user: Problem: The old warehouses of Portland's Pearl District are home to increasingly cool cultural diversions. Spend a weekend browsing the neighborhood's art galleries, snack on a pumpkin-pie cupcake and enjoy dinner and a show. The Gerding Theater at the Armory has been transformed after its $36 million eco-renovation. Take it home. If prices in the Pearl's posh galleries put a damper on your holiday gift giving, head to the Pacific Northwest College of Art for its annual student-art sale. Future famous artists sell surprisingly sophisticated gifts reflecting their fields of study: one-of-a-kind monotypes and screen-printed cards, jewelry with semiprecious stones, gorgeous oil paintings and thought-provoking metal sculptures. Catch a show. The once-vacant, castlelike Gerding Theater at the Armory has been transformed after its $36 million eco-renovation. For people-watching, sip wine in the loft overlooking the lobby, then settle in for Portland Center Stage's one-man play "R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe." Sunset.com: Life in the Pearl. One-stop gallery hop. Who cares if it's raining when you have the DeSoto Building/Museum of Contemporary Craft -- four fine art galleries and an innovative museum under one roof? Hit the museum's Holiday Shoppe (December 3-January 4) for funky felt rings and handcrafted ornaments. Great Pearl eats. Wild rice-smoked duck breast is steps from the Gerding Theater at Ten 01. Or try Isabel; we like the brown rice and tofu bowl with peanut sauce. Then there's 50 Plates, a casual bistro serving all-American classics. Sunset.com: Green in Portland. A twist on pumpkin pie. Warm up for T-Day with a luscious pumpkin pie cupcake filled with pumpkin cream at Cupcake Jones, a grab-and-go bakery. (Then place your order for Thanksgiving dessert.) WANT MORE ENTERTAINMENT? (Portland's got it) For budding theater buffs. Kids will eat up the juicy Oregon Children's Theatre production of Roald Dahl's classic "James and the Giant Peach," while you'll get a kick out of the high-flying special effects and dry humor. For small-stage premieres. See classics and local playwrights' works on one of Artists Repertory Theatre's two intimate stages. Get some comic relief during the hectic holidays with Marc Acito and C.S. Witcomb's "Holidazed," a humorous look at modern families coping with old-fashioned Christmas traditions. For indie-film fans. The Northwest Film Center presents themed series, retrospectives and annual film festivals. The Portland International Film Festival, held in February, features nearly 100 films from more than 30 countries. Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com. Copyright 2004-2008 Sunset magazine. All rights reserved.
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Answer: Check out Pacific Northwest College of Art's annual student art sale. Settle in to watch a play at the renovated Gerding Theater at the Armory. Stop for dinner at 50 Plates, a casual bistro serving all-American classics.


Problem: By. Daily Mail Reporter. Residents in a Boston suburb were stunned recently when they opened their sewer bills to find that they owe astronomical amounts - some as high as $55,000 - that will take them decades to pay off. Initially many people assumed that there had been a clerical error, but now they have been forced to come to terms with the grim reality that under the terms of their property contracts they are liable. The problem impacts about three dozen homeowners and just as many businesses who are part of a development on Route 20 in Wayland known as Town Center. Wayland resident Mary Farley has been hit with a $55,000 sewer bill because they have to pay to use a $5.5 million waste water treatment facility. Residents in the Boston suburb of Wayland were stunned recently when they opened their sewer bills to find that they owe astronomical amounts that will take them decades to pay off. Part of the complex of stores and modern condominiums is a $5.5 million waste water treatment facility. It was built on an ‘enterprise zone’ which means that only those people hooked up to it must pay all the associated costs. ‘When you add up all the fees, we are looking at close to $55,000,’ Wayland resident Mary Farley told WBZ4. Another resident, Abhilash Barot, has been told he owes $23,000. The vast majority of homeowners in Wayland have individual septic systems and therefore only 75 uses have to pay the costs of the expensive new sewer system. All the people impacted claim that nether the developer nor the town ever explained that they would be subject to such huge bills. The developer claims that if owner's read the legal documents they signed when they purchased their homes it would explain that they are liable. Most residents say that if the 'hidden costs' had been explained they simply would never have bought the properties. The vast majority of homeowners in Wayland have individual septic systems and therefore don't use the expensive new sewer system. As a result the entire cost for the facility falls to about 75 users. One of those business owners hit with the huge costs is Jonathan Buchman, who believes that all residents in the town should share the cost because they use many of the amenities hooked up to the expensive system. Wayland resident Abhilash Barot owes $23,000 and says he wouldn't have bought his property if the hidden costs had been explained to him. Most of the impacted residents say they wouldn¿t have bought their homes if they'd known about the huge bills they would be hit with. ‘Their building, their police station, their fire station is on the system. The main town hall with all the offices is on the system,’ he said. Town leaders are looking for a solution according to Wayland's interim Town Administrator. 'Hopefully we will take some action that will provide some relief. I don’t know in what form, but some relief to those rate payers,' said Robert Mercier. The impacted residents have until July to pay their huge bills. Video: Home owners hit with $55,000 sewer bills.
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assistant: Residents in the Boston suburb of Wayland were stunned when they opened their sewer bills to find that they owe astronomical amounts. Their homes are part of the complex of stores and modern condominiums that also includes a $5.5 million waste water treatment facility. It is built in an 'enterprise zone' which means that people hooked up to the facility have to pay all the associated costs. The residents claim that nether the developer nor the town ever explained that they would be subject to such huge bills. They have until July to pay their huge bills.