Country singer Mo Pitney barely knows where he is half the time. Currently, he’s on a radio tour, introducing his music to some 167 stations. His Portland stop was #70.
Read MoreYou’ll most likely recognize the energetic, affable Andy Carson from Fox 12’s Good Day Oregon, where he’s been a weatherman and a fixture for the show’s 18-year run.
Read MoreOn an average day, Tasha Giacomazzi gets up, feeds her dogs, and goes to work. Director of Family Dogs New Life (FDNL), a nonprofit no kill dog shelter, on arrival, she again feeds the dogs. After a day of interacting and finally putting the dogs to bed, she goes home to do it all again. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Read MoreAnn Potter’s least favorite thing in the world is boredom.
“I actually feel like it’s a character flaw if you do get bored,” says the shelter manager of Multnomah County Animal Services. “Life is too big, there’s too much to do. If you’re sitting around whining, ‘I’m bored!’ that’s on you.”
Read MoreA few years back this writer was tapped to emcee and help judge a Battle of the Country Bands contest at a local roadhouse. Even if country music isn't your thing, it's wildly popular outside the Portland city core, and there’s an army of talented country artists in our midst.
The standout winner of that year's competition was Carrie Cunningham & The Six Shooters—a tight, versatile band of stellar players, led by a petite dynamo who owns the stage the moment she arrives.
Read MoreWhile Show Dogs Grooming Salon and Boutique’s name conjures images of red carpets, bright lights and posh pooches, the shop's owner is more like the girl next store: easy-going, friendly, and warm. Get closer though, and she does sparkle!
Read MoreAs a writer, Oregonian Pet Columnist Monique Balas isn’t as comfortable having questions directed the other way.
Read MoreBig things often start small: oak trees grow from acorns, floods begin with a single drop of rain.
All those big, husky Pit Bulls who’ve been helped by Angela Adams and her Born Again Pit Bull Rescue? They have Chihuahuas to thank.
Read MoreGiving back to the community seems to come natural to Portland native Cindy Scheel, executive director of the Portland Animal Welfare Team (PAW Team).
Read MoreTaylor John Williams has been given less than 24 hours to soak in the watery sunshine and fresh air of home between performances and interviews, and then he’ll be on a plane to L.A.
Read More“People often tell me I am easy to know, which I assume is a good thing,” says Dr. Thomas Mackowiak (pronounced; Ma-CO-vee-ack). “I was born in Poland, then we moved to Germany when I was a small child, and then to Chile when I was 19. People might be surprised that I studied law for three years in Chile. I eventually realized my heart just wasn’t feeling it, and that is when I decided to study to become a veterinarian.”
Read MoreAward-winning author Lisa Cohn wears many hats. Mother, homeschool teacher, chauffeur, and writer, this energetic yet laid back Portland mom seems to have mastered the secret to making it all look easy.
Read More“I guess you could call me adventurous and waterproof,” says owner and “lead adventurer” of Portland’s Dog Adventures Northwest. A three-time Top Dog Award winner for Individual Trainer, the New Hampshire transplant says “Portland is my forever home.”
Read More“It’s Daisy’s house and we just live in it,” laughs Raina Dey, Public Relations Director for the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA). Daisy is her beloved cat, a 7-year-old long-hair domestic mix with Calico good looks. Raina says she rules the universe.
Read More“On the beach in my flip-flops walking my three dogs is where I would be if I had a day to escape,” says Sarah Fuller, owner of north Portland’s NoPo Paws Pet Boutique.
Read MoreWasn’t it fun.
This would be the title of the story of my life,” shares Jim Dugan. Standing six-four, this gentle man is also a rugged ex-military Policeman and Narcotics Officer who has dedicated his life to helping others.
Read More“I am a tom-boy with two totally different sides to me. I love to get down and dirty and take on projects like re-finishing my bathroom floor as well as dress up and shop. Those who know me well would say I am an ‘open book.’ I guess I sort of go with the flow depending upon the situation I am in,” says this energetic ‘Recess in the Pearl’ business owner and cat-mom, LeRae Hunt Ford. “My cat is a girl named George — she is a loveable Calico barn cat.”
Read MoreOur world is home to countless forces of nature that, once they’ve touched down, leave the landscape forever changed. Some are large and dramatic — like shifting tectonic plates — while others are quietly industrious, like bees transporting pollen. Those of the human variety can fall into either camp. Jason Nicholas, fondly known as “Dr. J” of Preventive Vet, falls into the latter, working at a quiet, steady pace, changing the world a little wherever he touches down.
Read MoreDarren Davis is a warm, fun-loving, articulate man with a perennial smile and a twinkle in his eye. Upon meeting him, you’d never guess he’s been on the cover of Tim Magazine. But he has.
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