Oregon-grown Corie Hinton is a muralist who specializes in interior and exterior walls. If you can think it, Corie can create it. Talking Walls, the name Corie has given her business, was a process that took her a few years to figure out. Her time in the Peace Corps was pivotal to making that happen….
Sitting in a coffee shop, I ate breakfast with Vera Katz. The only clue I had that she is a self-proclaimed control freak was by how hard it was to get her to agree to meet. It took months. It was on her terms. What I found was an Oregon treasure. Vera is grateful, articulate and exceedingly charming –…
Charles R. Schiffman, 67, retired in 2010 after 23 years as the head of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. From 1983 to 1987 the Schiffmans lived in Israel, where Charlie has since returned more than 40 times. This summer Charlie and his wife, Marsha, will return to live in the land they love. WHY…
Celebrating 55 years in business, Rob Solomon asked the Portland Development Commission if he could recreate a bit of old downtown Portland by lighting up his U.S. Outdoor Store with a neon sign. The commission gave him the go-ahead. It all started in the 1940s when his great-grandfather Jacob Solomon decided to sell men’s clothing….
Lake Oswego is a fashion destination extravaganza in a charming village atmosphere just minutes from downtown. Here’s a trio of hip boutiques that I enjoy slipping into regularly. e. g. page (333 S. State St., 503-699-8940) is located in Lake Place Center just off State Street (aka Hwy. 43, parallel to the Willamette River). Known…
