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Portland Furniture Maker Graham Pell on Slow Joinery, Local Wood and Chairs That Outlive Us
From a small Central Eastside shop, Pell builds about 60 pieces a year. He explains why he refuses to go…
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Meet the Potter Making Bowls for America’s Best Kitchens
From a converted barn in Kentucky, one maker throws 3,000 pieces a year — every one a little different.
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Growing Slowly
Family-Run Hardware Store Celebrates 75 Years in the Old North End
Three generations, one cash register and a cat named Bolt.
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Local Coffee Roasters Brace for Higher Bean Prices This Winter
Wholesale prices are up 30 percent this year. Small cafés say a $6 latte may be coming.
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The Farmers Market Is Moving Indoors for Winter — and Staying Open Weekly
Forty vendors will set up in the old train depot every Saturday from November to April.
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Learning the Pottery Wheel at 50
One reader’s year of wobbly bowls — and why making things by hand is the best hobby we know.
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