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...

Experience Oregon’s Logging History at the Collier Memorial State Park and Logging Museum

by | August 25, 2023 | Adventures, Camping, Featured, History, History, Interesting, Southern Oregon, Travel | 0 Comments

Found on highway 97 in...

Finders Keepers to Drop 50 Glow-In-The-Dark Floats on Oregon Coast

by | October 8, 2022 | Adventures, Entertainment, Family Fun, Featured, News, Oregon Coast, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

This may top all the glass...

These Ancient Lava Caves in Northern California Are Like Stepping Into Another World

by | October 19, 2024 | Adventures, Beyond Oregon, Entertainment, Featured, Hiking, Interesting, Summer Break, Summer Vacation, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

900 caves, pretty wildflowers, stunning vistas, and oh yeah, did we mention that it's not far from the Oregon-California border? A year pass gets you in here and at Crater Lake National Park!

The World Of Dancin Vineyards In Oregon is An Absolute Must This Summer

by | June 8, 2023 | Ashland, Drink, Entertainment, Featured, Food, Food & Drink, Interesting, Oregon Wine, Southern Oregon, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

Gorgeous views, good food, and exquisite wines set Dancin Vineyards apart from the rest.

Florence, Oregon: A Travel Guide For Unique Things To Do

by | January 8, 2022 | Adventures, Family Fun, Featured, Food & Drink, Oregon Coast, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

Around 60 miles west of...

Unveiling the Wonders of the Painted Hills, Oregon

by | May 7, 2018 | Adventures, Camping, Eastern Oregon, Family Fun, Hiking, Interesting, Photography, Road Trips, Things To Do, Travel | 0 Comments

Central Oregon's Painted...

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