Jay Horton

1 month ago | wweek.com | Jay Horton

Nic Costa and Rob Taylor, stars and the respective producer and director of upcoming Portland-made nostalgia fest Raging Midlife, have over the span of three films shown a certain facility for wringing laughs from genre pastiche and absolute genius for luring familiar faces to their elongated productions. Their sci-fi spoof Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time enlisted Walter Koenig (Star Trek’s Chekov) and David Ogden Stiers (M*A*S*H’s Major Winchester) during the decadelong shoot.

2 months ago | wweek.com | Jay Horton

If you’ve ever wondered why there are no orange ciders, the requisite alchemy has confounded brewers for centuries and eluded the best efforts of Greater Portland’s designated zest man DJ Williams. “Citrus can be very finicky, difficult to capture, and finding the right balance requires a lot of patience,” says Williams, co-founder of Boring’s lime- and lemon-based Ruzzo Sparkling Hard Citrus—somehow still the only source within the state for fermented citric beverages.

2 months ago | wweek.com | Jay Horton

Among the unlikeliest of brick-and-mortar success stories to survive pandemic-related restrictions, Fantasy for Adults Only has withstood the brutal whiplash and extended beatdowns of digitized dominion to emerge, sweating and slightly breathless, more prominent than ever. Over the past 30 years, Fantasy has smoothly pivoted from arcade multiplex and casual encounters hub to adult parlor, equal parts pervy toy store and fashion-overly-forward boutique.

2 months ago | wweek.com | Jay Horton

During the worst stretch of 2008’s housing bubble implosion, Justin Riordan found himself unexpectedly out of work. Despite years of success at construction management and a degree in interior architecture, Riordan couldn’t get a job and, like so many casualties of the recession, wondered if he should switch careers. “I had this plan to sell thrift store lamps that I had spray-painted,” he says. “Then, someone asked, if money wasn’t a concern, what would I do that’d also make me happy?

Jan 8, 2025 | ncronline.org | Jay Horton |Thomas Scaria

With the passing of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 28, 2024, Georgia, the United States and the world lost the first evangelical environmental president. Born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924, Carter was raised in a devout Southern Baptist household, where faith and service to others were central to daily life. His family attended Maranatha Baptist Church.