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Portland’s Ground Kontrol expanding footprint with Vancouver location

The 5,532-square-foot space will feature the arcade, as well as a dining area, kitchen, office and restrooms.

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These 11 Iconic Oregon Buffets Pack In Hungry Crowds Weekend After Weekend

The steam tables never stop humming, and the line forms before the doors even open. These iconic Oregon buffets pack in hungry crowds weekend after weekend. The reason is simple: endless food, no pretense, and a vibe that keeps people coming back. You can load up on crispy fried chicken,...

Oregon · 11d

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This Oregon Restaurant Puts Seasonal Pacific Northwest Ingredients at The Center of Every Plate

Ask what’s on tonight’s menu, and the honest answer depends entirely on what got harvested earlier that same day. Seasonal ingredients drive nearly every decision in this kitchen, dishes shifting constantly as farms nearby supply whatever’s actually ripe or ready rather than sticking to a fixed lineup. Plates stay simple too, technique doing the real work instead of unnecessary flourishes competing for attention.

Mcminnville, OR · 8d

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These 10 Portland Cafes Are the Cozy Corners Locals Guard Like Secrets

You know that moment when you push open a plain door on a gray Oregon morning and the smell of fresh coffee wraps around you like a warm blanket? Some of the best spots in the state hide behind the most ordinary storefronts, and locals tend to keep quiet about them.

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This Massive Oregon Video Store Has 100,000 Titles And Makes Netflix Look Tiny

There’s a video store in Portland, Oregon that has more movies than most people will watch in ten lifetimes, and it’s still open for business. Movie Madness Video exists in a world that was supposed to have moved on without it, and somehow, gloriously, it did not get the memo.

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The Balboa Planned for Portland’s Pearl District

The Balboa is in the works for Portland’s Pearl District. The new bar and restaurant at 1134 NW Everett St. is owned by Kurt Huffman of ChefStable, the restaurant group behind many of the city’s best-known bars and eateries. The Balboa has applied for a full on-premises liquor license, though no opening date has been announced.

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A Tiny Oregon Museum Collects Artifacts From an Imaginary Civilization

A rusted clock with a crab arm sits in a museum, and its label calls it a self-destroying automaton. That alone made me stop scrolling. The whole collection belongs to a civilization that never existed. One retired software engineer built every artifact by hand. He used bones, driftwood, seashells, fungi,...

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‘She’s a tough little elephant’: Herpes-infected Tula-Tu ‘holding steady’ at Oregon Zoo

A week and a half after the Oregon Zoo's celebrity baby elephant received emergency care for a herpes infection, Tulta-Tu "is holding steady," the Zoo announced on Wednesday.

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1st & Nourish Market Planning Old Town Grocery Store

1st & Nourish Market, a new 4,000-square-foot neighborhood grocery store, is tentatively scheduled to open in Old Town Portland in December. The market will fill most of the ground floor of the Nourish Building at 34 NW 1st Ave., and it will be led by Jacobsen Valentine, executive director of the nonprofit Feed the Mass.

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Stone Soup Showdown unites 14 Portland chefs, serves up community and support

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A culinary event set for this weekend is bringing together chefs and food lovers for a cause. Stone Soup PDX, an organization focused on job training for people facing employment barriers, is hosting the "Stone Soup Showdown." It features 14 local chefs and culinary teams including Han Oak, Kachka, Norah, Magna Kusina and more.

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Urban Wild Spirits Planning Distillery in Portland’s Central Eastside

Urban Wild Spirits, a new craft distillery and tasting room, is coming to 928 SE 9th Ave. in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District. Owner CP and distiller Anna Mantheakis told What Now Portland they are aiming to open in spring 2027, though timing for a new distillery is always complicated.

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Portland's Creative Storefronts program fills vacant downtown spaces with illuminated art

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The city of Portland is hoping you'll linger downtown after dark this winter. The Office of Arts & Culture teamed up with Nightlab, the nonprofit behind the Portland Winter Light Festival, to fill about a dozen vacant commercial spaces with illuminated artwork. Mayor Keith Wilson...

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The Portland Soup Showdown, 40,320-Piece Pokémon Puzzle Challenge among weekend events

Local restaurants like Kachka and Han Oak will compete in The Portland Soup Showdown from Stone Soup PDX.

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The true story of when Oregon’s only Frank Lloyd Wright house was moved to save it

Silverton, OR · 5d

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This Oregon Bagel Shop Hand-Rolls And Kettle-Boils Its Bagels Fresh Every Day

A hot dog wrapped inside a plain bagel sits right on the lunch menu here. That alone tells you this bagel shop has a playful streak and zero fear. The serious part lives in the dough. Every bagel gets rolled by hand, boiled, and then baked, the old New York way. No preservatives join the party.

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Deer buck found dead with protruding arrow at St. Helens park

Oregon wildlife officials investigated the death of a deer buck found with an arrow in its stomach at a city park in St. Helens.

St Helens, OR · 8d

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Second Chance: Go on a ‘Pawsport Adventure’ with a local shelter dog

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Are you in need of some puppy love into your life, but you’re not ready to adopt or foster? Multnomah County Animal Services has the perfect program for you! Starting today, they’re rolling out the Pawsport Adventure, an opportunity to walk shelter dogs, and improve their quality of life. Program manager […]

Multnomah County, OR · 7d

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Lost & Found Coffee Settles Into Mezzanine of Old Town’s Nourish Building

Lost & Found Coffee, a Portland coffee company that roasts weekly in Old Town, has taken a space on the mezzanine of the Nourish Building at 34 NW 1st Ave., where it hosts coffee experiences. The building is getting a neighborhood grocery that is tentatively set to open in January 2027.

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Big Trans Comedy Show Brings LGBTQIA2S+ Comedians to Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Get ready for a night of comedy celebrating unique stories, shared experiences and plenty of laughs. The annual Big Trans Comedy Show is happening Friday, Nov. 13, at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. The show features a wide range of nationally and locally known LGBTQIA2S+ comedians, bringing their perspectives and experiences to the stage through jokes and stories audiences can relate to.