A new neighborhood market hopes to fill Old Town Portland’s grocery gap

A community hub is blossoming in the shadow of Old Town Portland’s iconic White Stag sign. Since 2016, nonprofit Feed the Mass has worked to uplift the city through food — first by hosting cooking classes, then pivoting to free meal pickups during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the group moved into its current headquarters on Northwest Davis Street, where it distributes more than 5,000 meals each week.

Everything Is Sold By The Pound At This Oregon Thrift Outlet With Prices Starting Around $1.59

There’s a warehouse in Portland where the laws of retail physics simply don’t apply, and it’s called the Goodwill Outlet on NE 122nd Ave. Everything is sold by the pound, prices start around $1.59, and the whole experience feels like someone decided shopping should actually be fun again.

The Best New Bars in Portland Right Now

The closure of several high-profile and well-loved drinking establishments, Pink Rabbit, Expatriate, and Eastburn among them, has the Oregonian speculating that Portland may be in the midst of another "barmageddon." But if there's one thing this city does better than closing bars it's opening new ones. Perhaps it's the spirit of unbounded creativity that animates the Pacific Northwest, perhaps it's just short attention spans and the constant churn of new transplants. Either way, there's plenty of interesting new cocktail spots on both sides of the Willamette, and even a notable newcomer across the Columbia.

Gresham’s Italia Holiday Artisan Fair will bring Italian sights, sounds, flavors

A massive two-day holiday festival is coming to Gresham to celebrate the sights, sounds, and flavors of the holidays with an Italian twist. The 3rd Annual Italia Holiday Artisan Fair […]

Tonya Harding returns to ice skating for Vancouver show: ‘Can’t walk away’

“The love of skating is the reason why I've always come back,” Harding said after three decades away from the sport. “I just can't walk away from it.”

This Oregon Diner Puts a Korean Twist on American Breakfast Classics

The pancakes here come in acre sizes, and even the quarter acre is about as wide as a dinner plate. Order the full acre and you’ll need a strategy, not just a fork. The owner is a Seoul-born former newspaper editor who was crowned a beauty pageant queen in 1966. She bought this Oregon diner in 1992 and quietly slipped kimchi, bulgogi, and homemade chili sauces onto a classic breakfast menu.

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.’

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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...

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...