BIG PICTURE

The Rise of the Portland Mercado

How the Hacienda Community Development Corporationaims plans to turn a Southeast Foster neighborhood eyesore into a Hispanic hub

03/03/2014 By Nathan Tucker

VENTURES

Taking the Start-Up Scene from PDX to Gaza

Pierced, tattooed, and driven, Tom Sperry goes rogue in the world of Portland investing.

03/03/2014 By Randy Gragg

STYLE

Portland Fashion's Mini-Mogul Cassie Ridgeway

How the 26-year-old designer and owner of SE Hawthorne boutique Mag-Big nurtures Portland's local style scene

03/03/2014 By Eden Dawn

NEWS

Legal Weed is Coming! Are We Ready?

Oregon may vote to legalize recreational marijuana in 2014. As the drug war winds down, we explore Oregon's current cannabis landscape.

03/03/2014 By Doug Fine

SLIDE SHOW

A Portland Artist's Mindboggling Buckminster Fuller Book

Cole Gerst's Kickstarter-funded tome celebrates the inventor's radical vision of home, design, and society.

03/03/2014 By Zach Dundas

Slideshow

Fade to Light Recap

03/01/2014

WINNING FINDS

Trophy Case: The Best Local Stuff of March 2014

This month's hottest locally made goods, from the first spring line of Pendleton's Portland Collection to artisan wallpaper.

03/01/2014

Slideshow

Portland Artist Cole Gerst's Amazing Buckminster Fuller Book

02/28/2014

BEST IN SHOW

When Local Fashion Shows Get it Right

Designer Lindsey Reif of Reif Haus offers her spring collection filled with geometric shapes, bold colors, and cool silhouettes.

02/26/2014 By Eden Dawn

Slideshow

Reif Haus Spring Presentation: Review

02/26/2014

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

72 Hours at New York Fashion Week

Intrepid style editor Eden Dawn survived three days of fashion and elbow rubbing at NYFW and has the picture diary to prove it.

02/18/2014 By Eden Dawn

Slideshow

72 Hours at New York Fashion Week

02/18/2014

SPACES

Ace Hotel, LA: Alex Calderwood's Sensational Last Act

The Portland-based hotelier's downtown Los Angeles outpost captures the place-making skill of "the most influential creative director of the times."

02/18/2014 By Zach Dundas

ARCHITECTURE

Nau's Rugged, Sustainable A-Frame Pavilion

Portland firm William Kaven gives the sustainable clothing brand a brawny and beautiful trade-show home.

02/17/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

HAPPENINGS

Stylish Events for 2/28–3/5

Winter's favorite fashion shows, snow day do-overs, and more in this handy calendar roundup.

02/17/2014 By Eden Dawn

GET OUT AND GROW

Spring Food and Farm Workshops for Chefs and Gardeners

Grab a seed catalogue, gardening books, and make plans to attend one of these timely food and farm events.

02/13/2014 By Kristin Leigh

HAPPENINGS

Stylish Events This Week

From Valentine's events to the Unmentionables lingerie fashion shows, we have your packed calendar in one handy place.

02/06/2014 By Eden Dawn

INTERVIEW

Q&A: RuPaul's Drag Race Stars Michelle Visage and Alaska

The touring version of RuPaul's Drag Race hits the Crystal Wednesday night. We asked for style tips from two of its biggest stars.

02/04/2014 By Eden Dawn

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

How Ziba Reinvented the Low-Budget Speaker

When international brand Logitech wanted a new look (and higher quality) for its entry-level audio gear, Portland's signature industrial design firm stepped in.

02/03/2014 By Zach Dundas

WINNING FINDS

Trophy Case: Best Local Stuff of February 2014

This month's hottest Portland-made goods, from Lego-like garden beds to Pinkleton's Curious Caramel Corn.

02/03/2014