Living Green in Portland, Oregon

Portland

Set between the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, Portland is a popular moving destination boasting spectacular natural scenery, vibrant city life, and award winning green design. After you check out these amazing shots you’ll want to start packing your recycled moving boxes and head to the… Read More

Thanksgiving Travel Tips

42 Million people are scheduled to travel this Thanksgiving, and many are going far to get to their Thanksgiving turkey/tofurkey! While the dinner is delicious, the process of getting there can be arduous. My teammates here at NorthStar Moving® and I thought we could offer some… Read More

A Very Vegetarian Thanksgiving

One of my favorite holidays is coming up: Thanksgiving. Why is it one of my favorites? The food! This year, you can move on and consider a greener alternative to a giant roasted turkey? Try having an all-vegetarian meal. Now I know that some people… Read More

Time for Turkey Trots

turkey

Thanksgiving is a day that is usually spent being stuffed full of food and sitting on the couch. Why not burn off those extra calories at a run/walk? Get moving! You can even help out a charity while doing so! Turkey trots are becoming a… Read More

Feeling at home at the NorthStar Moving® Headquarters

Last week I was helping to prepare a presentation NorthStar Moving® was going to make for CAA, the California Apartment Association. After a great relationship we’ve shared for years, they are considering our moving company for recognition, and wanted to know more about our achievements in the past year and about our work with many moves from apartments in Los Angeles and in California. Read More

Another Alternative to Recycling: Upcycling

Are you looking for a way to clean out those stacks of old newspapers in your garage? Are you tired of throwing out old magazines a week after you’ve read them?

It’s hard to part with a groundbreaking article or photo shoot, so instead of recycling, upcycle! Upcycling is basically using waste and unwanted items to make new useful things. Decorate your new home! Read More