Christmas Borscht Czerwony Barszcz, is a traditional Polish soup dating back to the 1500s, but variations of the dish exist in other parts of Eastern Europe. The soup is one…
Shop to Support Local Sustainability
The best way to give this holiday season is by shopping eco-friendly and local. Lucky for us, Portland is a great place to find gifts that fit this bill. Between…
Stay active during the holidays
Winters in Portland can be taxing. The temperature plummets, the sun goes on an extended hiatus and a wetness capable of penetrating the thickest of flannels pours itself over the…
Portland’s other independent bookstores
Annie Bloom’s Books: 7834 SW Capitol Hwy., annieblooms.com This shop in Multnomah Village, which opened in 1978, is quaint but not in a frivolous way, complete with green awning out…
Home for the holidays
Going home for the holidays can be…complicated. You love your family. You really do. It’s going to be great to see them, but there will be issues. There will always…
How to avoid the holiday blues
The holidays seem to be associated with the highest of highs, the perfect bow on top of the conclusion to another calendar year. However, more often than not, it comes…
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Waste in the United States rises 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. That’s about one million extra tons of garbage per week—or put in other terms, approximately 240 million…
Merry Sol Invictus
The holiday season is upon us, but there are other important religious dates and festivities aside from Christmas that take place during this time of the year: one being winter…
Fire lookout towers
If Oregon is known for anything, it’s for featuring some of the most sought-after outdoor areas in the country, if not the world. However, when winter rears its mean, soggy…
Embrace Black Friday
What’s the easiest way to save money as a college student? Simple, don’t spend it in the first place. I know what you’re thinking: “Thanks Warren Buffett, but what’s to…
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the future of consumerism
The holiday season retailers are counting on shoppers to take department stores by storm on Black Friday and scour the internet for deals on Cyber Monday. Shoppers in the United…