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FOOD & DRINK
This neon-lit Portland ‘speakeasy-dive’ was just named one of America’s best new bars
The Uncanny, a neon-lit North Portland bar self-described as “the love child of a speakeasy and a dive,” was named one of America’s best new bars by Esquire magazine on Thursday. The bar, from Lightning Bar Collective’s Adam LeBeau, who also co-owns Victoria Bar just up the...
Bald Eagle cools off in Johnson Creek upstream from Main City Park
America’s national bird just needed a moment to cool offs its claws. Local wildlife photographer Carol Zyvatkauskas spotted a bald eagle wading through Johnson Creek Saturday morning, June 1, just upstream from Main City Park, 219 S. Main Ave., in Gresham. It was taking sips from the creek. Bald eagles continue to thrive in East Multnomah County as the species bounces back from its days of being endangered a decade...
Enjoy All-Day Breakfast at this Charming Diner in Oregon, Where the Coffee Is Always Fresh
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 makes them so special. The food, obviously, but a lot of places with great food end up flopping after a few years for one reason or another. My Father's Place in Portland's central eastside industrial district draws all types: from college students, to tourists, artists, drifters with a story to tell, and white collar professionals. It's a melting pot, a people watching spot, and one of those really special places with comfort food so good that patrons have been coming back for 46 years.
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