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You’d Never Guess One Of Your Favorite Movies Was Filmed In This Quiet Oregon Town
Somewhere on Oregon’s northern coast, a small town has been quietly holding one of cinema’s best-kept secrets for decades. Astoria, Oregon is that town, and once you visit, you’ll understand why Hollywood couldn’t resist it. Let’s start with the obvious question: have you ever watched The...
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Our 5 favorite Salem-area pies to bring home for Thanksgiving
Ahead of Thanksgiving, as the leaves change color and begin falling off the trees, before you stop off at a big box store to pick up a last-minute dessert, many local bakeries in Salem and Marion County have you covered with staple fall pie flavor favorites including apple, pumpkin and marionberry. No need to stress over buying ingredients and pie pans or finding your measuring cups at the bottom of your cabinet with just a few days' notice; many bakeries have taken one of the challenges out of hosting holiday dinners or making you a popular guest. Did your favorite bakery make the list? Or do you have a recommendation for places we should try next? Get in touch: joshua.kornfeld@statesmanjournal.com. Marionberry The Marionberry pie from Willamette Valley Pie Company is one not to miss. The pie has a soft, slightly crumbly crust balanced with a sweet and tart Marionberry filling, which is sure to scratch the cravings of any sweet tooth. Named after Marion County, Oregon, the marionberry was first developed as a blackberry hybrid in the 1940s before commercial production began in the 1950s. The Statesman Journal reported in 2019 that Marionberry accounts for roughly 50% of blackberry production
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The Cozy Hometown Cafe In Oregon Where Everybody Feels Like Family
Nobody warned you that a sandwich shop in Salem, Oregon could make you feel this genuinely good about the world, but here we are, and Little Lois Cafe is entirely responsible. There’s a moment when you pull into the parking lot on Commercial Street NE and see that red signage for the first time, and something in your brain just says, “Yes. This is the one.”
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Salem artist, business owner keeps creativity local
This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Jessica Ramey didn't get her Barbie Dreamhouse as a child, but that didn't stop her from building one herself. She spent her childhood tugging items from the trash to transform them into her own miniature world. Ramey bent pencil tops into canned goods and fashioned miniature grocery bags for her dolls made with plastic film from cigarette packs. “I was just always a weird kid that loved making things,” Ramey, 48, of Salem, said. “Sometimes the best art comes from the most humble materials." Ramey made her art through imagination. An athletic child with recurring knee injuries, she found art a creative outlet not limited by her physical abilities. Now, she’s made art and connection her life’s purpose. As owner of Art Department in downtown Salem, she supplies local art materials, teaches classes and holds interactive community events. Where art meets community Ramey's professional creative journey began at the University of Oregon, where she earned a Fine Arts degree and met her husband, Jason Ramey, in the dorms. After graduating in 2001, the two started a family. Ramey worked as a pro
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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.