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Irrigon boy overcomes health challenges to be 1 of 6 Nike shoe designers

IRRIGON — Everyone loves getting a new pair of shoes, but not everyone can say they are wearing a pair they designed themselves. But that is the case for 12-year-old Royce Short of Irrigon, who is one of six patients of Portland’s Oregon Health Sciences University’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to design a pair of Nike shoes as part of Doernbecher Freestyle 22.

Irrigon, OR · 2d
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Locals Say This Secret Oregon Diner Serves One Of The Top Breakfasts Around

You’ve probably driven past this unassuming corner spot without a second glance. But the locals know. They line up on weekends, often waiting 30 to 45 minutes just to get a table. And they’ll tell you it’s absolutely worth it. The cafe is the definition of old-school...

Portland, OR · 2d
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New BottleDrop location coming to Hillsboro

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) — A new BottleDrop Redemption Center is opening in Hillsboro on Nov. 12. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative promises new, patented technology and language accessibility for the newest full-service center on 1500 S.E. 21st Ave. The BottleDrop Center will be open daily from 8 a.m. to...

Hillsboro, OR · 1d
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The Oregon Pie House That Never Closes Serves Homemade Lemon Meringue At 2 AM? Here Is What It Really Serves

A pie called the Elvis stacks chocolate, banana cream, and peanut butter into one slice. That alone deserves a road trip. The same dessert case also holds a marionberry poppyseed cake that gets mentioned more than almost anything else on the menu. Then there’s the cherry pie, the key lime, and a banana cream that counts as a house signature.

Tigard, OR · 3d
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5 Best Restaurants in Hillsboro, Oregon You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Hillsboro, Oregon — a city where the Tualatin Valley rolls green and generous beneath a sky that always seems to be shifting, where the scent of cedar mingles with the aroma of roasting coffee, and where neighborhoods are stitched together by the laughter of children, the hum of tech workers, and the quiet pride of families who have called this place home for generations. Here, glass towers rise beside berry fields, and food trucks park in the shadow of historic storefronts, each corner humming with the stories of newcomers and old-timers alike.

Hillsboro, OR · 5d

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‘Lose Control’ singer stops at Northwest Portland bar after Moda Center show

Teddy Swims visited The Downbeat bar, which opened in the Horizon Enterprise Building in February.

Portland, OR · 15h

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These Eight Oregon Mexican Restaurants Have Kept It All In The Family For More Than 8 Years

Some of the best Mexican food in Oregon comes from kitchens where the same family has been cooking for years. Parents run the counter, kids grow up refilling salsa, and recipes stay put while trends come and go. This list covers eight family-run spots from Portland to the coast to...

Oregon · 21h

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This Oregon Restaurant Is So Hard to Book That Diners Refresh the Page for Weeks

Some people set alarms for concert tickets. In a small Willamette Valley town, people set them for dinner. A modest Italian dining room in Newberg has become so popular that open tables vanish fast, and hopeful guests keep checking the booking page week after week for a single opening. Weekend...

Newberg, OR · 3d

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Still hungry after all these years: 12 classic Portland restaurants

The past few years have seen several defining Portland restaurants turn 20, including Nostrana, Le Pigeon and Apizza Scholls (yes, even Voodoo Doughnut passed the two-decade mark). But at the following businesses, the history stretches back a bit further. These 12 Portland restaurant classics are still serving good food decades — or even a full century — after opening.

Portland, OR · 3d

KOIN 6 News

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‘Significant resource’: Former Portland Children’s Museum set for demolition

The Oregon Zoo has noted the City of Portland previously marked the property for demolition due to “structural issues."

Portland, OR · 20h

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Why crows are destroying your lawn

When you're a crow, you go where the grubs are. Unfortunately for Portland lawn tenders, the grubs are under your grass. The big picture: Lawns across the city are being turned into pockmarked mud pits as the yearly return of the crow has the hungry corvids digging up yards in search of food.

Portland, OR · 1d

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This Oregon Craft Thrift Store Is Where Your Unfinished Projects Are Born, And It’s Cheap

One shopper went hunting for a single purple pipe cleaner. Another needed exactly one googly eye for a toy that lost its partner. That’s the magic of this Oregon craft thrift store. It sells donated art supplies, from color-sorted yarn to bags of undeveloped film and boxes of doll parts.

Portland, OR · 3d

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Introducing Portland’s 2026 Eater Award Winners

The past 12 months have been a trying time for the restaurant and bar community, and it’s followed a string of challenging years that have started to feel less like an unusually bad environment for the hospitality industry and more like a norm. We won’t pretend that scrappiness can overcome every challenge, but Portland’s restaurant scene is innovative and resilient, and the 2026 Eater Award winners, presented by Capital One, reflect that ethos.

Portland, OR · 2d

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This Oregon Fabric Store Lets Budget Sewists Fill a Whole Cart Without the Guilt

Some shoppers walk in needing one zipper and walk out with three projects’ worth of fabric tucked under each arm. That happens a lot at one big fabric shop in Beaverton, Oregon. Since the big chain closures left many sewists without a go-to spot, a familiar local store has become even more important to people who still make, mend, and quilt at home.

Beaverton, OR · 5d

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Checkpoint One Has Soft Opened on NE Sandy Blvd in Roseway

A new sports bar called Checkpoint One has soft opened on NE Sandy Blvd in Roseway. They have a dozen screens, a menu of Southern food, and plenty of places to sit and enjoy the game. Here’s what you need to know. Checkpoint One: What’s in a Name?

Portland, OR · 2d

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Colin Meloy on the Folklore, Forests, and Political Message of 'Wildwood'

The author and Decemberists frontman talks Portland, AI, and the universal stories behind his novel, now a movie from Laika Studios.

Portland, OR · 1d

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This Longtime Oregon Saloon Serves Scratch Made Comfort Food And Has Four Pool Tables

Crispy chicken tenders and seasoned JoJos are among the comfort food favorites at this longtime Oregon saloon. I believe that kind of reputation gets earned one crispy, golden plate at a time, year after year. The kitchen has been turning out plates for roughly four decades, building a reputation for...

Milwaukie, OR · 17h

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8 American Cities That Make Dog Lovers Feel Welcome

Stick with us to the end: one simple park behavior tells you whether a city's culture truly welcomes your four-legged family member. The post 8 American Cities That Make Dog Lovers Feel Welcome appeared first on Doggodigest .

Portland, OR · 1d