The Bright Side of Life

Happy Friday! Here are a few stories we found that brightened up the OO office throughout the week.

A bibliophile's fantasy come true: "The bookstore equivalent of a thrift shop with vintage Chanel on shelf after shelf has landed in Tigard." The non-profit store is devoted to promoting literacy and boasts over 50,000 titles with prices ranging from $1-$2.

Do good, get good: Aveda Institute of Portland is hosting their third annual Locks for Love event this weekend. Donate your locks to the youth who need them (those who suffer from medical conditions that cause hair loss, like cancer) and Aveda will give you that haircut for free!

Take a musical moment to mull over "fame" with Robert Krulwich and Adam Cole: