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What are you doing Monday night? We've been working on Outside the Frame's Annual Gala screening of their new documentary Leaving Home, and new films by and with youth experiencing homelessness in Portland. And, it's this Monday, November 13! The event will also feature a Q&A with the young filmmakers and presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award to homeless activist Tia Plympton. Film has the power to open people’s hearts. This event is a much needed way to see homeless you

Portland is a city of vibrant, historic and ever-changing neighborhoods. It's hard to choose a favorite -- and each have their own special coffeeshop, corner bar or brewpub, and most likely a few places to eat (with a James Beard Award-winning chef inside). Many of our neighborhoods are also challenged with issues around development, homelessness and crime – and just the general need to engage with neighbors (hence, the success of and our love/hate relationship with sites lik

We recently completed an identity and marketing project for Anne DuBois Pilates, and we love the outcome! Anne is so dedicated to her craft and definitely walks the walk and talks the talk. Trained at master studio of Romana Kryzanowska, the heir to Joseph Pilates' legacy, Anne teaches pure Romana's Pilates, which is pretty rare in the Portland market. In fact, there are only three Romana's Pilates instructors in the city. As a recent New York City transplant, Anne needed hel

The saying goes "April showers bring May flowers...", and in Portland rain is usually a guarantee no matter what month it is. But on this very sunny April day with record heat, a video shoot was scheduled in the Pearl District -- and the script called for rain and umbrellas. So, the crew attached a fire hose to a hydrant and a 30-foot spout from the hose to produce a nice shower. And then the sun cast a perfect light on the scene. Our umbrellas go up to that out-of-the-box th

In the early summer of 2014, the Laurelhurst community in Portland was faced with the demolition of an iconic 1900s Spanish mission-style home that sat at the entry of their historic neighborhood. Fortunately for the home, the neighbors on the street where it lived included a historic preservation professional, a graphic designer, a communication expert and lots of willing volunteers. Our first step was branding the home after the original owner, L.B. Markham, and developing