News & City Life

Mudroom

Wu’s Next?

The scandalous past and possible future of Oregon’s wildest House district.

10/14/2011 By Zach Dundas

Rainmaker

Mobile Money

A flush Portland start-up takes aim at banking as usual.

10/14/2011 By David Wolman

FEATURE

Light A Fire 2011

Our annual celebration of the nonprofit community highlights the individuals and organizations who are making Portland a better place to live, love, and grow.

10/14/2011 By Lucy Burningham

Mudroom

The Bottom Line

Kim Graham-Nye puts the diaper industry on the changing table.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

TEE UP

Video: The Dan Plan

Can golf be mastered in 10,000 hours?

08/19/2011 With Portland Monthly Staff

Mudroom

Seed Money

A new company plows investment cash into organic farms.

07/22/2011 By Eleanor R. Brown

FEATURE

The Hidden War

Bullets, Bombs, IEDS. For today’s armed forces, the risks are many. But for women who serve their country, some of the greatest dangers come from an enemy within: men.

07/20/2011 By Kasey Cordell

DIY

Urban Homesteading Portland Style

At this new shop in Sellwood returning to the prairie life is made very appealing…and you don’t even have to leave the big city. Learn how to can your summer garden, make fresh cheese and perfumed soap.

06/30/2011 By Teri Gelber

Mudroom

Five Questions For… Steve Haley

The 35-year-old Tualatin High School grad and former Army captain now works for the Portland-based aid organization Mercy Corps in Egypt and Libya.

06/29/2011 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

The Flax Man

Former Adidas exec Ken Barker weaves a futuristic fabric.

06/29/2011 By Zach Dundas

Beer Tech

Apps on Tap

Now your favorite brew is only a click away

06/21/2011

Mudroom

Army of Ones

Self-help star Chris Guillebeau brings his nation of nonconformist disciples to Portland.

05/20/2011 By Audrey Van Buskirk

Mudroom

Hot Wheel

A local inventor hopes his one-wheeled motorcycle will revolutionize transportation.

05/20/2011 By Melanie Glass

Mudroom

Gridiron Dreams

In football’s shadows, some play for love and some hope for glory.

05/20/2011 By Martin Patail

Read This

A Chicken-Keeping Primer

Always had a hankering to raise a few hens and enjoy fresh eggs straight from your backyard? This new book from local owners of the Urban Farm Store will help get you started.

05/06/2011 By Amara Holstein

Made in PDX

Lovely Woolly Laptop Cases

Local company The Good Flock makes stylish cases for laptops, iPhones, and iPads, while keeping everything organically modern.

05/03/2011 By Amara Holstein

Out & About

Portland AIGA Invites Local Designers to Talk Sustainable

Ten five-minute talks by local printers, packagers, and book designers who are all finding a better way to work and live, April 21 at the Ecotrust Building.

04/18/2011 By Teri Gelber

Events/Classes

Flower Class with Frolic!

Take a flower-arranging class on April 30 with Chelsea Fuss of the whimsical and wonderful blog Frolic! and learn to make fresh spring blooms from your garden (or the grocery store) so very stylish.

04/12/2011 By Amara Holstein

Mudroom

Five Questions for Isabella Rossellini

The actor-director-model-businesswoman visits Portland to discuss her career, her new Discovery Channel special, and bedbug love (maybe).

03/09/2011 By Zach Dundas

Beer Bulletin

It's the Water

Brewers pay it forward

02/15/2011