2020 Vision

The inside look on what industries and companies will be driving Portland’s economy in 2020, so you can get in early.

Edited by Kasey CordellBy Zach Dundas, Oakley Brooks, and Kasey Cordell

The Melting Pot

SW Alder St between Ninth & 11th avenues

By John Chandler

The Original

SW Fifth Avenue between Oak & Stark Streets

By Brian Barker

The Pioneer

North Station: N Greeley Ave & Killingsworth St

By Rachel Ritchie

The Icono-Carts

Six stand-alone carts that prove diamonds in the rough.

By Brian Barker, Rachel Ritchie, and Martha Calhoon

Li’l Googies

Five food carts that need to be seen to be believed.

Food Carts: The Book of Genesis

Cartopia: Portland’s Food Cart Revolution charts the development of the city’s food cart culture.

By Bart Blasengame

Goin’ Mobile

Carts that tweet: check Twitter to follow these nomads.

By Lydia Beyoud

Measuring Up

A quick look at how Portland compares to the food carts in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.

By Eric Blokland

Morning Glory

Three great breakfast carts to starts your day off right.

By Kasey Cordell

Pod Perfection

Mississippi Marketplace: N Mississippi Ave, south of Skidmore St

By Karen Brooks

Cartopia

SE Hawthorne Blvd & 12th Ave

By Rachel Ritchie

Fall Arts Preview

Introducing Portland’s arts line-up for the fall season!

By Anne Adams, John Chandler, and Randy Gragg

Food Factory

Portland Public Schools are trying to improve the school lunches they provide for the city’s students.

By Hanna Neuschwander

PDX Index: Pendleton Roundup

This month’s edition of PDX Index takes a closet look at the statistics behind the annual Pendleton Roundup.

By Danielle Emig

The Perfect Party

The 7 people we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

Follow the LEEDer

Hood River Middle Schools aims are high when it comes to LEED certification and going green.

By Lauren Fox

Make Grove, Not War

Portland-based humanitarian organization Mercy Corps are helping to sew the seeds to peace in North Korea, one Oregon apple tree at a time.

By Lauren Fox

Carbon Crunch

In this month’s edition of Vote Watch, we’ve taken a peek at the carbon footprints of our would-be guvs and Metro presidents.

By Lauren Fox

Brewed Awakening

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers aims to educate and empower international coffee growers looking to import their coffee to the US.

By Eric Blokland

Word on the Street

This month’s word: retrosexual, n.

Bonney Butte

Visit the short Bonney Butte Trail this fall for a spectacular view—the best in the state—of Oregon’s birds of prey.

By Brian Barker

Bye Bye Beavers

Portland’s lost its Beavers again—find out what to do to keep up with our baseball home team while they’re away.

By Jason Cohen

Mee Sen Thai Eatery

Nopo’s new Mee Sen Thai Eatery rises to the fore in Portland Thai cuisine.

By Martha Calhoon

Ferried Away

Visit Portland’s closest Northwest island getaway—Vashon Island, located a brief ferry ride away from Seattle.

By Ariana Donalds

Hide, Sleek

This fall, pull out your old leather jacket—or, better yet, buy a new one—and rise to the realms of trendy.

By Martha Calhoon

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