by Diana Flowers | Jul 21, 2024 | Food & Drink, Restaurants
Along the I-84 freeway lies a little truck-stop of a town called Boardman. There’s not much going on here, but what it does have to offer is worth its weight in gold—the incomparable C & D Drive In. burger and tots, Shannon Morgan Google Local Walking into the C...
by Diana Flowers | Jul 19, 2024 | Food & Drink, Restaurants
If you’re searching for authentic Italian food, look no further—Riccardo’s is the real deal! This small and intimate restaurant in Lake Oswego has been owned and operated by Georgette and Riccardo Spaccarelli since 1980, and many of the recipes used today came from...
by Diana Flowers | Jun 8, 2024 | History
The Covid-19 pandemic hit local businesses hard, causing many of them to shutter their doors for good. These closures devastated the communities they serve and it got us thinking about all the other Oregon companies that have come and gone over the years and are...
by Diana Flowers | Feb 4, 2024 | Food & Drink
Manzanita is one of my favorite beach towns on the Oregon Coast, and though it isn’t very big, it has some of the best shops you’ll find up and down the state. Anytime I’m here I take a leisurely stroll down the main drag (Laneda Ave) and pop in and out of my favorite...
by Diana Flowers | Jan 23, 2024 | Food & Drink, Restaurants
There’s not a lot to see in the small, blink-and-you'll-miss-it town of Westport along Hwy 30. In fact, the one establishment you probably do know here lies between Clatskanie and Astoria and is the fantastic Berry Patch Restaurant. Nowhere else in the area can you...