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...
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...
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...
The Southeast Portland neighborhood of Brentwood-Darlington is a quiet little community just south of bustling Woodstock Blvd. Residents here love the slower pace of life and tight-knit feel of the area and they go out of their way to support local businesses....
Have you been looking for the perfect spot to cultivate your inner witch or wizard? Grab some new crystals? Get a tarot card reading done? Even if these tasks aren’t on your to-do list and you just like exploring unconventional and unique corners of life, the Crystal...
