Topic: challenges

Portland is no joke when it comes to conventional gardening—but what if you're an urban gardener? The great indoors has its own obvious challenges, but the greatest is thinking outside the ivy. Indoor plants simply don't have to be so, well, meh. If you have a modern and sexy space, bring it to life with a visit to Life+Limb on lower Burnside. Molly Quan, graphic designer and...

When marketers discuss the challenges of conducting media relations for deep-tech companies, particularly those in the semiconductor industry, their frustration surrounding the lack of national business journalists writing positive feature stories about the industry often comes up. I've heard many theories from deep-tech marketers as to why publications such as BusinessWeek or The Wall Street...

It was a blazing hot weekend and I am not the best gardener when it comes to keeping the crops watered. I really need to find a solution to my irrigation challenges. But that's a topic for another post. Despite the hot weather, some of the plants are surviving, and even thriving. For instance, several weeks ago I planted a honeysuckle and two kinds of clematis (rhymes with "feminist", I'm...

Milepost 5 is hosting a panel discussion on the call for affordable live/work spaces for artists and creatives in Portland. The discussion will focus on projects currently in the works and the challenges involved in meeting this need throughout Portland. The panel includes several developers involved in creating live/work opportunities, artists who are currently in live/work situations, artists...