Vancouver WA

This downtown Gresham destination has earned its reputation as the city’s premier burger joint, using locally sourced, natural, organic, and sustainable products. The Local Cow serves pasture-raised country natural beef burgers that customers describe as juicy, tender, and like something out of a fairytale. 🍔. With...

Over 100 African American troopers arriving at the Vancouver Barracks didn’t go unnoticed by the locals in April 1899. African Americans were a rarity in the area and generally stood out by their singularity. These men of Company B of the 24th U.S. Infantry belonged to one of the Army’s four African American...

Tucked away on a modest corner in Portland’s bustling eastside sits a yellow building that houses what might be Oregon’s most talked-about fried oysters – and that’s just the beginning of the culinary treasures awaiting inside Screen Door Eastside. The unassuming exterior with its simple blue...

Over the years here, I’ve highlighted food traditions connected to the date of February 2, which in the U.S. is know best as Groundhog Day. It’s also Candelmas, a Christian feast day, and Imbolc, a Celtic cross-quarter festival that starts the night before. This day is significant because it is the midpoint between...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to resign and told their bosses to leave Portland in a scathing statement issued Saturday after federal agents launched tear gas at a large crowd protesting near the Portland ICE facility. “To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people were arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Depoe Bay earlier this week. Portland resident Franco Armando Mereno Jr., 37, and Canby resident Jonathan F. Schwentner, 43, were both arrested at Nye Beach in Newport and accused of robbing $50,000 from Columbia Bank in Depoe Bay....

RJ Skillets opened on NE Alberta Street with a focus on authentic Mexican breakfast, where dishes like mole enchiladas create that smile-on-your-face experience throughout Portland. The family-owned restaurant brings green chile brisket and hearty breakfast burritos to life with a made-with-love atmosphere that...

What started as a small curation of illuminated artwork displayed outside of OMSI has gradually blossomed into one of Portland’s most significant cultural happenings. The Portland Winter Light Festival is returning to city streets for its 11th year from Feb. 6–14, 2026. For nine evenings, the Portland Winter...

Bart VanDomelen has spent decades sweetening Washington County. His handmade pies have become favorites at Hillsboro and Forest Grove farmers markets, and locals drive for miles to snag slices from his North Plains home. But as winter slows business and life grows heavier, community members are returning the flavor....

With thoughts of how good his Big Mac and Quarter Pounder were going to be, this careless driver didn’t think it important to yield before bolting out. Multnomah County driver and Redditor /u/AteYearCake4U shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in January (Jan 17, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit...