Junk to Funk
… bringing trashion edutainment to the masses.
November 14th will mark the fourth annual Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest. Junk to Funk aims to educate about waste-reduction and recycling issues, and to inspire creative re-use. Up to 40 pieces of wearable art and couture fashion are showcased based on the creative use [...]

I thought you all might want to check this out! A clothing designer from New York and she’s selling last year’s line for crazy low prices. Check it out!

Environmental Magazine Asks: What’s Hiding in Your Sunscreen?
The July/August 2009 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine looks at how nanotechnology has changed what we eat, wear and apply to our skin-unfortunately with little regulation and little understanding of the long-term consequences, both to our own health and that of the natural world.
Sunscreens, energy drinks [...]

The Oregon City farmers Market and New Seasons are teaming up this summer to make fresh healthy foods more accessible to Oregon Trail Card holders. Starting July 4th the market will be matching funds up to $5 per day per person. Thanks to a grant from New Seasons people with the card who come to [...]

It’s a Party!
Intentionally Urban Magazine is celebrating its one-year anniversary and its June 2009 issue release, “Urban Getaways.” Please join us for a block party celebration, sponsored by Phoogoo, at the office of in|ur magazine. Live musical performances by A Simple Colony and Sleepy Bell.
This block party is part of the Central Eastside Arts District [...]

As the weather warms up, folks are celebrating by getting outside and getting active … In all kinds of ways! Remember the Sporting the Buff article from our Naked issue? Here’s a video from Nike you might enjoy!

(Portland, Ore.) April 30, 2009 – Humanities scholars will converge on Portland State University May 14-16, 2009, for the inaugural “Understanding Sustainability: Perspectives from the Humanities.”
This national event will consider the cultures, histories, values and imaginations at stake in “sustainability.” Carolyn Merchant, author and professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics at the University of [...]

The Old Farmer’s Almanac offers tips on how to fight germs by scrubbing.
You can help to stop the spread of swine flu. Just as for any flu or
cold, one countermeasure is simple: Wash your hands. As they say, an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
According to a recent The Old Farmer’s Almanac article, [...]