Reporter Dispatch + Slideshow

A Day at the Races

Portland Meadows kicks off its season on Sunday. We revisit the race track's high-stakes rebranding and last year's opening day.

07/17/2013 Edited by Aaron Scott By Stephen Person

STYLE

My Millionaire Makeover

Portland's new Lasting Connections retrofits a shabby young writer for the upscale singles scene.

04/16/2013 Videography by Stephen Person By Sam Coggeshall

WEB EXCLUSIVE

OHSU: 125 Years of Connection

A short history of the past and future of Oregon Health and Sciences University.

11/16/2012 By Randy Gragg Videography by Stephen Person

feast your ears

MusicfestNW Picks & Video Buffet

Overwhelmed by the 165 bands playing Musicfest next week? Here are eight shows you shouldn't miss, along with a delicious video smorgasbord.

08/30/2012 By Aaron Scott, Kit Mauldin, and Stephen Person With Riley Stevenson

dreaming of ponies and peonies

Review: Sigur Rós at Edgefield

08/10/2012 By Stephen Person

Mudroom

Instant Cool (Just Add Tools)

Three grassroots products show the workshop/clubhouse ADX at its best.

07/14/2012 By Bill Lascher Videography by Stephen Person

Fantastic Mr. Frame

Video Interview with Visionary Sculptor/Filmmaker John Frame

The California sculptor comes to town on Monday to talk about creating his fantastical exhibition at the Portland Art Museum, which closes May 28.

05/25/2012 By Aaron Scott Videography by Stephen Person

UP & COMING

Video: Poetry Smackdown

In preparation for Portland’s first citywide poetry slam on April 25, watch several Madison High School contenders perform their poems

03/23/2012 Edited by Stephen Person

playlist

Review: The Shins Port of Morrow

James Mercer releases fourth album with entirely new band called…The Shins?

03/20/2012 By Stephen Person

Web Exclusive

The Sunday Life Line

Roberta Tyler helps others get to the church that helped her

02/23/2012 Edited by Aaron Scott With Stephen Person

video

Make a Gorgeous Dry Terrarium!

easy instructions can be found on this video by Artemisia’s Amy Bryant-Aiello

01/30/2012 By Kate Bryant

Web Exclusive

Video: Well Cobbled

Those boots might be made for walking—but only for so long. See how Julie Derrick, owner of JD’s Shoe Repair, can save your soles in a short video.

01/20/2012 Edited by Stephen Person

Web Exclusive

Video: The Lion Sings

Watch Afropop legend Thomas Mapfumo cover his hero—and occasional collaborator—Bob Marley in his Eugene studio.

01/20/2012 Edited by Stephen Person

Plantwise

Terrariums!

So you like the idea of gardening but you want to start out small. Try a terrarium! We've got a video to help you get started.

01/20/2012 By Kate Bryant

SAVE YOUR SOLES

Video: Well Cobbled

Those boots might be made for walking—but only for so long. See how Julie Derrick, owner of JD’s Shoe Repair, can save your soles.

01/20/2012 Videography by Stephen Person

Web Exclusive

Video: Rocket Science

Photographer David Emmite’s stunning time-lapse panorama of PSAS’s high-desert launchpad.

11/18/2011 Edited by Stephen Person

Web Exclusive

Video: Mariachi Singer Edna Vazquez

10/27/2011 Edited by Stephen Person Videography by Markus Shearer

MUSIC

Video: Mariachi Singer Edna Vazquez

A genre-bending Portland-area mariachi singer becomes a Spanish-language TV sensation.

10/27/2011 Videography by Markus Shearer and Stephen Person

Web Exclusive

Video: State Of Undress

Russell Bruner "behind-the-scenes".

10/14/2011 Edited by Stephen Person

Behind the Scenes

Video: State Of Undress

Go behind the scenes of our very entertaining photo shoot with award-winning dancer and local burlesque phenomenon Russell Bruner.

10/14/2011 Videography by Stephen Person