PROFILE

Meet the Man Who Reinvented Nike, Seduced Adidas, and Helped Make Portland the Sports Gear Capital of the World

In the 1980s glory days of audacious deals and bold schemes, Rob Strasser was the big man on campus.

06/13/2016 By David Wolman

THE MONEY ISSUE

Financial Lessons From the Chapman Swifts

How Portland’s most famous flock of birds reveals the true nature of money

01/05/2015 By David Wolman

Rainmaker

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

10/14/2011 By David Wolman

Genetics

Oregon State University researcher Steve Strauss is engineering trees that might help save the planet. So why do so many greenies want to stop him?

12/11/2009 By David Wolman

Spell It Out

Beer in hand, one bad speller takes his fear to the stage.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman

Pet News

From puppy photographers to canine masseuses, Portland’s pooch mania has scampered out of control.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman

Beyond the Bridges

Paddling Oregon's legendary river with a crew of perfect strangers, one writer gets a lesson in the transformative power of white water.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman

Beyond the Bridges

Located on an isolated peninsula of Vancouver Island, the village of Tofino isn’t easy to get to—which is why it’s a great escape.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman