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This Remote Oregon Lake Is One Of The Most Peaceful Places You’ll Ever Visit

There are places in Oregon that everyone knows about, and then there are places like Laurance Lake, sitting peacefully inside Mount Hood National Forest near Parkdale, waiting for the people who are willing to look a little harder. If you’ve been craving the kind of quiet that actually sticks with...

Parkdale, OR · 1d

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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

KATU.com

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 · 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 · 3d

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Oregon Is Packed With Italian Restaurants but This Hidden Gem Deserves Your Attention

An imported Italian wood-fired oven turns out blistered pizzas on a busy Portland street, while the kitchen serves regional specialties that go far beyond typical Italian-American favorites. That alone made me stop scrolling. The restaurant’s menu goes beyond familiar Italian favorites, with distinctive regional dishes and seasonal ingredients. The...

Portland, OR · 22h

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6 Oregon Restaurants Worth the Drive From Downtown Portland for a Real Small-Town Supper

Some of the best meals in Oregon are hiding behind gravel lots, old farmhouse porches, and forest pullouts you have driven past a hundred times. You pull in expecting nothing special, and you leave already planning your next trip back. The city has plenty of great food, but a supper...

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Lower Willamette River Fishing Report and Forecast

Sturgeon last man standing, and it’s not all that good. Lower Willamette River Fishing Report – With coho on the ropes, not that they were ever off the ropes, anglers just have sturgeon to focus on. It can be a good fishery, but even sturgeon can be a bit finicky at times. Pro guide Stephen “Spicy” Gettel ( 503-999-0904) put in some time on Wednesday, fishing just 2 rods around the Milwaukie area for no bites. There were using prime bait, sand shrimp, even saw fish jumping and marking them on the screen, just not able to get them to bite. Even sturgeon can have an attitude some days of the week. Maybe they were observing Veteran’s Day too.

Milwaukie, OR · 17h

KOIN 6 News

‘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.

youroregonnews.com

Decades-old Hawaiian restaurant closes its Northeast Portland location

After 33 years of serving plate lunches and dinners, pupus and cocktails featuring island flavors, Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe will close its Portland doors for good. In a social media post Tuesday, Nov. 10, Noho’s cited rising costs as the reason for the closure. The restaurant’s final day of service is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 13.

Eater

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.

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KOIN 6 News

‘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."

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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 · 3d

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Vancouver, Washington Welcomes Its First Major Cinematic Event at Regal City Center

Vancouver, Washington is preparing to welcome its first major cinematic event at Regal City Center in downtown Vancouver. Vancouver Movie Fête (VMF), a new three-day cinematic event, will take place September 17–19, 2027, bringing an expansive selection of movies, emerging creative talent, and audiences together at one of the city’s most recognized entertainment destinations.

Vancouver, WA · 1d

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Roseway Sports Bar Checkpoint One Brings Louisiana Fried Seafood To Sandy Blvd

A new sports bar with a Louisiana twist has landed in Roseway, serving up fried catfish and gumbo alongside a dozen screens for game day. Checkpoint One soft opened Saturday, November 7, at 7325 NE Sandy Blvd, bringing Southern food and a motorsports-inspired theme to the stretch of Sandy Boulevard.

Chronicle

Portland’s retro arcade bar is expanding into Vancouver

A retro Portland arcade bar is taking its nostalgic repertoire across state lines. It’s been almost three decades since Ground Kontrol first lit up the city’s gaming scene; 22 years since it relocated to Old Town; and eight years since the hybrid bar-arcade doubled its footprint and launched the 7,000-square-foot flagship it flaunts today.

Portland, OR · 17h

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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 · 4d

Outdoors

Bald Eagles Get Tangled up With Each Other 50 Feet up in a Tree

Stock image by William Krumpelman/Getty Images Two bald eagles found themselves in a predicament when they became tangled up with each other while 50 feet up in a tree. The post Bald Eagles Get Tangled up With Each Other 50 Feet up in a Tree appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls .

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Doggo Digest

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 .