Written by melanie.marconiSeptember 29, 2020 These stress-relief activities can help get you through 2020 and into 2021. It’s no secret 2020 has been hard. The pandemic. Summer in quarantine. A rocky start to online learning. Extreme weather. Racial injustice. A critical election… Even the most resilient among us find it to be…a lot. That’s why it’s critical to
Written by melanie.marconiSeptember 22, 2020 The Portland coworking scene is quickly growing. Here are the shared office spaces that stand apart. * Pricing below reflects 2020 figures and may have changed — contact each space directly for current rates. We can’t sugarcoat it. The pandemic has been tough for coworking. Shops of all kinds, from international
Written by melanie.marconiSeptember 15, 2020 Remote work has long been touted as a panacea for the many challenges parents and caretakers face at work. (At least for the privileged subset whose jobs could conceivably be done remotely in the first place.) By working from home, the idea goes, parents—especially women—can better balance the competing demands
Written by melanie.marconiJuly 26, 2020 Dearest VIDA community, Like many of you, I have spent the last several weeks searching for ways to do better. After witnessing the shocking killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, it was clear that I—that we—haven’t done nearly enough to build a world where black lives
Written by melanie.marconiJune 21, 2020 This post was written in June 2020, describing VIDA’s reopening protocols after the initial pandemic closure. The specific health measures below (mask requirements, reduced capacity, paused amenities) no longer reflect current policy — kept here as a look back at that period. The past several months have been many things.
Written by melanie.marconiApril 19, 2020 This personal essay was written in April 2020, during VIDA’s temporary pandemic closure — Melanie shares it here as a reflection that still resonates. The gratitude practice below is one you can try anytime. Since childhood, I have been a big reader. I still read each night before I go
Written by melanie.marconiApril 2, 2020 Update: Since this post was published, Kaitlyn has grown from Amenities Coordinator into VIDA’s Community Director — proof that the “jane of all trades” spirit she describes below has only kept building. We’re keeping the original 2020 interview up because her story is worth reading in full. Every time you
Written by melanie.marconiMarch 22, 2020 For many VIDA members, Greer Kern’s face is the first thing we see when we walk into the office each morning. As VIDA’s community director, Greer manages a lot, from detail-oriented things like making sure events at VIDA go off without a hitch, to big-picture stuff like building relationships and
Written by melanie.marconiMarch 22, 2020 This post is from 2020 and profiles a former VIDA team member. We’re keeping it up as a look back — Greer is no longer with VIDA. For VIDA members in the early days, Greer Kern’s face was the first thing they’d see walking into the office each morning. As
Written by melanie.marconiMarch 18, 2020 Whether your team works remotely, hybrid, or spread across a coworking community, Slack has become one of the most useful tools for staying connected, sharing information, and maintaining real human bonds outside a shared physical space. I have always been an early adopter of new communications technologies… first with a