| THE BIG BUZZ ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES | NOVEMBER 2018 Fright Night on Fremont was a scream; Holiday Fest is on deck; a neighborhood restaurant is expanding and a new yoga shop is moving in. Start your holiday engines. Tis the season of giving and our businesses are stepping up to help the community (people, pets and a park.) Stay Current. Stay Connected. Join BBA today. | One Door Closes, Another Door Bangs Opens Bang Bang owners Kate & Alex Wood are taking over the former Cha Cha Cha! location on Fremont and opening a new restaurant called Wonderly. Since we already can't get enough of the cocktail creations at Bang Bang, we volunteer as tributes to help perfect the new drink recipes at Wonderly. Opening January 2019. | Two for One Cha Cha Cha! owner Javier Hurtado may have closed his Fremont restaurant, but he is still going strong. In fact, he is in the midst of opening two new locations (Cascade Station and Lake Oswego); marketing a line of salsas; & working with Base Camp Brewing on a tropical IPA called Unapologetic. Best of all, he is expanding the catering kitchen behind his former Fremont location so we will still have him in the neighhood. | Sum-Things Up A math-only learning center has put out a shingle at 4230 NE Fremont in the red building by Wildhearts Wellness. Mathnasium tutors children from grade K thru Calculus using the Mathnasium Method. Stop in and say hello, check out their fun space and start thinking like a mathematician. | Saturday, November 24: Small Business Saturday Stroll the street, meet your neighbors and check out everything our local shops are showcasing. Support your village. | Start Your Engines The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade may signal the start of the holiday season, but locally it's the unveiling of the window display at The Arrangement that starts our clock. Shop their Annual Holiday Opening from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, November 10. Enjoy refreshments and a first look at all that is nice this season. | Little Boxlandia The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving (November 24, 25 & 26) is Little Boxes. PaperJam Press, Amenity Shoes, Adorn, The Arrangement, Backyard Bird Shop & Beanstalk Children's Resale are the participating small box stores in Beaumont, and most are offering a 10% discount. PaperJam will be showcase their new Scrap Collection of assorted paper goods, and feature a different local artist each day. Free raffle entry for every store you enter and bonus entries for purchases. Complete rules and info at pdx.shoplittleboxes.com. | Get Matched Today Make a tax deductible donation to help finish a native plant and bird habitat at Wilshire Park by November 4 and the Backyard Bird Shop on Fremont will match your contribution (up to a total of ($1,500). To support this grassroots NatureSpace project, visit Friends of Wilshire Park. | Season's Feedings This month Green Dog Pet Supply is supporting the Feral Cat Coalition’s annual pet food drive for cats. Stop in and buy a 5 or 13 pound bag of First Mate's Grain Friendly Cat Food (Green Dog is selling them at cost for $8.16 or $16.99) and it will be donated to people who bring in feral cats to be spayed or neutered. For every 12 bags sold, First Mate and Green Dog will each donate 2 more bags. Meow do you like that? | Can Do Beneficial Bank at 4020 NE Fremont will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Oregon Food Bank from November 1-16. Deposit some canned food items when you deposit your next check and help feed the mounting number of hungry families in Oregon. | Hive Five Beaumont is home to a very strong and richly diverse health and wellness community. The newest addition to the block is Love Hive Yoga. We have to admit we love the name. Love Hive has several Portland locations and their newest is next to Prince Coffee on NE Fremont. Opening mid November. | Kona Bound Paisley Meekin, owner of Honest Training, has set the date for her next Wellbeing Vacation in Kona, Hawaii. Join her in paradise on February 19-25, 2019 to rejuvenate in mind, body and spirit. More info on this amazing wellbeing package here. Honest Training is also offering free First Sunday Community Classes. The next free class is strength & conditioning on November 4 from 10 to 11am. You must pre-register for the class. | Pay it Forward Maura Dawgert of Wild Hearts Wellness likes promoting the idea that by keeping yourself healthy with acupuncture and movement, you can also help others get the healthcare and support they need. And this is how she is doing it. For the month of November, Wild Hearts Wellness is donating proceeds from all treatments; and yoga, pilates and Nia classes to the Flint Child Health and Development Fund. Get a treatment and help kids with long-term lead exposure. That's a win-win! Check out their classes & treatments. | Ready Rudolph? Holiday Fest 2018 is Friday, December 7, from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. This year we will have a spectacular Holiday Tree, photos with Mr. & Mrs. Claus, Santa Paws, The Royal Blues, and a Wreath-Decorating Contest by local businesses that revelers can vote on that night. Join us for a street full of open houses with treats, activities for the young ones and discounts for shoppers. Look for Picture with Santa sign ups and more details soon. | Special Advertising Notice Our friends at the Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) are looking to expand their newsletter -- the one that gets hand-delivered to over 2,600 doorsteps -- and they need more advertisers to bring more news. BWNA publishes 6 issues a year that go directly into the hands of neighborhood residents. That's a direct line of vision to your customer base. Advertising rates and info here or email the amazing Al Ellis, editor. | |
