by Diana Flowers | Jul 23, 2024 | History, Sports
Compared with other big cities, Portland isn’t exactly known for its profusion of sports teams. Yes, we have the Trail Blazers and two big name soccer teams, the Timbers and the Thorns, but we don’t have a football team or a major league baseball team. However, the...
by Diana Flowers | Jun 4, 2024 | Food & Drink, Restaurants
There are few brunch restaurants in Portland with more name recognition than the Tin Shed on NE Alberta Street. The Tin Shed Garden Cafe was first opened back in 2002 by Christie Griffin and Janette Kaden. At the time it was a small operation with Christie managing...
by Jessica Tomlinson | May 31, 2024 | Drink, Featured, Food, Food & Drink, Interesting, Portland, Restaurants, Travel, Weird Oregon, Willamette Valley
Statistics say that three out of five new restaurants will fail in their first year. There's something to be said for restaurants that hang around for a long time then. You hear about some of these places that have been around for forty years or more and wonder what...
by Tyler James | May 7, 2024 | Entertainment, Events, News
Billie Eilish, a 22-year-old singer, has earned nine Grammy Awards and two Oscars. Her song "What Was I Made For?" from the 2023 blockbuster Barbie received even greater acclaim than Ryan Gosling's standout track, "I'm Just Ken." Eilish is gearing up to release her...
by Tyler James | Apr 23, 2024 | News, Restaurants
In a surprising twist that sounds more like the punchline of a joke than real estate news, a Chick-fil-A is eyeing a spot that's currently shaking things up as a strip club in Portland's Hazelwood neighborhood. Yes, you heard it right—where there were once disco balls...