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Maybe you’re like me and use the Chinook Book for the obvious coupons at the grocery store. Or, worse, you mean to but never seem to have the right coupons at the right time. So I’m posting this just in case you almost missed out on one of my favorite Chinook Book finds. My husband, a recovering public...

To quote a Bruce Springsteen song from last year: "This is Radio Nowhere - Is there anybody alive out there?" Fortunately, Seattle radio is not Radio Nowhere when it comes to the environment. You can find green info and coverage on several Seattle radio stations. Here's what I've heard...

Tonight social artist Kate Pocrass speaks at PMMNLS --that's the PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series--about her public art. This series is open to the public, free, and an excellent chance to see the artist present their work over the years. There was a PMMNLS lecture in October by Fritz Haeg of...

Tonight social artist Kate Pocrass speaks at PMMNLS --that's the PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series--about her public art. This series is open to the public, free, and an excellent chance to see the artist present their work over the years. There was a PMMNLS lecture in October by Fritz Haeg of...

What kind of environmental coverage will you find on local TV stations? It's definitely mixed, but overall it seems to be getting better. I've been fortunate to work with several local stations on "green" stories and features on their news and public affairs shows. I also try to keep...

Who’s greener, men or women? Is sustainability feminine or masculine? Using the voices of real women who are change agents and thought leaders of the sustainability movement, Kira Gould and Lance Hosey attempt to answer these questions in their recent book Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design...

Tonight beginning at 6pm the Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Ave) will host Pints for PICA, a fundraiser for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts (see our article on Arts and Culture from the Chinook Book). Local indie folk band Weinland, who recently played on Live Wire!, will play at 7, followed...

Tonight beginning at 6pm the Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Ave) will host Pints for PICA, a fundraiser for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts (see our article on Arts and Culture from the Chinook Book). Local indie folk band Weinland, who recently played on Live Wire!, will play at 7, followed...

Nestled on the corner of NE Killingsworth and Williams (8 NE Killingsworth St) is an inconspicuous bookstore that, upon entrance, welcomes you with a conspicuous cause. In Other Words is more than a bookstore – it’s a resource center for women (and curious men), offering a diversity of products and services...

Monday, October 29th, 7:30pm. PSU 5th Avenue Cinema 510 SW Hall St. Free and open to the public, all ages Fritz Haeg is an architect of human homes, animal homes, and gardens. I was introduced to his work this summer at the Tate Modern where his latest Edible Estates project, garden #4, was commissioned...