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

by | May 11, 2026 | Featured, Food & Drink, Portland, Restaurants | 0 Comments

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,...
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The Old School Oregon Steakhouse That Kept John Wayne Coming Back

by | May 11, 2026 | Food & Drink, Restaurants | 0 Comments

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

by | May 5, 2026 | Entertainment, Food & Drink, Restaurants, Things To Do | 0 Comments

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

by | April 26, 2026 | Entertainment, Food, Food & Drink, Mt. Hood, Restaurants, Travel | 0 Comments

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

by | April 23, 2026 | Bend, Central Oregon, Columbia River Gorge, Eastern Oregon, Eugene, Featured, Food & Drink, Northern Oregon, Oregon Coast, Portland, Southern Oregon, Western Oregon, Willamette Valley | 0 Comments

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....
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This Is Not Satire: Portland Rolls Out $100 Fines for Sidewalk Camping in November

This Is Not Satire: Portland Rolls Out $100 Fines for Sidewalk Camping in November

by | Sep 26, 2025 | ,

PORTLAND, Ore. In news that sounds like a rejected Onion headline but is unfortunately very real, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has announced the city will once again begin enforcing its camping ban starting Nov. 1. Yes, the same ban that originally went into effect in July 2024, paused in February 2025, and then quietly sat in the corner gathering dust is now being dusted off and rebranded as a bold solution to end unsheltered homelessness. By the end of the year, no less. The plan? Hand out...

Enjoy Ziplining and Paintball at This Unique Oregon Campground

by | January 8, 2020 | Adventures, Camping, Climbing, Entertainment, Family Fun, Featured, Interesting, Salem, Things To Do, Travel, Vacation Rentals, Ziplines | 0 Comments

Oregonians have a thing for...

Some Of The Best Chowder In Oregon Can Be Found At This Classy Oceanside Restaurant

by | June 25, 2023 | Adventures, Food & Drink, Oregon Coast, Restaurants, Travel, Western Oregon | 0 Comments

Welcome to the captivating...

Stumble Upon a Spring Paradise in Oregon, Where a Flower-Filled Trail Offers the Perfect Escape

by | March 1, 2024 | Adventures, Featured, Interesting, Photography, Travel, Willamette Valley | 0 Comments

Waves of wildflowers grace the land high above the Columbia River along this pretty trail.

How To Catch A Glimpse Of Oregon’s Elusive Smiley Face Hill

by | September 16, 2023 | Adventures, Interesting, Things To Do | 0 Comments

There are some things in...

40th Annual Astoria Crab, Seafood And Wine Fest Returns In April 2022

by | April 13, 2022 | Breweries, Drink, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Festivals, Food, Food & Drink, Interesting, Oregon Coast, Oregon Wine, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

The Astoria Warrenton Crab,...

Add Tree To Tree Adventure Park in Oregon To Your Bucket List

by | March 5, 2017 | Adventures, Family Fun, Featured, News, Things To Do | 0 Comments

With warmer weather in the...

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