Great Little Shops 2019

A Mother-Daughter Duo Curates a Home Store You’ll Want to Live In

Quirky, opulent Trove features everything from dramatic floral wallpaper and marigold-hued, velvet tufted chairs to beaded Middle Eastern camel jewelry.

11/26/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Style Spotlight

Mink Boutique Aims to Makes Sustainability Sexy

As the Southeast Portland shop turns 12, they reiterate their goal: they want you to keep their dresses forever and ever and ever.

05/16/2019 Edited by Shayla Norris-York

Architecture

Scratch Your Trespassing Itch with the Portland Modern Homes Tour

“If you build houses for a living, who gets to see that house? The people living there and their friends and family,” says Ken Shallcross, vice president of event organizers Modern Architecture + Design Society.

05/15/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Biketown

Get Ready for More Bike-Diverting Summer Work on the Springwater Corridor

From May to November, bridge construction on the popular east-west path will derail two stretches of trail.

04/24/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Cannabis

4/20 Deals to Ensure a Dope Weekend

The highest of the holidays approaches. Here's where to score some bargain bud.

04/18/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Theater

A New Play Draws a Line Between Sacagawea and Standing Rock

Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Crossing Mnisose, in its world premiere at Portland Center Stage, aims to shatter stereotypes through storytelling.

04/17/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Wildfire Upside

Could Wildfires Help Save Oregon's Native Bees?

The hotter the blaze, the buzzier are Oregon's 500-some bee species.

04/15/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Death Services

This New Portland Service Offers One-Click Cremation

Your cremains come back in a minimalist "urn" so sleek it could hold a new iPhone.

04/05/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Ocean Activism

Oregon Bans Offshore Drilling.... Again?

Breaking down the state's latest attempt to thwart energy speculation in our territorial waters.

04/04/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Television

How to Get Ready for Game of Thrones the Portland Way

From wine pairings to a pug crawl, here are 5 local events to get you in the mood for the final season of ice and fire beginning April 14.

03/29/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Well-Versed

7 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month in Portland

From public-art verse to new collections and bookstore readings, here's how to fill April with poetry aplenty.

03/29/2019 By Jackson Main and Shayla Norris-York

Design

Lane Walkup Wants to Prove Blacksmithing Isn't Just for Medieval Men

The Portland metalworker creates magic with Solange's latest playing the background.

03/27/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Design

4 Can’t-Miss Portland Design Week 2019 Events

From radical CLT architecture to visionary Mexican artists, Portland's design world is wider than ever.

03/26/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Fun & Games

Can a New Portland Game Fight Fake News?

Theory Gang’s Werk wants its players to think.

03/26/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Arts and Crafts

5 Ways to Get Arty While You Drink

Bring home slick lil’ art project—not a hangover.

03/12/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Visual Art

A Portland Artist Asks What We'll Never Know About Our Partners

In a new exhibit at Nationale, Shohei Takasaki asks his audience to reflect on the mysteries of our loved ones.

03/11/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Farm to Table

Redd East Officially Opens Its Doors in Southeast

The new Redd branch will bring its farm-to-table ethos to the general public.

02/28/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Office Life

Women-Focused Coworking Space the Riveter to Expand to Portland

“We try to build benefits that fuel life and work, because I don’t think the two really remain separate anymore,” says Riveter founder Amy Nelson.

02/18/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Spotlight

A Mother-Daughter Duo Curate a Home Store You’ll Want to Live In

Trove is the kind of spot where you can snag a 1920s cup set from India and the Pok Pok Som drinking vinegar to go with it.

02/14/2019 By Shayla Norris-York

Science

These Reedies Just Made the World's Biggest Piece of Chalk

Absolute unit, this one.

02/13/2019 By Shayla Norris-York