Featured Stories The Clark County Recording and Marriage License Department is preparing for a flood. On Dec. 6, gay and lesbian couples can file for marriage licenses in Washington for the first time.  Rec   More

Featured Stories Vancouver is rarely touted for its progressive politics, but Portland’s sister city to the north now may now have one solid, um, high point. With passage of ballot initiative I-502, Washingt   More

Featured Stories The Clotheshorse is a difficult creature to shop for because what they want you can seldom, if ever, get right. A gift certificate isn’t a gift and clothes have to fit. The solution: accessori   More

Featured Stories For the gastronomically obsessive in your life who needs a little something more than fruitcake, a popcorn tin or a restaurant-chain gift certificate, here are some spots for next-level culinary   More

Featured Stories Some people call your friend a yupster. Others, simply a douchebag. But it’s only because they’ve accomplished what others could not: hold down a white-collar job while still being cool. IMAGE:   More

Featured Stories They turn old bottle caps into jewelry, upcycle clothing and, yes, sometimes put birds on things. They’re your crafty friends, and the gift options are plentiful. Because this is Portland.   More

Featured Stories Your friend belongs to no university but somehow knows everything under the sun and moon, as he is careful to remind you on each and every occasion. When you bought Fifty Shades of Grey last yea   More

Featured Stories The thing with kids is, everything you do affects who they are; it’s like the butterfly effect, we’re told. If you give them a lollipop as opposed to some candy corn, it’ll affect whether th   More

Featured Stories There are those for whom practicality is mere distraction, aesthetics all. Their houses are the 3-D equivalent of graphic-design geek Tumblrs that fill endlessly, bottomlessly with “inspiratio   More

Featured Stories For your recently de-commed cousin, the holiday season is likely to be a heady mix of frustration, PTSD and soul-crushing concern about meeting basic adult responsibilities—and on top of that, n   More