The Portland Soul Food Restaurant So Good Locals Wait In Line For Hours Just To Eat Here

There are certain Portland restaurants people mention with a kind of reverence. The kind of place locals insist you have to try at least once, visitors plan entire mornings around, and hungry diners willingly stand in line for before the doors even open. In Portland,...

The Old School Oregon Steakhouse That Kept John Wayne Coming Back

There’s something magical about discovering an Oregon restaurant that instantly feels timeless. Not trendy. Not polished. Not trying too hard to impress anyone. Just authentic. That’s exactly the feeling we got the first time we pulled into the gravel parking lot at...

This Historic Oregon Tavern Dating Back To 1922 Is Still A Local Favorite Today

If you blink, you might miss it. Tucked away along a quiet country road outside Hillsboro, surrounded by open farmland and a slower pace of life, sits a red building that has been feeding Oregonians for more than a century. There’s no big city buzz here, no trendy...

This Charming Log Cabin Café in Oregon Is the Pizza Stop You Didn’t Know You Needed

There’s a stretch of Highway 26 on the way to Mount Hood where the air feels a little fresher, the trees grow a little taller, and if you time it just right, you’ll stumble onto one of the coziest food stops in Oregon. That’s exactly how many people discover Zigzag...

The 42 Best Oregon Mom & Pop Restaurants to Eat At in 2026

We're going a bit out on a limb here at That Oregon Life. This story began as a sort of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" compilation, but after a giant list of my own and a slew of recommendations from friends all over the state, we realized that wasn't going to work....
Washington Couple Accused of Sick Plan to Drug and Abduct a Child

Washington Couple Accused of Sick Plan to Drug and Abduct a Child

People just north of us in Yelm are shaken after investigators say they uncovered something truly horrifying inside one Washington couples home. Detectives say it was a disturbing plan to abduct a child, drug them, and commit crimes that are almost beyond comprehension. According to FOX 13 out of Seattle, 28 year old Hailey Rose Davidson and 28 year old William James Moore II were arrested after investigators found evidence no family in the Pacific Northwest ever expects to see so close to...

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Possible SpaceX Rocket Debris Found on Oregon Coast

Possible SpaceX Rocket Debris Found on Oregon Coast

Well there's something you don't see every day... Apparently, last Friday, the Lincoln County Sheriffs reported they found what appears to be charred debris from the Falcon X rocket. As many of you reading this probably recall, at the end of March the rocket made a...

Your Guide to a Sunriver Oregon Getaway in 2024

Your Guide to a Sunriver Oregon Getaway in 2024

Whether you're looking to take a relaxing central Oregon getaway or to get out and experience the most adventure you can pack into a weekend, Sunriver, Oregon has you covered. This is our blueprint for the perfect central Oregon getaway in 2024, including the cutest...

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