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
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- Toys that Travel - May 22, 2021
- Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns - December 26, 2020
- Neighborhood We Love: King - December 20, 2020
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.
