Soil Deposit

The Luxe Conglomerate Quietly Gaining Ground in the Willamette Valley

New money famously draws skepticism when coming into the valley. What’s different about the Ground’s mini wellness empire?

07/29/2025 By Jordan Michelman

Style & Shopping

What Does Sustainable Fashion Mean to Portland in 2025?

DIY runway shows devoted to upcycling set a tone in the aughts that today’s students and designers are bringing back around.

04/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

talking trash

Artist-in-Residence, at the Dump

In the annual Glean program, artists rehash the city’s refuse. “Maybe this trash isn’t trash,” says the program manager.

04/16/2025 By Jaydra Johnson

Weed Whackers

Goats Are an Eco-Friendly, Adorable Form of Yard Care

Overgrown lawn? Rent a herd of hungry ruminants.

03/12/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson Photography by Michael Raines

Q&A

'Wardrobe Theory Project' Wants You to Rethink Your Closet

Can your clothes tell a story? Colin Behr thinks so.

02/05/2025 By Dalila Brent

Fast Cars

Is Portland a Formula E Town?

We caught up with the crowd at the first-ever Formula E race in the Northwest, and learned electric car races smell better.

06/17/2024 Photography by Robb Farrington By Robb Farrington With Sam Stites

Reduce, Reuse, Repeat

Is Recycling Plastic Actually Useless?

Portlanders intent on recycling plastic bags, clamshells, and bubble wrap don’t seem to think so.

05/31/2024 By Andi Prewitt Illustrations by Doug Chayka

Schlep by Cycle

Moving by Bike in Portland Is a Party on Wheels

Why shell out for movers when you could recruit strangers to pedal all your worldly possessions to your new home?

05/31/2024 By Ellee Thalheimer

Public Transit

4 Fall Adventures around Portland with No Car

Leave the car at home for World Car Free Day—or just because gas is so expensive.

09/20/2023 By Margaret Seiler

Beer Fest

Salmon-Safe IPA Festival Returns to Hopworks Brewery

Drink beer and protect watersheds and wildlife? Don't mind if we do.

04/10/2023 By Sam Stites

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Pioneering, Climate-Friendly Home in Cully

It checks all our eco boxes.

12/12/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Gift Guide

Local, Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas from Portland Shops

Be kinder to the planet with upcycled backpacks, beeswax wraps, reusable coffee filters, and more.

11/25/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Long Story Short

Drea Johnson of Hidden Opulence Wants to Help Save Your Clothes

The founder of the Southeast Portland design studio talks apparel sustainability, fast fashion, sewing education, and human contact.

11/02/2022 By Dalila Brent Photography by Jason Hill

Fashion

Clothing Brand Koryphae Brings Sustainability to Portland’s Fashion NXT

Designer Daniela Caine’s contemporary women’s line merges hand-loomed linens with simple silhouettes.

10/05/2022 By Dalila Brent

Sustainable Style

Portland-Based Streetwear Brand Unless Collective Sets Up Shop in Union Way

We’ve found your next fit, and it’s compostable.

09/13/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Light and Bright House Made of Modular Triangles in Eliot

Of course it’s been featured in Dwell.

07/25/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Food News

The Realm Refillery, a ‘Package-Free’ Grocery Store, Opens in NE Portland

Imagine if the bulk food section of your supermarket expanded to the whole store, with a focus on local products.

06/02/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Style

Craft Work: Portland Clothing Line Maya Meyer

Designer Maya Dahlgreen dropped her day job for a flowy new fashion line with vintage fabrics including bedsheets and shower curtains.

03/23/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Footwear

These Portland-Made Shoes Marry Style with Sustainability

Hilos is using 3-D printing to ensure less waste and reduce environmental impact with its shoes—and did we mention they're comfy, too?

03/14/2022 By Jenni Moore

Style

A New Ethical Fashion Festival in PDX Aims To 'Put People First'

Sustainability and ethics never looked so good.

11/26/2021 By Karly Quadros