Storytelling & Design

Local Video Project Takes the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Path

A Portland designer dreams up a video character Frank Aberdean to celebrate retro cool—and user interactivity.

03/07/2014 By Caitlin Feldman

TRAVEL NEWS

Downtown's Governor Hotel Reborn as Sentinel

On March 14, the 105-year-old hotel will unveil a $6 million renovation and rebrand

03/06/2014 By Marty Patail

GRAPHIC DESIGN

The Stories Behind a DIY Effort to Brand Portland's Parks

An up-and-coming designer gives Portland's emerald necklace an identity infusion.

03/06/2014 By Maya Seaman

BIG IDEAS

Q/A with Grand Theft Auto's War Correspondent

A Portland film editor transmits violent, chaotic, poignant images from inside a video game

03/06/2014 By Marty Patail

HAPPENINGS

Stylish Events March 4–18

From chic First Thursday photo exhibits to Union Rose's annual spring cleaning sale, we have your bi-monthly To-Do list right here.

03/04/2014 By Eden Dawn

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

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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

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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

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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

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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