Executive Producer Ellen Schmidt-Devlin partnered with directors Sarah Henderson & Erich Lyttle to create We Grew Wings. I was already excited about my up and coming visit to Portland. It had been too many years. When Sarah Henderson and I connected via phone to catch up and she mentioned the dates of the premiere, the […]
Women
Book It To: In Other Words
As an Editorial Intern at Willamette Week, I am the only woman on an all-male news staff; and without a degree in Journalism or a bulging portfolio, I am also the least qualified. This, of course, is the ultimate feminist nightmare. There I am, sitting at a staff meeting, nodding my head in feigned comprehension, as […]
Women on Wheels: Portland’s Female-Friendly Bike Scene
If all goes as planned, flowers will not be all that’s blossoming in the month of May. In four weeks, my social life will bloom with the youthful vigor of spring tulips and daffodils as I move out of my parents’ house and into an apartment on Portland’s Eastside. While the physical transition spans a […]