Discover Northeast Portland

Greenest city, best coffee, hottest indie music scene. In the eyes of others (read: national media outlets), Portland is constantly competing for top listicle honors. In 2012, Travel + Leisure liberally bestowed upon Portland "the best" titles for environmental friendliness, street food and food trucks, public transportation and pedestrian friendliness, pet-friendly vacation, and microbrewed beer (as well more...

April was an unusual month for Portland's business scene. As always, there are plenty of new bars and restaurants, but last month's new business owners are unique because many of them had grand ideas and just went for them, regardless of previous experience. A theater director-actor opened a retail spot dedicated to refurbished and found home decor items. A former software designer with no formal apparel more...

It seems like actually receiving a trademark can be an extracted process, but is there a “normal” time period that you can expect? more...

Why would a business register a trademark internationally as well as nationally? more...

Record collectors rejoice! Your national (and fast-becoming international) holiday is upon us again: It’s Record Store Day—the day when thousands of independent music retailers across the U.S. offer an incredible selection—literally hundreds—of exclusive limited edition releases that are only available at indie record stores. The focus skews heavily towards vinyl including special more...

You’ve officially decided to follow your dream. Whether you’re ready to reveal the product you’ve been meticulously developing in your workshop or studio to the world, or you’re ambitiously opening your own restaurant, bar, bakery or boutique, you should step back a moment and consider the name of your product, business or service from a legal perspective—you’ll thank yourself more...

Today's finally the day: Tax Day. And, you're either weeping because you just saw the amount you owe, or you have refund dough burning a hole in your wallet. Whichever camp you fall into, we're sure you could use a moment to decompress and de-stress—and during that moment, why not treat yourself to a happy hour snack and a drink, or two? Need some suggestions?We've got you covered. Here's more...

Your retail windows are some of the most important real estate at your disposal. So, how are you making them work for you? more...

Q. In order to keep costs low, we had a designer set up our page but I am now the one updating and maintaining it. Can you give us an idea of the best way to phase in SEO to get the most bang for our buck (er, time)? Are there some simple aspects of SEO we should make sure are always in place with other more advanced functions used as time allows? more...

If March was a good month for new business owners—they opened 16 spots, 10 of them restaurants and cafés—it was an even better one for consumers. St. Johns got a bike shop, northwest got a couple of neighborhood pubs, and a new Little Big Burger set up shop in southwest. March also brought with it the opening of several specialty shops, including a wedding boutique where brides-to-be can get fitted more...