport. The complimentary airport tram service was…read moreextremely convenient and made traveling in and out super easy. The staff was very friendly and welcoming, which made a strong first impression--especially since it was my first time ever visiting Portland. I arrived late at night, so walking into a clean, comfortable room was exactly what I needed. The bed was extremely comfortable, and the shower was excellent--perfect way to unwind after a long travel day. Overall, a solid place to stay near the airport. I really enjoyed my time here and would definitely consider staying again.

don't stay here. long day of travel and arrived around 8 pm. I asked front desk if they had a…read morerestaurant and he said yes open until 9. dropped bags in the room, came down and the restaurant was closed due to "staffing issues." Had to get back in the car and go find a place to eat (and the staff had no clue as to where the closest restaurant was) After dinner got back to the hotel and was excited to chill out and watch the world cup. NOPE !! Room has no remote. Went back downstairs to ask the front desk and he said he would get in touch with housekeeping. Thirty minutes later I called down to ask again and he said they didn't have any remotes as they are on order. Most of the lights in the room don't work. The chair by the desk raises up and slowly lowers. Holes in the wall. What a disappointing experience!

I have been shopping at Kids at Heart when I come to Portland on business for quite some time. I…read moredid again this weekend. I have experienced a pattern of somewhat unfriendly behavior by some staff working at this store before, but really thought nothing of it until a recent experience both in their store and outside of. I will add however that not all employees here can be blamed for the actions of others. I also just happened to attend a birthday party early Sunday evening for my daughter's friend. Another individual was there, who coincidentally owns a retail store in the same area as Kids At Heart, and was explaining after the party to a few of us how he bought some Needoh there and how he was texting other parents ahead of this party that they could find them there too. He went on to say that days later, the owner of Kids at Heart barges in to his store during business hours, in front of his own customers, and accuses him or buying Needoh from her store and selling them at his. Mind you, he is showing us video footage from his phone to back up how outlandish the Kids At Heart owners behavior was and I watched in confusion because he tried calmly explaining to her that it was simply coincidence and she didn't seem to care. What was tacky was how she had no visual proof of her claim, only some he said-she said story, then started going off about prices of items in his store and on his website while shouting some type of action against his store. I could only wonder if she was there for more competitive or territorial reasons, but then I would be guilty of assumption as well. This behavior was all over an extremely popular $5-$15 toy sold at hundreds of other stores, which I see listed on Walmart and Amazon for $30-45. Many of the parents have had to drive around for weeks hunting for these things in preparation of the party, time was running out, and this other business owner kinda saved the day for us by making sure every kid (and some parents) at this party had a Needoh, or ones to gift, so everyone could have the same experience as the birthday girl. The picture I took at this party with one of the same Needoh styles this man purchased from Kids at Heart (and other stores too) kinda proves my point because they clearly ended up at a personal event, not in his store. After hearing this story and seeing proof to back it up, I was shocked by the owner of Kids At Heart and her behavior. I am not one to typically review retail stores and I was not asked to leave this review by anyone involved, but I certainly felt it needed to be done since the owner of Kids At Heart acted in such a hostile way towards another business that supported them. Overall, my experience this weekend combined with the above - I now choose to look elsewhere for children's gifts (and so will a handful of other parents).

If you're looking for Jelly Cats, this is the place to be. They have a ton of cute and soft…read morestuffies. I use to come here as a kid while I adventured down Hawthorne with my sister. I had very fond memories of this spot. I have taken my nieces here many times and I can tell this spot will also hold a special place in their hearts. Theres a ton of toys and they are really good at rotating out their merchandise. There's a lot of toys that will appeal to a variety of age groups. Sometimes they can be on the pricier side, but nonetheless a very fun spot to take the kiddos. There's a variety of fun charms too for the children to build their own charm bracelets. This is an activity my nieces enjoy every time we come by. The staff here are always so friendly and patient with the kids as well.

Not shocked to see they are now out of business…read more Kind of an odd experience. Popped up on a Google search and happened to be a shop I hadn't heard of before, thought I'd check them out. No new issues, at all, that I could see. All back issues. Lots of other memorabilia that was neat to see, most of the vintage stuff was non-comics related. The back issues I looked through were mostly 70s and 80s era. I didn't really catch any key issues. Owner makes a lot of claims about how much inventory he has (must not be in the store), how long he's been in business (weird since I've been living here 30 years and this is the first time I've heard of them), and how he mostly sells to other shops, but other shops are ripping me off (and he ran that line no less than 3 or 4 times while I was looking around.) It's a step above shops that only have in-print graphic novels and Funko-Pops, I guess. Books are well organized and clearly marked unlike some other shops where random boxes are the display of choice. I really can't think of a reason to go back. Excalibur has more back issues, current issues and graphic novels, so does Cosmic Monkey and Cloud 9. Future Dreams has everything, but needs an organizational assistant. Floating World moved to Lloyd Center. Any of these is a better shop.

Went in there to see if they had any special Pokémon cards. The guy there immediately told us to go…read moreto Fred Meyer. Didn't even give us a moment to say what we were looking for. he smokes in his shop so everything smells like cigarettes and what fun for the asthma.

Teri designed a $1700 pretty simple, silk dress for my wedding in September of 2015. Teri is very…read moregood at explaining how the architecture of a dress works, which is why I picked her over a boutique designer. She was never super friendly during our visits, even forgetting that we had an appointment once or twice. She was pretty cold when I brought my mom and mother in law in.. not very fun during a very exciting time. The most important thing... the dress never had much done to it whenever I had an appointment! She would literally start sowing on it when I'd come in and made very simple and sometimes careless details that I had to ask to have redone with more care. The worst thing, the day of picking up the dress, she was not done with it, finishing it in front of me. She DID NOT FINISH THE SEAMS UNDER MY DRESS. It was literally tattered seams underneath and I had a train, so if it flipped over, it was tattered shreds. She said this was normal, to preserve the soft look on the outside. I took it to two seamstresses afterward and no one said this was normal or acceptable. But we had no time to fix it before the wedding so I wore it anyway. During my wedding I felt self conscious and worried that my dress would show the tatters or would fall apart... as I had jeweled straps and the jewels were very lose. I had to donate my dress afterward because it was just falling apart... and they would only accept the dress because they could use the fabric to practice on lol, they couldn't even fix it to be worn again. Sorry ladies, don't let this happen to you. Get the dress and the experience you deserve, somewhere professional.

My husband and I got married after dating for seven years. By the time our wedding came around, we…read morealready had bought a house and cars together, were on each others' life insurance policies, etc. So, the idea of the traditional wedding did not appeal to us...instead, we wanted to throw a chic, modern party. After trying on dresses at many stores in the Portland area, I never found something that was exactly what I was looking for. There were elements to several dresses that I loved but none of them combined into one. Here's where Terri at Embellish Design comes in. I decided that having my dress custom-made was the way to go. I contacted Terri and went to her studio in her house in NE Portland. Let's just say that the woman is AMAZINGLY talented. She went to Parsons School of Design in LA and her abilities are incredible. We sat down and discussed different dresses and styles, fabrics and details. She brought out fabric samples and talked about the pros and cons of each. The experience was incredibly fun...we built a dress that was exactly what I had wanted on all fronts (fabric, shape, detail). Her work was incredibly gorgeous AND the cost of the dress when all was said and done was cheaper than any of the dresses I had tried on in the shops. She also has a party dress business called Olivia Luca.

I've climbed in gyms all across the country and PRG NE is a solid if not above average gym in terms…read moreof climbing options and overall gym quality. Climbs (both boulder and ropes) are creative and interesting. There's enough wall so that you get a good variety of angles and they're refreshed enough that you rarely go in and say you have nothing to work on. I do usually go at night, and being new to the area, I don't love the parking situation. It's street parking and I never have parked more than two blocks away, but trying to read all the different parking signs at night is a massive pain. That being said, I do enjoy PRG NE more than Beaverton. Unpopular opinion I'm sure. Beaverton seems more sanitized. NE just feels more homey and has more character. I've heard it called more of a "dirt-bag" gym, but I promise you, this place is much nicer than many other dirt-bag gyms I've been around.

Our little goes climbing with his aunt all the time, so when we were in the area and had family…read morewith us, we decided to hit this place up. So fun, plenty of space for the kids to venture and climb, different textured walls for them to experiment with. The staff was great to work with and everything was pretty cool.

Stop #2 on "The One Day Portland Adventure"…read more This is the intermediary between locations, but it serves as an important transition. As I rode along in this mostly clean, mostly quiet, public transit, I searched for places to get a tasty donut. Eventually I was able to triangulate that Doe Donuts was just a .3 mile walk from this stop through an area past a Trader Joe's. I jumped off the train at this stop (almost missed it because I was just figuring out the marquee with stops in it) and stood bewildered at a concrete patio that just ended. I spun around and realized there were stairs to a walkway. Up I went. There were house to the right and what looked like industrial buildings to the left. So I went left. .3 miles to donuts. Let's GOOO!!

Hollywood Transit Center…read more Trimet Max & Bus Stop. Everyone very helpful. Transit security helps as well.

Friendly staff, attentive, clean space for kids. Really best suited for toddlers. My 4 & 7 year old…read morewere quickly bored here. Love the cafe with drinks and food, the smaller space and the zen music they played. Wish it was more engaging for my older kids since it's so chill here. So many of the play spaces are extremely frenetic! Enjoy it with your toddler for the win!

I wish it could be 0 stars. We used to love this place, but it's not good anymore. It was very dark…read moreand the structure is not padded

Clean and colorful store. My kiddos went bananas in here, so def recommend one adult watching…read morekiddos while you shop. Yes, Beanstalk is a bit on the pricier side in terms of consignment stores, but I did find a number of goodies for each of my kiddos from PJ's to swim wear to toys. I loved the shoes, rain boots, and rain gear selection they had and lots of Hanna Anderson, Columbia, and like clothing. Friendly staff. I would def recommend a stop here. *Street parking

Beanstalk has some frustratingly limited hours, making it difficult to patronize on the regular…read more(especially during the work week!), but when you do manage to get in the door, there's some fantastic treasures to be found here. Although it is primarily a consignment children's clothing store, you'll also find no shortage of wonderful, analog toys to plant the seeds of imagination in your little ones, in the hope that they'll sprout into clever, intelligent, fully-functioning, not-screen-addicted adults! This must be a conscious choice, because I could find nary an electronic device anywhere in the shop! Big kudos from me on that point alone! As for the clothing, let's just say, you're spoilt for choice. While some of the items are a little on the pricier side than I would like for a consignment shop, the quality of the clothing here is impeccable: clean, well-organized, and a healthy variety of sizes and styles. Everything you could need for any age, from newborn and toddler, up through the early grade school years: shirts, pants, dresses, hats, coats, shoes (TONS of shoes!), costumes, and all sorts of accessories! There's also a small selection of baby stuff in the back, including cribs, swings, and a host of different devices that I have no clue as to their function, but will assuredly be learning about them in the coming months (my wife is due next month)! In the last year, I have come to learn that shopping for a new child sucks, mostly because there is a dearth of places that have any quantity of clothing and accessories, outside of the big box stores, which I would prefer not to frequent, if possible. Thankfully, Beanstalk is here to pick up the slack, but you DO have to make an effort to get here during operating hours, particularly if you work during the week: Saturday (from 10am to 5pm) is your only real available option.

I am never getting off at this tram station again even if it hurts me or makes my mental health…read moreissues worse. Unfortunately back in December 2021 I messed it up and got off here. Bad move. Why? I had to walk a few miles to get to my therapists office. After you get off the tram you have to go a few miles before arriving at Providence Medical Center. A station design flaw is what makes getting off here very troublesome. Luckily I managed to get on the 19 bus back to Gateway after my first therapy appointment because it's a more of a quicker way to get there. You are better off taking the bus if you in a rush. As much as I love TriMet this is not my favorite station at all. Warning: Do not bother talking to your friends or family here because this is the noisiest tram station that I ever been in. Be careful of your surroundings because some people will act erratic around you

This MAX station is between I84 and a commercial rail line, so it can be noisy. Good points…read moreinclude a long covered area (rain, rain, go away!), convenient ticket machines that don't have shady types hanging around, it serves three lines (red, blue, green) so if you're in hurry to just get to the Hollywood TC, for example, you can hop right on, and you can use the nearby parking lot at Graybar as a drop off point. Safe travels!