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Bella Stella
2635 N.E. Broadway • 503-284-4636
Give the softest, healthiest wool products to the babies in your life
this holiday season. Bella Stella sells LANACare organic Merino
wool items from Denmark.
“Merino wool is the closest you can get to cashmere for the price.
It’s very fine and soft. Perfect for preemies or babies with sensitive
skin,” says Bella Stella owner Laurel Ackerman. In addition to baby
mittens, kimonos, booties and aviator caps, you can get an adorable
nelson hat, which covers the child’s head, neck and upper chest and
helps protect against respiratory infections. These items come in a
natural crème color as no dyes or chemicals are used to make them.
When you walk into Bella Stella, you’ll be greeted by a bright
store with music playing and all the newest local mom-made and
European import items up at the front. In the back of the store, you’ll
find resale clothes, gear, furniture and more. The store proudly
features large, classic, wooden toys, such as train sets and tables, play
kitchens and doll houses.
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For more information visit www.bellastellaresale.com.
The Gift of Chocolate
know they want!
For more information visit www.cacaodrinkchocolate.com.
Homogenius
www.homogeniusthegame.com
Cacao is a chocoholic’s delight. This gay-owned retail chocolate
store features some of the tastiest treats from around the world. The
chocolate gnome by Michel Cluizel, a fancy French chocolatier,
makes a quirky stocking stuffier. For $8.50, you can give the special joy
that only a gnome can bring in the form of milk chocolate with white
chocolate detailing.
While you’re shopping in this comfortable yet sophisticated
chocolate space, slide up to the cafe counter. From shots to full-size
cups, you can enjoy a traditional-style hot chocolate as well as
espresso drinks.
Owners Jesse Manis and Aubrey Lindley might want you to “drink
chocolate," but with more than 100 chocolate bars, individual choco­
lates and caramels from four renowned chocolatiers, it seems they
would like you to eat a bit of chocolate, too. Gifts for your favorite
WEIRD!
chocolate lovers are available from $2 to $250, so give them what you
Trivia Neris Delight!
Cacao
414 S.W. 13th Ave • 503-241-0656
KEEP PORTLAND
A chocolate gnome says "happy holidays" with a wink and a
nudge.
You can relive the anticipation of coming out of the closet all over
again when you play Homogenius, a new gay and lesbian trivia board
game. Give the gift of gay culture when you present this simple but
informative game to your favorite homo.
The object of the game is to be the first to move from the “in”
position on the colorful closet game board to “out" by correctly
answering questions about gay contributions to theater, music,
movies, television, politics, etc.
Some questions, regarding Will & Grace or Gomer Pyle, are light
and fun and will show you off as the TV hound you are. Many
questions lean toward the esoteric but are informative and invite
thoughtful conversation. For example, two separate questions asked
about lesbian nieces of famous people. See if you’re a Homogenius:
• What actress and star of Family was sued for palimony by Ina
Liberace, niece of the flamboyant pianist?
KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD
FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Includes T-shirt, 3 buttons, bumper sticker, and keychain in a gift bag.
Just $25.00
EASTSIDE
3158 E BURNSIDE 503.231.8926
MILLENNIUM
NORTHWEST
801 NW 23RD @ JOHNSON 503.248.0163