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ONE TO WATCH: ISAAC MUSKET

Most designers, when they graduate from interior design school, spend some time working under a senior designer on their first professional projects. Not Isaac Musket. Upon finishing his work at Portland Community College, he joined design/build firm C&K Custom Remodeling, jumping into his role as lead designer with his first remodel. “It was completely surreal for […]

COLOR MUSE

For Tina Skouras, an interior designer and former fashion editor, every home is a canvas waiting to reveal the character of the homeowner. But the challenge took on a new twist for her in the Pacific Northwest, where more color often equals more joy. “An abundance of color can really improve your mood here,” Skouras […]

How One Portland Neighborhood Partnered with a Homeless Encampment

Faced with an influx of homeless neighbors, a Southeast Portland neighborhood association got creative. ON A CHILLY DECEMBER DAY THREE YEARS AGO, I made the radical decision to get to know my houseless neighbors. This was at the height of the pandemic, when a homeless camp had formed around Sunnyside Environmental School, and members of […]

Black Art History is Black History

Intisar Abioto on curating the Black Artists of Oregon exhibition at the Portland Art Museum. Black Artists of Oregon is a newly opened exhibition at the Portland Art Museum curated by Intisar Abioto. Grace Kook-Anderson, the Museum’s Curator of Northwest Art, talked with Abioto about the process of bringing the exhibition to life, its importance for […]

8 Essential Forest Park Hikes for Every Scenario

From hiking and running to bird-watching and picnicking, we’ve got a trail for you. Lower Macleay Trail along Balch Creek IMAGE: DEE BROWNING/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM WHETHER YOU’RE AN EXPERIENCED HIKER or just want to walk near some trees, Forest Park is the place to go. We took the guesswork out of it, by hiking every inch of the hikes […]

What Is Universal Design? A Home That Can Accommodate Anyone

What is universal design? This home design trend is one that can accommodate any homeowner, regardless of their personal needs. One year all-white is all the rage; the next, it’s all about shadowy tones. Home design trends come and go (remember Hollywood Regency?), but one that by definition is meant for the long haul is universal […]

Want a ‘Forever Home’ Where You Can Age in Place? These 6 Renovations Will Help

We all have our own vision of how we’ll one day retire, from whiling away our days with our grandkids to hitting the pickleball courts every morning, to joining the Rolling Stones on tour (because they will never, ever go away). One dream, however, is common to three-quarters of older adults: They want to stay in their current home. For the rest […]

On the House: 10 Ways To Save Money on Buying a Home Today

How can first-time homebuyers save money when mortgage rates are at 20-year highs and home prices are rising again? There’s no doubt that buying a home today is expensive. Mortgage rates are above 7%, home prices have begun climbing again, and bidding wars are back. But for first-time buyers who are determined to become homeowners, […]

PAM CUT announces Tomorrow Theater’s opening programming

World-Class artists bring the curtain up on new multimedia theater on November 3 Tickets on sale October 16 at noon PDT The Portland Art Museum’s film and new media center, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow, is thrilled to announce the opening of the Tomorrow Theater, a new space devoted to expanding what constitutes cinema, art, […]

PORTLAND COMMUNITY GROCERY GUIDE

  EL CAMPESINO PDX 6611 SE POWELL BLVD. PORTLAND 97206 Phone: (503) 774-4124 Hours: 8am-9pm daily Bus Lines: 2, 9, 14 It’s fitting that small but well-stocked El Campesino occupies the ground floor of a space where Peruvian restaurant Salt and Pepper is right upstairs. The two businesses are unaffiliated yet complement each other well. The market is […]