What I’m Working On
When Roland Smith was an aspiring writer attending Portland State University, he took a part-time job working with animals at a zoo.
Think Oregon
The Faces of Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard
1859 photographer Joni Kabana and her students took to the streets to photograph the denizens of Hawthorne Boulevard.
2012 Pendleton Round-Up: Raina Stinson’s Gallery
Here are Raina’s images:
Deschutes River Recordings: Singing for a Cause
Two of Oregon’s finest exports, Deschutes Brewery Beer and Portland indie music, have joined forces to help preserve stream flows in the Deschutes River through a recently launched project called “Deschutes River Recordings.” Watch the video and learn more about the project.
Returning to Roots
Like a blanket in a woven Indian basket, 4-year-old Wak’amu would fold herself inside the gnarled roots of an ancient juniper tree and gaze across the Oregon high desert.
From Where I Stand: Mount Angel
Mount Angel is the German cultural center of Oregon, with a small community that’s all-in come Oktoberfest.
Top 5: Cheryl Strayed
Author Cheryl Strayed latest is a memoir about losing and finding yourself on the Pacfic Crest Trail.
Butte Creek Mill: In-Grained in Tradition
“I have always wanted to own a historical building,” says Butte Creek Mill owner and operator, Bob Russell, as he strolls through his water-driven mill in Eagle Point. The retired sales manager from Portland crossed over the battered metal threshold of the once-dilapidated mill in 2005 and knew he was home. Russell, who is also mayor of Eagle Point, and his wife, Debbie, together run the Butte Creek Mill, mercantile, and adjacent antiques store seven days a week.
SeQuential Fuels the Next Generation
In Eugene, two royal blue and goldenrod yellow SeQuential Biofuels stations stand out among a sea of Shell, 76 and Chevron gas stations. The latter group is of the typical gas-and-go variety with unleaded outside and trans-fat snacks on the inside. The other sells biodiesel, yerba mate and organic produce under a green roof.
