The longer the Forest for the Trees project sticks around, the more visible the gifts they bring to the city become. 2015 will be the third year of the non-profit’s endeavors in Portland: They facilitate the creation of the large-scale murals that have been increasingly dotting the city’s landscape, keeping an approximately 50/50 mix between […]
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Phil Knight to Leave Nike
The AP is reporting that Nike co-founder Phil Knight has announced he’s stepping down at the age of 76. He leaves with the recommendation that Nike President and CEO Mark Parker succeed him as Chairman of the company. His son, Travis, was also given a spot on the board of directors today. It’s not terribly […]
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This Week’s Style Events: Evo, Halo, Timbuk2 and More
• If you’re gearing up for an activity-heavy summer, take a gander at the dizzying array of price slashing happening during Evo’s Fourth of July sale (happening now). Whether you’re looking for a specific brand (select North Face is up to 35 percent off), sport (skate, swim, surf), or the giant shop’s streetwear options, chances […]
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Ray’s Ragtime and the Downtown Vintage Corridor
Over the past decade, a great deal of effort has been successfully invested in downtown’s shopping corridor. There were dark days of the recession when too many retail spaces sat sad and empty, until a concert of private and governmental forces came together to activate them through holiday pop-ups and attract the larger companies that […]
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This Week’s Style Events
Hot weather sometimes makes it hard to shop for—and wear—clothes, but you will thank yourself later if you take advantage of the end of season sales that are cropping up all over. Me, I like to spend my summers in the off-off-season preparing for winter. Case in point: the shearling jacket I bought off the […]
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Portland’s A “Vision Zero” City Now. What’s That Going To Mean?
This vehicle ran up on the Burnside Bridge’s south sidewalk on Sunday, killing a pedestrian. There was never any doubt Portland City Council would approve a resolution to adopt Vision Zero this morning. What politician would be caught dead opposing the notion that serious traffic injuries and deaths are not acceptable? It’s easy enough to […]
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Making the Case for Rent Control
Illustration: Levi Greenacres IT’S A WILD-EYED time for tenants in the Portland metro housing market. In 2008, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment cost an average of $847. In 2015, the same apartment goes for an average of $1,432—a 69 percent increase. Local government, civic, and community groups are scrambling to find solutions. Earlier this month, City […]
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Portland Is Changing. How Do We Make Sure It Changes in the Right Ways?
THOMAS TEAL “Gentrification” is a word that’s been on the lips of many Portlanders these days—people are talking about it with increasing frequency in bars, on TriMet, in the press, and on social media. With this discussion has come an outpouring of strong emotions: sadness! resentment! rage! bitterness! (To paraphrase Yoda: “Fear, anger, hatred… Portland, […]
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One Reason to Stick with Wells Fargo? Christians Hate ‘Em!
Oh, I wish I had a nickel for every time I threatened to quit Wells Fargo bank… but they’d probably end up taking all my nickels in various fees anyway. Yes, there are good, strong reasons for taking your business away from institutions like Wells Fargo, but now there’s one good reason not to. I […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Machus, Cargo’s Local Treasure, and The Montavilla Community Flea Market
—Don’t forget to check this week’s earlier post about ongoing events and sales with Una, Mercantile, Wildfang, and Frances May. Add to that list: —Machus debuts a two-day pop-up with Daniel Patrick this evening. Meet the designer and shop the new collection, “Sand.” Machus, 542 E Burnside, Fri June 12, 7-10 pm & Sat June […]
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Skyrocketing Rents Are Pushing Out Portland’s Most Vulnerable
Photo: Jeff Gunn PORTLAND RESIDENT Caroline Sojourner signed a lease last year for $750 a month. On August 1, when it’s time to renew, that price will jump to $1,087. Sojourner can’t afford the $337 a month increase, and says she’s been sick with worry that she’s going to have to move from her Brooklyn […]
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So the Rent Is “Too Damn High”—How Damn High Is It?
NLIHC From the ‘Out of Reach’ report: “In no state can an individual working a typical 40-hour workweek at the federal minimum wage afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment for his or her family.” The gap between wages and rents is an uncomfortably familiar source of constant, low-level panic for many Americans, but the National […]