Skiing or snowboarding on Mount Hood is one of Oregon’s great winter pleasures. Unfortunately, you can only skid around on cold, slippery stuff for a few hours each day. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite spots for après-ski of Mount Hood brews, when you’re tired,...
It’s hard not to mistake Portland restaurateur David Machado’s newest spot, Tanner Creek Tavern, for the in-house restaurant at the Pearl District's Hampton Inn Suites. Not only is the restaurant adjacent to the hotel, the lobby connects directly into the restaurant’s...
You finally did it. You sampled stouts and sours. You started an Untappd account. You’re a regular at your local beer bar and have formed some opinions — you prefer kölsches to weizens, pales over scotch ales. You might not be a certified expert, but you know what...
One of Portland’s most hotly-anticipated new restaurants, Chalino, is located in a striking building at the base of north Portland’s N. Williams Avenue and N. Vancouver corridor. The busy bike artery between south and north Portland is also home to some of the most...
Hood River, Oregon, is the gateway from Portland to Mount Hood National Forest and all the summer adventures therein. But this small riverside city is a windsurfing, paddling, dining and drinking destination in its own right. As the weather gets warmer and more people...
It’s a puzzling conundrum. While Hood River is a bustling vacation town, set on the banks of the mighty Columbia River and the gateway to all the recreational opportunities on Mount Hood, options for waterfront lodging and dining are surprisingly limited. That makes...
Located just off I-5 in northeast Portland, Mississippi Avenue is a little out-of-the-way but definitely not under-the-radar. Record shops, comic book stores and independent art galleries and boutiques vie for the customers living in any of the tall new high-rises...
Located in a sunny, high-ceilinged room just off the lobby of the historic Hood River Hotel, Broder Øst, the far eastern outpost of the beloved Portland breakfast spot, has every ounce of the original Broder’s charm. At 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning, just after...
Developing new recipes for a brewery is a highly creative profession, and like it or not, creativity can’t flourish in a vacuum. But Base Camp Brewing Co.’s approach to cultivating different influences may be more extreme than most. Their third annual Collabofest is...
Coming from Portland, Cooper Spur Mountain Resort is a 30-minute drive past the hustle and bustle of Government Camp, and 15 minutes from Mount Hood Meadows. By any measure, the resort is close, convenient lodging to one of the biggest ski resorts on Mount Hood. But...
