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Pinch me, I must be dreaming. Three of my favorite things - beer, pizza and green building - have come together in a perfect storm named “Hopworks Urban Brewery.”

HUB is located in a revamped concrete building that was a former fuel distributor’s headquarters. Although I’m usually a fan of the […]

Last week I went on a tour of Burnside Rocket, Portland’s newest (and reddest) green building. Situated on the eponymous thoroughfare that divides Portland into north and south, Burnside Rocket is the latest brainchild of Kevin Cavenaugh, an architect and developer whose portfolio includes other favorites of mine - Ode to Roses and Box […]

For those of you’ve who aren’t living in a cave (although good for storing wine), our fair city is racked with opportunities to purchase a bottle of something red or white. Now, with the opening of “Cork,” a wine shop on the corner of Northeast 29th and Alberta, you can also choose a bottle […]

It can be surprisingly hard to find a good cup of coffee in this town, especially if you don’t want to support the shall-remain-nameless empires of the world. However, if you happen to be downtown and want to skip the chains and the convenience stores that offer “expresso,” head over to Coffee Plant, a […]

Just when you thought it was safe to bury your otherwise eco-guilty self in a habit such as drinking coffee, it turns out you’ll have to keep looking for something more benign. As bad luck would have it, the growing and production of the liquid black magic that fuels the American culture can be […]

Every neighborhood deserves a cafe where you can fuel up on your choice of caffeinated beverage and a sweet treat. For many years, North Portland was void of any such place, except for the only beacon of life for miles around, Beaterville Cafe. Now facing competition from all sides, Beaterville is not the […]