Portland Saying Goodbye to Fees for Pinball, Pool Tables

The Willamette Week recently reported that, for the first time in 100 years, business owners in Portland, Oregon, will no longer need a special permit to operate a pinball machine or pool table. The policy is slated to sunset next month following the Oct. 14 passage of code changes proposed...

My Favorite Dessert Spot Has The Best Old Portland Atmosphere

Dessert cafes are plentiful in Portland, Oregon's food scene, but one (literally) hidden gem was doing its thing long before the trendy shops moved in.

Another sweet victory for Oregon cake maker on ‘Halloween Wars’

It turns out victory is still sweet for master cake maker Liz Marek. Marek of Beaverton continued her winning ways on another food show, joining forces with pumpkin carver Mike Brown and sugar artist Christophe Rull to win Season 16 of “Halloween Wars.” The finale aired Sunday night on Food Network, with Team Ghoul’d bringing home the $30,000 grand prize.

This Oregon Rose Garden Has Been Blooming Since 1917 With Over 2,000 Roses in One Place

Some places in Portland change every few years, but one hillside has kept the same job for more than a century. It started during World War I, when a group of rose lovers worried that rare varieties from Europe might be lost for good. Their answer was a public garden that still welcomes everyone today without charging a single cent.

Babkush Fills Niche With Delicious Jewish Baked Goods

Although Portland is known as a foodie paradise, Zicra Lukin found something lacking in the landscape, so she opened Babkush, a Jewish bakery at 935 SE Hawthorne Blvd. For her, however, Babkush is more than just a bakery offering delicious sweets, it is also a place that celebrates Jewish culture and the Jewish calendar.

Meet the Actors behind ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

The person manning the speech table in 1977 was nowhere in sight when high school sophomore Debra Dreiling wanted to sign up for an elective, so she turned to the theater table instead, a serendipitous beginning to her lifelong passion for performing. In true sink-or-swim fashion, the shy Debbie’s first class was improv, and thanks to her instructor, Duane Benedict, she thrived. Fast forward to the present day, Debbie found octogenarian Duane and his wife in Saint Helens, and they thoroughly enjoyed her performance as Mrs. Kirby in Mask & Mirror’s recent production of “You Can’t Take It With You.”

Old Town Chinatown Bets on Halloween Night Market to Fill Its Empty Blocks

A block of Northwest Davis Street in Old Town Chinatown turned into a Halloween night market Saturday, with nearly 30 vendors selling handmade goods, art and Asian-inspired food and drink from 2 to 10 p.m. A costume contest with cash prizes, a DJ and live performers rounded out the evening in a neighborhood that has spent years fighting empty storefronts and declining foot traffic.

AM Extra went looking for crows and found Crow Manor

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The AM Extra crew went looking for crows and found their way to Crow Manor. The former Cook Mansion turned Haunted Halloween pop up is delighting audiences while raising money for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Happy Halloween from AM Extra!. Watch the full story...

Celebrate Life at Every Age, the Riverwood Way!

Hello, Beaverton readers! If I told you there is an assisted living community in our own backyard where bluebirds fly, wildlife viewing is abundant, wine-tasting events are common, and it just feels like home, would you believe me?. Last month, I received a call from Judith, a BRG reader who...

Forget the coffee shop. This Portland neighborhood has ‘The Bratmobile.’

Rachel LaBrasca’s mobile coffee bar serves specialty lattes and matcha outside her Alameda home, brewing a sense of community one cup at a time. What if you could roll out of bed, morning breath still in full force, step out of your driveway and be met with a cozy brown butter latte?

Halloween events across Portland this weekend

This Oregon Cafe Hands Your Dog Its Own Menu While You Order Brunch

Most brunch spots in Portland treat dogs as polite guests who wait under the table. One cafe on a busy Northeast Portland street does something different, and it starts the moment you sit down. Your dog gets a menu too, with breakfast choices made just for four-legged diners. That small...

PNW Queer Chef Profile: Summer Bingaman of Portland

What inspired you to go into the culinary industry?. I have always loved food and beverage, especially the way a meal can bring people together. What kept me in the industry was discovering how much there is to learn. I wanted to understand every role and how each one contributes to the guest experience. That curiosity has shaped my career and the way I lead teams today.

Property Watch: An Architect-Designed Midcentury with an Indoor Pool

The past few months have seen an abundance of cool midcenturies on the local market, and it’s like each one is trying to outdo the last—see last week’s entry in Concordia with its remodeled kitchen and basement mural in the bar. It looks like this house in the Southwest Hills also wants to compete. It has all the things we look for in these types, such as seamless indoor-outdoor flow with its forested lot, wood galore, and a historic architect and local designer connection. And there’s something we haven’t seen yet: an indoor saltwater pool.

Camas singer-songwriter, 13, on road to success

CAMAS — Jette Bigelow knows she wants to be a professional musician when she grows up. She’s just not willing to wait until she’s an adult to make her dreams come true. The Camas resident’s musical journey accelerated in 2024, when she was 10 years old. Having already learned to play piano, on which she performed cover songs, she moved on to the ukulele and guitar and took her act public, performing at a variety of locations and public events. Then she started writing her own songs, eventually recording two of them and releasing them on Spotify.

10 Oregon Meat Markets Where a Full Freezer Won’t Empty Your Wallet

Grocery store meat prices have a way of making a simple dinner plan feel like a budget meeting. A lot of Oregon families have quietly found a better system: buy in bulk from a real butcher, fill the freezer, and stop paying full price every week. The shops on this list range from busy Portland counters to small-town markets in the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon, the coast, and the far east side of the state.

Bargain Hunters Leave This Massive Oregon Thrift Store With A Full Trunk For Under $40

If you’ve ever stood in a checkout line watching the total climb past what you budgeted and thought there has to be a better way, Deseret Industries Thrift Store and Donation Center in Happy Valley, Oregon, is your answer. Under $40 sounds like a constraint, but inside this store,...

The Nostalgic Oregon Drive-In Where You Can Order More Than 100 Different Milkshake Combinations

There are places in this world that exist purely to make your day better, and Jim Dandy Drive-In in Portland, Oregon is one of those places. Walk up to the order window, take one look at the milkshake menu, and you’ll understand immediately why this spot has earned a permanent place in the hearts of Portland locals.