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( 503-243-5859;
www.tenderlovingempire.com
; 412 SW 10th Ave; 11am-6pm)
Small gift
shop selling unique and fun handmade goods. Also multitasks as an independent record
label, screen-printing shop and art gallery. Can you guess it's really into promoting local
art and creativity?
Hand Eye Supply
CLOTHING, TOOLS, STATIONERY
( 503-575-9769;
www.handeyesupply.com
; 23 NW 4th Ave; 11am-6pm)
For the hip indus-
trial artist or craftsperson who needs to look good while creating. There's tough work-
wear, fancy pencils and markers, good-looking shop tools, upscale leather tool bags and
slick toolboxes.
Broadway Books
BOOKS
( 503-284-1726;
www.broadwaybooks.net
; 1714 NE Broadway; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm
Sun)
Good general, independent bookstore with especially strong literary fiction, bio-
graphy and Judaica sections.
In Other Words
BOOKS
( 503-232-6003;
www.inotherwords.org
;
14 NE Killingsworth St; noon-7pm Tue-Sat)
Non-
profit feminist bookstore parodied in
Portlandia
episodes. Plenty of community events
take place here, and it's a valuable resource center as well.
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EMERGENCY & MEDICAL SERVICES
Call 911 for medical, fire or crime emergencies.
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
(
503-413-7711;
www.legacyhealth.org
; 1015 NW
22nd Ave)
Convenient to downtown.
Portland Police
(
503-823-0000;
www.portlandoregon.gov/police
; 1111 SW 2nd Ave)
INTERNET ACCESS
Practically all coffee shops have wi-fi. All libraries in Multnomah County (Portland's
county) have free internet access and wi-fi.
Backspace
( 503-248-2900;
www.backspace.bz
; 115 NW 5th Ave; 7am-midnight Mon-Fri,
10am-midnight Sat & Sun)
This youth-oriented hangout has arcade games, Stumptown cof-
fee, vegetarian snacks, live music, long hours and - of course - internet access.
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