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Ever since 1843, when William Overton cut Asa Lovejoy in on his 640-acre land grab, Portland’s attitude about money has been considered, shall we say, nonchalant at best. Unlike those brazen, Botoxed Angelinos down south, Portlanders don’t like to talk about money. That would just be too gauche. Well. Call us gauche. Because we’ve gone and posed all those forbidden questions–like “How much money do you make?” And “So how does it feel to be flat broke?” To our great surprise, in spite of Portland’s rep as a city given to monetary modesty, people talked. Turns out Portland’s attitudes towards money are as diverse as the city itself. Now that we’ve gotten all the juicy answers, all you have to do is take a look. Edited by Jill Davis.
Illustrations by Jack Black. Photographs by Stuart Mullenberg

Could a man who trimmed trees for the city of Ashland also be a bagman for a global terrorist organization? Or is Pete Seda (aka Pirouz Desaghaty) simply another mistaken casualty in the Bush administration’s war on terror? Our editor-at-large follows a trail that leads from Portland to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia–and discovers more questions than answers. By Ted Katauskas. Photographs by Basil Childers


Gregg and Laura Takashima were captivated by the majestic gardens on the three-acre lot in the Mountain Park neighborhood. But the house itself? No so much. Starting from scratch, the couple knocked down a 1950s ranch and replaced it with a marvel of contemporary design that combines the look of a modern Japanese lodge with rustic charm and sustainable common sense. By Camela Raymond. Photographs by Jon Jensen