Building Blocks

Jeff Stuhr and John Holmes, the founding partners of Holst Architecture and the architects behind Ziba Design’s soon-to-be world headquarters in Portland, are leading a charge of change that encompasses other local firms such as Works Partnership Architecture, Atelier Waechter, Path Architecture, and Seed Architecture. What do they all have in common? A belief in the importance of sustainability, affordability, and accessibility.

By Amara Holstein

Party Power

Every August, the residents of SE Malden Street in Sellwood transform their street, sidewalks, and yards into one big fantasy: Maldenfest. Here are tips to bring your community together this summer.

By Randy Gragg

Singled Out

For all its recognition as a cyclist’s nirvana, Portland has a dirty little secret: the city is home to only six miles of single-track mountain-biking trails. Nowhere is this dirt deficit more obvious than in Forest Park, where there exists a measly one-third of a mile of single-track riding. Earlier this year, a Northwest Trail Alliance member proposed a trail-sharing system in Forest Park that would allow bikers and hikers to use some of the existing trails on alternating days, but the proposal was met with mixed reactions.

With contribution from Brian Barker

PDX Pop Now!

Four can’t-miss bands rock Portland’s favorite all-ages music festival.

By Randy Gragg

PDX Index: Swimming Holes

The skinny on dipping into Portland’s pools.

The Perfect Party

Celebs we’d most like at our dinner party this month.

30 Seconds with...Greg Craven

Portland science teacher Greg Craven talks global warming.

By Kaitlin Johnson

Well Heeled

The recession has paddle-shocked cobbling back to life thanks to cash-strapped customers who would rather scrimp by paying $12 for a replacement heel than pony up $100 for a new pair of kicks.

By Sam Holder

Upgrade Avenue

If ever a patch of pavement could capture the multiple personalities of Portland’s past, present, and future, it would be the intersection of N Denver and N Interstate Avenues in the historic Kenton neighborhood. But now the Portland Development Commission (PDC) is offering up a bundle of new business loans, plus $2.85 million for the Denver Streetscape Project, a six-month-long renovation set to begin in August.

By Rachel Ritchie

Demure Couture

Swim into one-piece suits that are sexy, but sure to cover.

By Melissa Tessitor

Victorian Queen

While British Columbia’s capital, Victoria, may shout Imperialism, there’s more than just tea and scones in this not-nearly-so-traditional city.

By Jim Gullo

Ned Ludd

Named after the proletarian hero who inspired the Luddites, Ned Ludd follows in his footsteps by eschewing the comforts of a modern kitchen in favor of a cooking technique that predates modern man: everything at this forty-seat restaurant in Northeast Portland is prepared in a wood-fired oven.

By Mike Thelin

Second-Chance Chug

As Craft Beer Month culminates with the Oregon Brewers Festival from July 23 to July 26, exclusive beers may come and go too quickly to notice. Luckily, several regional beer barons are offering their creations at pubs and specialty shops during a limited run before, during, and after the festival.

By John Chandler

Rogue River Feud

Zane Grey, famed author of such western novels as Riders of the Purple Sage, was one of the architects of the hardscrabble mythos of the American West. After a memorable fishing expedition on the lower Rogue River in 1925, Grey memorialized the Oregon wilderness in his novel, Rogue River Feud. Following are images from the 1925 expedition and quotes from Zane Grey’s ode to the wild Rogue.

By Alexis Rehrmann

Portland's Rising Stars

By Randy Gragg

Holst Architecture

By Randy Gragg