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This Oregon Pizzeria Is So Good Everyone Says You Have To Drive And Try It

People rarely agree unanimously on where to find the best pizza. Somehow, this Oregon spot ends every single one of those arguments before it even starts. Crust comes out charred just right, blistered at the edges from a wood fired oven that clearly knows what it’s doing. Toppings stay simple, nothing overcomplicated or trying too hard, just quality ingredients treated with enough respect to let them actually shine through.

Portland, OR · 3d

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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...

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This ’50s-Style Burger Joint In Oregon Serves Up Milkshakes So Good You’ll Never Forget Them

Nobody warns you that a single milkshake can completely rearrange your priorities, but that’s exactly what happens at Cruiser’s Drive-In in Portland, Oregon. One sip of one of their thick, creamy shakes and suddenly everything else on your afternoon agenda feels significantly less important than finishing this glass.

Portland, OR · 6d

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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 · 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 · 4d

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“Wildwood ”Author Colin Meloy’s First Adult Novel “Cascadia” Imagines a World Run by AI — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

“It’s a book that tackles a lot of things that have troubled me recently,” the Decemberists frontman says of his upcoming novel

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Oregon Has A Restaurant Where French And Norwegian Food Meet On The Same Plate

Butter and lingonberries walk into a dining room, and somehow everyone gets along beautifully. French technique meets Scandinavian simplicity on every plate here, and the result feels both elegant and cozy. Delicate pastries sit beside smoked fish, rich sauces meet bright pickles, and each bite surprises in a good way....

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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.

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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 · 23h

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‘Wildwood’ movie turns real life Portland into stop-motion wonderland

LAIKA Animation Studios’ latest stop-motion film “Wildwood” is widely considered a love letter to the city of Portland and turns its real-life streets and woods into a magical, mysterious world through a combination of cutting-edge technology and old-school stop-motion animation. Known for classic animated films like “Coraline,”...

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 · 17h

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Walking Into This Oregon Italian Market Feels Like A Trip To Rome Without The Plane Ticket

A full Italian deli counter greets you at the door, and it sits inside a strip mall. That alone made me grin. Shelves of olive oils, herbs, pasta salads, gelato, and sweets wait before you even reach a table. Keep going and the place opens into a trattoria with an...

Lake Oswego, OR · 3d

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Portland Book Festival draws thousands to hear from ‘Wildwood’ creators, use tarot for writing

Thousands of people flocked downtown on Saturday for the busiest day of the Portland Book Festival, which started on Nov. 2 and runs through Sunday. Mayor Keith Wilson lauded the crowds in a part of the city that still hasn’t returned to its daily pre-pandemic bustle, telling an audience waiting to hear a talk about the “Wildwood” movie and book series that “you continue to show up for arts and culture in Portland.”

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BUTCH’S BLOG – MOVIE REVIEW: “Wildwood”—an amazing film

I’m not normally a fan of animated films, and so was somewhat hesitant to go with my wife to see the new animated movie, “Wildwood”, that was playing at our cute little local movie theater. As usually happens, I was glad I followed Beverly’s lead. Even though the film was long, and I was squirming in my seat at times — more about a sketchy back than a loss of interest in what we were experiencing — I never checked out of the thoroughly immersive experience.

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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.

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Cheese and Meat Festival 2026 Returns to Portland This Weekend

It’s back! Cheese and Meat Festival 2026 returns to Portland this coming weekend—and this time they’ll be at Montgomery Park in Northwest Portland. Here’s what you need to know to attend this lively food festival. But Why Did They Change Venues?. It seems the Leftbank Annex...

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This Oregon Bookstore Fills An Entire City Block With Rooms Of New And Used Books And Is A Cozy Pick For 2027

Most bookstores get by with a few aisles. This Oregon one needs nine color-coded rooms and more than 3,500 subsections, so grabbing a map isn’t optional. It takes up an entire city block. The collection tops one million new, used, and rare books between the store and its online inventory, which is a lot of happily-ever-afters under one roof.

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Portland Ghost Hunters Monique and Joss Rose Share New Tours and Paranormal Documentary

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Are you sad spooky season is over? There’s no need to fear. One of Portland’s iconic ghost-hunting duos is back to catch us up on their latest frightful adventures. Monique and Joss Rose, hosts of The Fright Life Paranormal Podcast, cover some of...

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Lizzy McAlpine’s new album feels like melancholic fall

2026 has been filled with new music from Olivia Rodrigo to Phoebe Bridgers. One artist I wasn’t expecting was Lizzy McAlpine. I’ve been a fan for a few years, so when I saw she was dropping her new album “Angel” on Sept.18, followed by a world tour with locations spanning across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, let’s just say I was ecstatic.