Portlanders have embraced a movement of cashless commerce – a new school take, in effect, on old-school bartering. It turns out, bartering is both a natural extension of Portland’s off-kilter ethos ...

Some local farms are cultivating more than produce — they’re germinating creative ways to grow their business while getting the goods and services they need. Newbury Street stylist Christa Comeau is ...

Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and little surplus cash. Nelson had recently started a new job with a ...