New Portland Eatery Lets Guests Cook Their Own Meal Over Shared Barrel Fire For Added Authenticity
PORTLAND, Ore. — In what city officials are calling “a bold step forward for Portland’s ever-evolving culinary scene,” a new open-air dining concept has officially launched this week, offering guests the chance to cook their own meals over a shared barrel fire in what organizers describe as an “immersive, community-driven experience.” The restaurant, known simply as Barrel, is located in a highly sought-after stretch of sidewalk just off a busy Portland corridor, where diners are invited to...
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Locals Line Up for the Fish and Chips at This Unassuming Stop Just Off Highway 101
Some days on the Oregon coast feel like they’re meant for surprises, and discovering J’s Fish & Chips was exactly that kind of day. It’s the kind of place you could drive past a dozen times...
Some of Oregon’s Most Crave-Worthy Fish and Chips Are Hiding in This Tiny Harbor Town
There are places along the Oregon Coast that don’t just feed you — they stay with you. The kind of places where the windows fog up from the fryer, where rain taps lightly on the glass, where the...
A Woman’s Routine Costco Trip Ended in a Violent Robbery in Salem, Suspect Later Arrested
It happened in the middle of the day. Not late at night. Not in some deserted alley. But in a busy Costco parking lot in Salem, with people around and normal life happening just a few feet away. On...
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Most People Drive Right Past This Oregon Coast Market, Unaware of the Exceptional Seafood Waiting Inside
There’s no shortage of great seafood on the Oregon Coast. That’s both a gift and a problem. From docks to diners, shacks to sit-down restaurants, the options can feel endless. For those of us who...
After One Visit, We Finally Understand Why Eugene Swears by This Sushi Spot
After hearing about Sushi PURE from enough friends that it started to feel intentional, my wife and I finally went in. It had reached that point where people were no longer casually recommending it....
Oregon’s Oldest Restaurant Has Been Perfecting Turkey and Spanish Coffee for Over 145 Years
If Portland had a “living museum” where you could eat the exhibits, it would be Huber’s. This place has been feeding and watering Oregon since 1879, back when downtown was still rough-edged and...
Eat At This Vintage 1920s Portland Breakfast Spot That Hit the News Like a Crowbar to the Knee
There it sits, as improbable as a flannel-clad lumberjack at a tech start-up mixer: a weathered little shanty from the 1920s, tucked along NW Front Avenue in Portland, surrounded by gleaming high-rises, glass façades, and the kind of redevelopment that laughs in the...
Nonprofit Volunteers ‘The Soup Ladies’ Face Harassment After Serving ICE in Portland
A group of women known as The Soup Ladies, beloved across the Pacific Northwest for their selfless service to first responders, are now facing harassment after serving meals to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at the Portland federal facility. The...
Christine Drazan Announces 2026 Run for Oregon Governor
Senator Christine Drazan is back in the race for Oregon governor, officially announcing Monday morning that she will seek the state’s top office again in 2026. The Republican from Canby made her announcement at Gunderson Marine & Iron in Portland, telling...
Hey You Guys! LEGO Just Dropped a Goonies Set, and It’s Pure Treasure for Movie Fans
If you grew up yelling “Goonies never say die!” or dreaming of treasure maps hidden in old attics, this one’s for you. LEGO has officially unveiled LEGO Ideas The Goonies (Set #21363), a massive, nostalgia-packed tribute to the 1985 cult classic filmed right here in...
You Can’t Make This Up: Dozens of Oregon Students Ate Pretzels Contaminated With Oven Cleaner
You really can’t make this stuff up. In a headline that's now making national news, about 50 students at Fowler Middle School in Tigard got more than they bargained for during lunch this week — when the “salt” on their pretzels turned out to be granulated oven...
This Quiet Oregon Beach Town Feels Like a Hidden Paradise in November
After more than a decade of exploring every hidden corner of Oregon for That Oregon Life, we can confidently say that Brookings, Oregon is one of the state’s best-kept fall secrets. When November rolls in and most coastal towns start to quiet down, this little...
This Eerie Underground Tour Beneath Astoria Reveals a Hidden Side of Oregon’s Oldest City
Beneath the streets and sidewalks of Astoria lies a secret world few visitors ever see — a dimly lit labyrinth of tunnels, artifacts, and stories from Oregon’s oldest coastal city. Astoria Underground Tour / Trip Advisor The Astoria Underground Tour takes guests below...
Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested by FBI in Gambling Investigation
In a stunning turn of events for Portland basketball fans, Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested as part of a sweeping federal investigation into illegal sports gambling. According to federal officials, Billups was taken into custody early...
Gresham Woman Shot While Helping Stranger Outside Bar, Doctors Unsure If She’ll Walk Again
As reported by FOX 12 Oregon, a 30-year-old Gresham woman may never walk again after being shot while trying to help a stranger who was being attacked outside a bar early Sunday morning. Myranda Rice, a mother of two young girls, remains hospitalized after being...
Eugene School District Woman Accused of Shipping Meth and LSD Nationwide in Online Drug Scheme
EUGENE, Ore. — A woman employed by the Eugene School District is facing serious federal charges after investigators say she helped run a nationwide online drug operation that shipped methamphetamine, LSD, and other narcotics through the mail. Federal prosecutors...