Livability.com has named the Portland Farmers Market as one of the best in the nation. Portland ranks fifth on a list of the top 11 — editors couldn’t settle on just 10. The list is part of an ongoing series to highlight some of the nation’s best places to live. Livability notes Portland’s multiple markets and efforts to promote recycling and making markets accessible to low-income families.
Icebreaker recently signed a seven-year lease for its first New York City location, a 3,500-square-foot space at 102 Wooster St., between Spring and Prince streets, according to a report in Crain’s NY.
Icebreaker launched a wool-based fleece Wednesday, offering an alternative to the often petroleum-based synthetic material that has become the default outdoor uniform for the Pacific Northwest.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – “It is the best place to spend the (money),” said Anna Curtin, education and outreach specialist for the Portland Farmers Market in Oregon. “It benefits users, it benefits the farmer, it benefits the larger community. And it is the freshest, healthiest food you can buy.”