The vacancy rate in Northwest Portland, which includes the Pearl, is 18 percent, with the average time on the market at more than a year and a half, according to Norris Beggs & Simpson. View full size ...

What's old is new again in Portland's gem / Lively Pearl District teems with galleries, shops and clubs By Christine Delsol , Chronicle Staff Writer Oct 2, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore.

Pearl was from the Amhara region of Ethiopia, a tall, striking woman with skin "the color of a dark pecan shell.. . . I was at a cousin's house on my birthday, and there was a big party.