Golden Years

Can Third-Act Careers Work Out?

We asked artists, literary agents, career coaches, and gallerists about who succeeds in midlife creative careers.

03/20/2024 By Rachel Saslow Photography by Jason Hill

Popular Hairstyles

‘Sparkling’—It’s a Hairstyle—Goes Mainstream

As fairy hair popularity soars in Portland, its practitioners have a showdown. Sort of.

09/12/2023 By Rachel Saslow Photography by Thomas Teal

Business

A manager to reality TV stars and social media influencers, Lindsay Nead of Parker Management is a homegrown talent in her own right.

Quest

Patience, rejection, sacrifice, and spiders: secrets of the modern-day house hunt

03/01/2023 By Rachel Saslow Photography by Thomas Teal

Wellness: Get Smart

Added bonus? They all benefit local nonprofits.

01/29/2019 By Rachel Saslow

Strategies

Getting rid of your kids is harder than you think.

02/27/2018 By Rachel Saslow

A LIFE AGAINST DEATH

As the national debate on capital punishment shifts, Ron Steiner continues his fight.

09/21/2015 By Rachel Saslow

MEDIA ON HIGH

The Christian agency launched the career of Megan Fox and Mina Suvari—could a pious Portlander be next?

05/26/2015 By Rachel Saslow

ESSAY

After years away, a prodigal daughter comes back to a city of handlebar mustaches, salty ice cream, kid-friendly breweries, and vegan preschools.

03/02/2015 By Rachel Saslow