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Life & Style Portland’s footwear design school shows off new kicks

By Portland Business Journal Published: May 10, 2012 at 11:37 AM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 8:05 PM PDT

Students on the cutting edge of footwear design showed off their concepts to some of the heavy-hitters in the industry on Wednesday night.

Life & Style New iPad has sharper screen but no new name (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Mar 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM PDT Last Updated: Mar 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM PDT

Apple unveiled the new iPad, with its faster processor and sharper screen, at a much-hyped event on Wednesday morning.

Life & Style Photos: Winter Market at Shemanski Park (Photo Gallery)

By Kai Hayashi Published: Feb 23, 2012 at 7:08 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012 at 7:08 PM PDT

Saturday, Feb. 25 is the last winter market of the year, so get down and check it out.

Life & Style Sculptures, video tell a 'lost tale' (Photo Gallery)

By Kai Hayashi, KATU.com Published: Feb 23, 2012 at 2:41 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012 at 3:17 PM PDT

The new exhibit of work by John Frame at the Portland Art Museum is called "Three Fragments of a Lost Tale." It tells a compelling story through sculpture, photos, music and video.

Life & Style Photos: Mark Rothko at the Portland Art Museum (Photo Gallery)

Published: Feb 21, 2012 at 1:45 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM PDT

Check out photos of the new Mark Rothko exhibit at the Portland Art Museum.

Life & Style Target aims for new downtown Portland store in 2013

By KATU.com Staff Published: Feb 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 16, 2012 at 4:09 PM PDT

On Thursday, officials with the Minneapolis-based retailer met with Portland Mayor Sam Adams to announce their intention to open a "CityTarget" location in the historic Galleria building in downtown Portland.

Life & Style Mark Rothko exhibit... in honor of a Portland original (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Feb 15, 2012 at 4:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 15, 2012 at 4:32 PM PDT

An artist who began honing his craft in the Rose City a century ago will now have his work on display at the Portland Art Museum.

Life & Style Show your love with an eco-friendly Valentine's Day gift (Video)

By Amanda Faught, KATU News Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 3:54 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 7, 2012 at 4:04 PM PDT

Red is the traditional color of Valentine's Day, but this year consider going "green" to show your sweetheart how much you care. Check out our list of eco-friendly and romantic gift ideas.

Life & Style You'll soon be able to print a book on the fly at Powell's

By Amanda Faught, KATU News Published: Jan 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM PDT

Portland's biggest bookstore will soon be launching on-demand book publishing where folks can go online, select a book they're interested in and then have it printed right then and there in just minutes.

Life & Style Awesome PDX Etsy shops

By Meagan Williams Published: Jan 17, 2012 at 4:51 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 17, 2012 at 4:51 PM PDT

Life & Style Walmart passes gift receipt return test (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver and KATU.com Staff Published: Dec 27, 2011 at 9:44 PM PDT Last Updated: Dec 27, 2011 at 9:44 PM PDT

A KATU Problem Solver investigation revealed customers were not getting all their money back when they returned merchandise with a gift receipt at Walmart. Now, it appears the company has fixed the problem.

Life & Style Portlanders will try to break sombrero world record this weekend

By Shannon L. Cheesman, KATU.com Producer/Reporter Published: Apr 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2012 at 2:14 PM PDT

Can Portland break the record for the largest gathering of people wearing sombreros? We'll find out this weekend!

Life & Style Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500 (Photo Gallery)

By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer Published: Dec 7, 2011 at 2:40 PM PDT Last Updated: Dec 8, 2011 at 10:37 AM PDT

Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price.

Life & Style Holiday shopping survival guide: Save with online shopping (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver Published: Nov 22, 2011 at 12:08 AM PDT Last Updated: Dec 9, 2011 at 6:19 PM PDT

If you're like most people, according to the National Retail Federation, you'll do 36 percent of your holiday shopping online. So the KATU Problem Solvers looked into some new ways to save on every one of those purchases.

Life & Style Holiday shopping survival guide: Discount gift cards (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver Published: Nov 21, 2011 at 6:00 PM PDT Last Updated: Nov 21, 2011 at 5:24 PM PDT

Gift cards are a popular holiday present, but what if you could use discounted gift cards to buy the gifts you want to give? There are several websites that can help you do that.