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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Republican UFC Star Chael Sonnen Eyes Oregon Governor’s Office

Republican UFC Star Chael Sonnen Eyes Oregon Governor’s Office

by | Sep 6, 2025 | ,

Oregon’s own Chael Sonnen may be trading fight commentary for politics — and he’s not shy about his party line. The 48-year-old West Linn native, former UFC star, and outspoken Republican revealed that if his broadcast role at ESPN doesn’t survive the UFC’s new $7.7 billion deal with Paramount, he’s ready to file papers and run for governor of Oregon. The UFC recently announced it will move from ESPN to Paramount beginning in 2026, leaving the future of longtime analysts like Sonnen up in the...

This Beautiful Minimalist Hotel In Redmond Is A Must

by | March 8, 2020 | Adventures, Bend, Central Oregon, Featured, Food & Drink, Interesting, Lodging, Mountain Biking, Restaurants, Travel | 0 Comments

Traveling can make you...

The Iron Gate Trail Leads To One Of The Creepiest Places Ever

by | November 21, 2016 | Adventures, Beyond Oregon, Road Trips, Travel | 2 Comments

There's this invisible line...

Matsutake Mushroom Season Is About To Begin – Here’s How To Forage For Them!

by | September 2, 2023 | Adventures, Featured, Foraging, Interesting | 0 Comments

The 2023 matsutake mushroom...

Jump Out of a 747 On the Roof of This Stunning Oregon Waterpark

by | July 11, 2018 | Entertainment, Family Fun, Featured, Interesting, Road Trips, Things To Do, Travel, Western Oregon | 0 Comments

Summer is more than just a...

This Small Town Oregon Rock Shop Feels Like A Mini Museum Of Natural Wonders

by | May 11, 2026 | Art, Family Fun, Featured, History, Things To Do, Willamette Valley | 0 Comments

Tucked away in the charming...

Celebrate Christmas Under A Million Lights At Glow Eugene 2024

by | December 6, 2024 | Adventures, Christmas, Entertainment, Eugene, Events, Family Fun, Featured, Festivals, Holidays, Things To Do, Travel, Willamette Valley | 0 Comments

A million glowing lights, visits with Santa, good food, and great photo opportunities - this is one Christmas event you don't want to miss this year!

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