How We Live: Say Hello to Bridgeton
A search for affordable rent and room to roam lands one Portland family in a lesser-known North Portland waterfront enclave.
How We Live: In Our Backyard
Can we build our way to more equal housing opportunities? One Portland architect makes a case for conscious density.
How We Live: Common Grounds
Erin J. Bernard is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Northeast Portland with her husband and two rather noisy and opinionated kids. They can often be found exploring the mountains and coastlines of the PNW in their trusty green Subaru.
Latest posts by Erin J Bernard (see all)
- Road Trip Ideas: PNW Magic - May 12, 2022
- Neighborhood We Love: Happy Valley - January 5, 2022
- Toys that Travel - May 22, 2021
Lonely in a modern neighborhood, one Portland family makes the leap to cohousing. When Jenny Bevacqua wants to check in on her boys — Al, 9, and Auggie, 11 — she needn’t reach for her shoes or even her phone. Instead, she simply leans her head out the front door and sounds the family call: …
One Family's Struggles with Portland's Housing Boom
Rising rents aren’t just a Portland problem — just ask Pacific Northwest natives Melissa and Roberto Lopez.
How We Live: To Gresham, With Aloha
All this struggling family needed was a fighting chance; at an East Multnomah County nonprofit shelter ministry, they found it.
House and Home
What makes a house into a home? It’s all about community, says this Habitat for Humanity homeowner.
The Joys and Trials of Tiny-House Living
Is 300 square feet enough room for a family of four? One Vancouver family sounds off on the joys (and trials) of going tiny.
Home at Last
Paula-Noel Macfie dreamed of owning a home, despite her tight budget. The community land trust model showed her how.
