Opinion: Oregon’s Business Exodus Was Inevitable After Years of Policy Failure
Over the past decade, Oregon has earned a reputation—one not built on innovation or resilience, but on slow decline. What began as subtle warning signs has become a full-blown unraveling of the state’s economic foundation. From Portland’s empty storefronts to shuttered mills in rural counties, the symptoms are now impossible to ignore. Oregon isn’t collapsing because its people stopped working hard. It’s collapsing because policy after policy, year after year, has made it harder to build,...
TRAVEL
Oregon is a beautiful destination for travelers who enjoy exploring the great outdoors. With its diverse landscape of mountains, forests, waterfalls, and coastline, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Salem, Oregon Ranks Top 10 In USA Family Friendly Travel Destinations
Recently Yelp, known for reviews of restaurants, attractions and other businesses, compiled a list of America's top 10 family friendly destinations. The ten cities that made the cut were cities that...
Planning To Travel for The April 2024 Solar Eclipse? Extreme Warnings Abound For Tourists
If Oregon's 2017 total solar eclipse is any indication, travel to the eastern side of the U.S. to view April 2024's redux is going to be crazy. Quaint towns and remote areas across the U.S. are...
This Chocolate Café In Oregon Serves Hot Cocoa So Thick You Can Eat It With A Spoon
Hot chocolate so thick it's like eating pudding out of a cup. If that didn't make your mouth start to water, maybe the thought of 40 different flavors of chocolate truffles, rich chocolate mochas,...
FOOD & DRINK
Explore Oregon’s food and drink scene – from locally sourced ingredients to craft brews and award-winning wines. Plan your culinary adventure now!
Embrace the Warmth of Home Cooking in This Small Town Oregon Restaurant
Crafted with care and served with a smile, the tasty dishes found here are bound to leave a lasting impression on your taste buds.
This Fun Wine Shuttle Lets You Choose From 3 of the Finest Vineyards in the Willamette Valley
Let's talk about one of Oregon's lushest (no pun intended) landscapes—the Willamette Valley. It's a haven for anyone who appreciates a good glass of wine and the stories behind each vineyard. I...
Get Your Sugar Fix at This Cozy Sweets Shop in the Sweetest Oregon Beach Town
Manzanita is one of my favorite beach towns on the Oregon Coast, and though it isn’t very big, it has some of the best shops you’ll find up and down the state. Anytime I’m here I take a leisurely...
Shake Shack Is Finally Coming To Portland
Shake Shack is known across the U.S. for it's delicious classic burgers and fries, and will soon be in Portland for Oregonians to enjoy. In 2004 Shake Shack started from a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York. It quickly found success and had...
7 Awesome Places To Stand Up Paddleboard In Oregon
Oregon has so many magnificent waterways and lakes to get out and explore that it would be hard to get to them all (but we can try). One great way to experience mellow lakes and rivers is stand up paddleboarding also known as SUP. Watch the short video below to get...
This Oregon Conservancy Is Helping Identify Rare Apple Varieties Lost To Time
Apple pie, apple fritters, and an essential addition to school lunchboxes, apples are a staple to the American diet and a childhood favorite for many. What you may not know is that North America used to have 17,000 varieties of domesticated apples. Today only around...
40-Foot Whale Washes Up On Oregon Coast Overnight
Just a few miles North of Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda you will find the Sandlake Recreation Area, where a 40 foot male grey whale washed up on Sand Lake overnight. The area covers 1,076 acres of open sand dunes, surrounded by forests and along side the Pacific...
Mysterious Lights in Sky Friday Night Cause Stir in Eugene Area
In the day of UFO sightings becoming a regular thing, people are naturally curious and drawn to explainable lights and flying objects in the sky. As now even reported by local news stations as staff at KEZI counted counted 20 lights over a 10 minute period coming from...
Infamous Lone Gray Wolf, OR-7, Presumed Dead, Left His Mark Forever
In 1843, our Oregon pioneer forefathers gathered in a series of meetings that would unite them to a common purpose while ultimately causing the extinction of the indigenous Gray Wolf from our state lands. Wolves were as troublesome to early settlers and their...
There’s a Death Metal Band Dedicated to The Simpsons’ Ned Flanders
Why exactly? We don't know. What we do know is that The Simpsons' Springfield is (of course) Springfield, Oregon, and that the metal band Okilly Dokilly is EVERYTHING Ned Flanders. A few weeks ago, the closing credits of the 659th episode of The Simpsons were suddenly...
Visit An Awe-Inspiring Underground River Flowing Through Oregon
Many have heard about the Oregon Caves near Cave Junction Oregon, but not many know the intriguing tale about their discovery. The story starts on a hunting trip in 1874 with Elijah Davidson and his faithful dog. Check out the video below to see how an underground...
Take a Drive Through This Incredible 600-Acre Oregon Animal Park
One of my absolute FAVORITE Oregon attractions is the Wildlife Safari in Winston, just south of Roseburg. If you're thinking this is just another zoo or an exploitation of animal rights ("Tiger King", I'm looking at YOU), think again. Your private drive in your own...
Take a Virtual Tour Through This Famous Japanese Garden in Oregon
Portland is home to an incredible garden that was planted to heal wounds and bring two cultures closer together. While some locals at first resisted the planting of the garden in 1963, the Japanese Garden has become an Oregon gem and a Portland treasure and is much...