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Columbia Sportswear

For more than two decades, this iconic location has served as the flagship store for an innovative outerwear, sportswear and footwear company.

“Make America’s Parks Open Again,” Portland-Based Columbia Sportswear Company Pleads in New Ad Campaign

“No party hates the outdoors except maybe the Donner Party,” CEO Tim Boyle says.

Portland Is Buzzing About Baseball. We Take a Closer Look at the Unresolved Questions Surrounding This Swing for the Fences.

You spend your free time drinking kombucha and hiking the Gorge. Why should you care about baseball? Because it’s your money.

These 11 People Will Decide the Fate of a Portland Baseball Stadium

The decision whether Portland gets a ballpark hinges on finding enough money. These are the 11 people who could get the cash—or stop the deal from happening.

I’ve Been Enduring Portland’s Drizzliest Months Without Overheating Thanks to My New Rain Jacket

The first time I wore this jacket out was on a 20 minute walk on a dismally rainy Saturday afternoon. I simply did. not. get. wet.

We Predict the Fashion Trends For 2018, and We’re Betting On Spice Girls and Nu Metal

Predicting fashion trends is more art than science. A look worn by a #influencer will presage mainstream trends six months out. A controversial outfit from a rapper in 2017 will be a normal sight in the suburbs a year later.

Columbia’s Interchange Jacket is Built for the Mountains But Designed for the City

The lightweight 2-in-1 situation includes a sleek insulated liner inside the waterproof shell, easily zipping onto the other, with a pair of adjustable cords inside the shell for cinching the waist for a more defined silhouette.

November 10: Tim Boyle Challenges Portland Over Homeless Camping

The year ends where it began.

Columbia’s Outdry Extreme Jacket is Maybe the Best Winter Jacket Portland’s Ever Seen

“I’m almost never comfortable outside in winter, but this coat has kept me the right amount of warm both when it’s below freezing and hovering around 50 degrees.”

Protesters Plan to Sit In the Designated “No Sit Zone” in Front of Columbia Sportswear in Downtown Portland

Portland’s Resistance is organizing the sit-in to protest the zones, which displace homeless people who use downtown streets and public space during the day.

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