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If your October calendar currently consists of pumpkin patches, football, and wondering why Oregon suddenly decided it was winter at 7 a.m., we have something considerably louder to add to the schedule. Yelawolf is coming to…
Ever wanted to take a stunning train ride through Oregon's gorgeous landscape in fall? Sumpter Valley Railroad has you covered with fall and Halloween rides.
Too $hort, one of the longest-running and most influential rappers to come out of the Bay Area, is headed to Eugene for a show at the WOW Hall on Friday, September 25, 2026. Tickets are on…
Wine gets most of the attention in this part of the Willamette Valley, but there's another kind of treasure to be found here. Instead of pinot noir, this place deals in things that are millions of…
There are plenty of places in Oregon where you can pick up a doughnut, grab a loaf of bread, or order a birthday cake. There are far fewer where generations of the same family may remember…
Portland has an extinct volcano sitting right in the middle of the city, so naturally, at some point a group of grown men decided the appropriate thing to do with it was build homemade cars and…
Oregonians hoping to spend Halloween night listening to ghost stories beneath the beam of Heceta Head Lighthouse will have to make other plans this year. The Heceta Head Halloween Haunt scheduled for October 31, 2026, has…
UPDATE, AUGUST 14, 2026: Unfortunately, the Heceta Head Halloween Haunt scheduled for October 31 has been cancelled. Heceta Head Bed & Breakfast announced that the event will not take place this year because of restoration work…
There is something about October in Central Oregon that feels made for wandering downtown with a warm drink in your hand, music drifting down the street and the smell of good food somewhere nearby. That atmosphere…
If you’ve looked outside lately and wondered whether hiking in Oregon now requires a complimentary respirator, you’re not alone. Wildfire smoke continues to affect a large portion of the state this weekend, with smoke from fires…
Portland has always had a way of hiding some of its most interesting places in buildings that do not immediately give away what is inside. City Liquidators is a perfect example. Located at 823 SE 3rd…
There’s a point every August when Oregon starts trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer. The evenings get a little shorter, school supplies start appearing everywhere, and then the Oregon State Fair rolls into…
