Pedalpalooza Starts Tomorrow!
Tomorrow kicks off Portland’s awesome 2 week celebration of all things BIKE, Pedalpalooza. You don’t have to be bonkers about bikes to join in the fun…There are tons of different themed bike rides, pretty much ensuring that there is at least one ride for everyone. Events are open to the public.
Here’s a few of the rides you might spot Red Lighters at:
Friday, June 11th: Hot Sock Ride II, a ride organized around Portland’s awesome sock culture. Wear your snazziest hosiery, hop on your bike and get treated to tours and treats with the city’s leading sock taste-makers and manufacturers.
Saturday, June 12th: Pee Wee’s Bike Adventure. It takes a black heart to resist anything Pee Wee Herman-themed.
Friday, June 18th: Pride Kick-Off Ride, the bike ride launching PDX’s Pride weekend!
Saturday, June 19th: World Naked Bike Ride, exactly what it sounds like! Just as entertaining as our Naked Shopping Spree…
Check out the Pedalpalooza site for a complete list of rides and events – it’s pretty darn impressive!
Tags: bikes, cocktail conversation, Pedalpalooza, Portland, special events
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GQ Names The Red Light one of the 25 Best Vintage Stores in America!
We are so flattered to be included in GQ magazine’s just-released list of the 25 Best Vintage Stores in America! Not only is The Red Light the only store in the Northwest to make the list, we are one of the only budget-friendly stores to make the grade…Most of the other stores in GQ’s round-up are high-end vintage boutiques where you pay $50+ for a flannel you could score at The Red Light for $14.
It’s an honor to be recognized as the best in the nation – thank you GQ!
And thank you fashion fiends of Portland…While we work hard to continually improve The Red Light, we see this accolade as a reflection on the great style and creativity of PDX as much as The Red Light!
Tags: Customer Style, GQ, Portland, press, shop local
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Local Artists Tackle The Red Light…
Google tipped us off to this cool blog for a group of local artists that gather at random locations around Portland for impromptu sketching sessions…one of which recently occured across the street from us! Check out more Red Light-related pieces from this talented collective here.
Pictures in this post by Katherine van Schoonhoven and Celeste Bergin.
Tags: inspiration, Portland, shop local
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