Margarett Waterbury

Hot Spring Sanctuary at Lithia Springs Resort

By the time we started to see signs for Ashland, Oregon, we'd left our hotel seven hours ago, and the endless series of exit ramps and truck stop signs was starting to wear on us. We were headed back to Portland from a long weekend in San Francisco's Chinatown, and we...

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Plant-Based, Full-Flavored Fare at Tusk

One of my close friends is vegan. I’m not. In any other city, we may have had to bid one another adieu as restaurant dining companions, but Portland makes it pretty easy to find plant-based foods outside your home kitchen. Yet even here, it can sometimes feel like a...

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It’s Raining Cider at Oregon Cider Week

If you haven’t yet hopped on the cider train, now is the time. Over the past decade, the industry has grown from just a handful of orchard-based producers to one of the most remarkable success stories in craft beverage — and this month, you’ll have the opportunity to...

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