Lake Oswego baker wins Cupcake Wars
Lake Oswego baker Kyra Bussanich won the latest installment of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” with her gluten-free delicacies.
Decorating home for the holidays
A six-foot tall aluminum Christmas tree stood in my friends’ front window. Strung with sparkling white lights it shimmered like a distorted disco ball. It was meant to be ironic, I figured, crass commercialism as a beacon of hip.
Remodeling: opening the realm of possibilities
I married my husband eight years ago. At the time he lived on a floating home. “Please try living on my houseboat,” he said, “and after a year if you don’t like it, we could sell both of our homes and build.” Well, I adore living on the water, but this home needed major updating.
Tamales in the kitchen
The holidays are a time for family traditions, so start a new one this year with tamales, a common tradition for many families.
Christmas fantasy trail
Take a walk through over 1,000 feet of wooded walkways decked out fully in holiday spirit at Wenzel Farm’s Christmas Fantasy Trail.
An architect shapes a city
When I don’t have time to travel, I time travel. The buildings of architect A.E. Doyle are like portals to Portland’s past. The architect’s classical-inspired buildings, including the Multnomah Public Library, the Benson Hotel, Reed College, the former Meier & Frank now Macy’s, and dozens of others built during the early 1900s, helped shape the City of Roses.
Schoolhouse Electric’s evolution
Brian Faherty was working in real estate when he noticed that otherwise tastefully restored historic homes often fell short on lighting. That gave him a brilliant idea.
Keeping your gift plants giving
So your neighbor gives you a poinsettia each year, but then you feel guilty throwing it in the compost after the holidays. What to do?
Super colossal holiday sale
Crafty Wonderland began in 2006 as a monthly art and craft sale and has had many iterations in the years since – including 2010’s six-week pop-up shop that turned into a full-time retail store. Perhaps our favorite though is the yearly Super Colossal Holiday Sale, featuring hundreds of vendors in a two-day event.
Grain to Glass Brewing Class
So, winter is coming and you need a new indoor hobby. Why not learn to make your own beer? F.H. Steinbart teaches classes on the art of the homebrew, including their Grain to Glass Brewing Class where you even get to sample different beers. Prost!
