Best of the City

Best of the City 2012: Services

Even the most devoted disciple of DIY culture needs a helping hand occasionally. And we've got a list of the handiest help in town.

04/26/2012

Slideshow

Gift Guide 2011: Put a Bow on It

11/23/2011

Gift Guide

Gift Guide 2011: Put a Bow on It

Got a Christmas list long enough to rival Santa’s? Our gift guide can help. With 20 locally crafted goodies to choose from, all you have to decide is who’s been nice and who’s been really nice.

11/23/2011 By Kali Sanders

HISTORY

Portland's Ecotraditions

Portlanders have been deeply connected to their surroundings since... well, forever.

02/02/2011 By Randy Gragg and Melissa Dalton

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Into the Woods

Skip shipped flowers and gather local finds to fashion your own sustainable centerpiece

05/27/2010 By Xylia Buros

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Slice of Life

Consider weight, price, and performance when choosing the best knife

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

O, Tannenbaum

Explore the festive possibilities—freshly cut or living, towering or dwarfed—of Oregon-grown trees

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Fresh Starts

Sow your own slew of seeds for a vibrant backyard vegetable harvest

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Down Home Dirty Work

Laying an earthen floor is smart for the environment, plus it’s soft, warm, and colorful underfoot

05/27/2010 By Jackie D'Antonio

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Belles of the Backyard

Create a fashionable fresh-egg factory with your own brood of exotic chickens

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Green: It’s the New Black

Green up your final act by embracing your own biodegradability

05/27/2010 By Zach Dundas

Portland Spaces: Handbook

House of Harmony

Reenergize your home (and your life) with the ancient art of feng shui

05/27/2010 By Xylia Buros

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Tooling Around

Don your own belt (or bag) and enjoy the endless thrill of DIY home improvement

05/27/2010 By Ryan Baldoz

Get Out!

Gear Guide

The Essential Oregon Camping Kit

05/17/2010 With Brian Barker

5 Minutes With...

Professor Pain

Torture expert Darius Rejali talks about what sleeping bags have to do with national security.

05/19/2009 By Camela Raymond

Article

Mr. Feel Good

Busting manly myth No. 17: Spas are just for chicks.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame