Spring is finally here and now is the time to be planting your garden. Do you love your home but have no place for a garden or perhaps not the knowledge to grow a great garden? Consider a community garden. They are popping up all over the city and you...

One of the most consistent questions that we get is: "Are we getting close to a housing bubble?". Great question. According to Zillow (don't fall over - but we do reluctantly quote Zillow every so often), The median home value in Portland is $360,000,...

What exactly does that mean? "The sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun: now often reckoned from July 3 to August 11. A period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or indolence."...