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There are no words that can make sense of losing a child, and for one Bend family, the heartbreak following Thursday's tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School is something no parent should ever have to endure.…
There's a new reason to get excited about coffee in downtown McMinnville, and trust us when we say that this one's actually worth getting out of bed for. Gitl and Lila Black, Pioneer Joe Pioneer Joe…
Just your typical overcast Willamette Valley landscape. A rural, mid-century farm scene, the middle ground dotted with trees. Foggy hills in the distance. A wooden telephone pole to the right of the frame with power lines…
The buttons are what I remember first. Before I can quite hear his voice, before the "Baby Elephant Walk" theme music starts up somewhere in the back of my head, I can see that sweater. All…
There’s an old photograph of Springfield that doesn’t look quite real at first. The Willamette River bends through the frame. Steel bridges span the water. Beyond them, houses scatter across a mostly open hillside, where the…
There are restaurants you remember because the food was good, and then there are restaurants you remember because a guy with an accordion might appear while you were halfway through a plate of schnitzel and suddenly…
There are certain foods you probably shouldn’t encounter when you’re hungry enough to make questionable decisions. A photograph of a perfectly browned bratwurst, perfectly nestled into a nest of sauerkraut and grilled onions is one of…
There are places in Oregon where you expect to feel transported somewhere else. Deep in the Wallowas, sure. Along a foggy stretch of the coast, absolutely. Lost in the Owyhee Canyonlands, 1000%. But then there’s Mount…
There are certain people who become so woven into American culture that it’s hard to imagine the world without them. Dolly Parton was one of those people. Now, just weeks after the legendary singer, songwriter, actress,…
There are plenty of ways to spend a day in Oregon. You can hike to a waterfall. Wander through wine country. Hunt for agates on the coast. Spend an afternoon poking around one of those wonderfully…
There are certain things you should probably know before venturing too far into rural Oregon. Keep your gas tank reasonably full. Don't blindly trust Google Maps when it tells you that the mysterious Forest Service road…
There are two kinds of pizza eaters in this world. The first happily eats every last bite, crust included. The second works their way around the pie and leaves behind a sad little ring of abandoned…
