Si Robins

Portland, OR

As both an editor and a writer, I am always looking for opportunities to tell stories. I've covered a vast range of subjects, from music and food, to sports and hard-nosed journalism. Editorial, content management, team building and writing opportunities are always of interest. Specialties include the gamut of lifestyle topics: green living and conservation, music, entertainment, profile, food, drink, shopping, interviews, personal experiences, social commentary, design and beyond.

Si Robins

Portland, OR

GO Box: Curbing Takeout Waste in Portland and Beyond
GO Box has reused more than 50,000 takeout containers in Portland, with its sights on expansion into new markets. Three years ago, Laura Weiss launched GO Box with a simple goal in mind: Combatting all the packaging waste generated by Portland’s red-hot food cart scene. Weiss’ solution to the issue is an incredibly durable, reusable plastic to-go box designed to travel from food cart to consumer to washing station and back through the cycle again and again.
1800Recycling.com
Cultivating Local
In recent years, Downtown Phoenix has bolstered a new breed of entrepreneur: creatives looking to start a unique business while adding to the allure of the city center.
Downtown Phoenix Journal
Old Gear Becomes Recycled Accessories with Green Guru
Green Guru's Ruckus backpack, made from recycled bike tubes. Photo courtesy of Green Guru. Every biker has blown a tube. Every climber has worn out a climbing rope. Every wetsuit eventually needs to be retired. All camping gear has a limited lifespan. These outdoorsy accessories come and go as they experience normal wear and tear.
1800Recycling.com
Infinite reasons to reuse books
The best and highest use of a used book is for someone else to read it and pass it on, or to donate it to someone in need. However not all used books can be shared or sold and the last resort for these should be recycling (unfortunately it is still all too often landfill).
Better World Books
Youthquake!
Across the Valley, there’s an uprising happening. Here, young people aren’t waiting for a midlife crisis to try something bold. Despite a sour economy, a few twenty- and early thirtysomethings entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators are making a difference. It’s a youthquake, and it’s helping to make Phoenix into a more vibrant, culturally significant place.
Wavelength Magazine
Living the Upcycled Way
It wasn’t there one day, and by the end of the next, there it was. It may look like a big rectangle of steel, and it is. If you’ve been at the corner of 5th and Roosevelt streets this past month, you’ve noticed the Upcycle Living model home on the northeast corner. Yes, it’s a rather large hunk of steel shipping containers stitched together.
Downtown Phoenix Journal
What’s in a name?: Lazy Boy
Sometimes, all a brewery needs is a good name and a fun vibe. That was the case for Everett, Washington’s Lazy Boy Brewing, which identifies partly with its owner’s past, but mostly with the relaxed environment a good beer should be a part of. “The name goes back a long way,” says owner and brewmaster Shawn Loring.
DRAFT Magazine
Promise Tangeman – By Any Other Name…
If your parents name you Promise, be prepared for a life of slip-ups, misnomers and downright hilarious butchering as people fumble to recall your name. “People mix that up all the time, calling me different names like Passion, Patience, Precious…” said Valley-based photographer/designer/artist extraordinaire Promise Tangeman.
Kontakt Magazine

About

Si Robins

My background as an editorial/social content producer and brand strategist has seen me publish thousands of articles and blogs, devise social media strategies across multiple platforms, secure strategic partnerships to help grow my brands' offerings and work behind the scenes to increase brand visibility all while successfully managing teams of salaried employees and contracted freelancers.