Special Section With summer on the wane, your swimming days are numbered. But if people with fancy hot tubs get to splash around all through the winter, then why shouldn’t you? So long as you’ve got a yar ...   More

Featured Stories The sweet allure of picking your own berries for cheap prices has dulled a bit this summer, considering that after you make the drive out to one of Portland’s neighboring farms, your gas intake ...   More

Special Section The dilemma most non-art-school-graduates face when attempting some crafty DIY project is that whatever goal you’ve undertaken—whether knitting a sweater or building a table—ends up ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories With the proliferation of gourmet tofu scrambles in this town, it’s refreshing to be able to get something as down-home as pigs in a blanket ($8.95) at this airy Alberta joint. Though nine bucks might seem like a high price to pay, wait till your plate arrives overflowing with four hefty butte   More

Food Reviews & Stories This green-and-gold-flecked Southeast stalwart has undergone a subtle revamping over the past few years, adding locally farmed, organic produce, tofu and meats to dishes like the chorizo- and green-chili-filled Texan scramble ($8.50) and the hallowed Greek potatoes ($7), with feta, spinach, garlic a   More

Food Reviews & Stories [U-PICK PRODUCE] Seeming like less of a farm than a sun- and fruit-lover’s mall, Kruger’s also sells straw hats and Bolga baskets, canning kits, pre-picked fruits and veggies (local and otherwise), and sunscreen. On weekends, bands and burgers appear. Instant-gratification folks flock he   More

Food Reviews & Stories Pop in to this sweet little shotgun lunch spot if you want to nab your favorite sandwich from the always-changing selection. Lately, they’ve been offering a cheapie “Homage to Amy Winehouse” ($5.50)—a grilled cheese, apple and mango chutney combo. Or act tough and order a Blo   More

Food Reviews & Stories Pop in to this sweet little shotgun lunch spot if you want to nab your favorite sandwich from the always-changing selection. Lately, they’ve been offering a cheapie “Homage to Amy Winehouse” ($5.50)—a grilled cheese, apple and mango chutney combo. Or act tough and order a Blo   More

Food Reviews & Stories Sagittarius flirts with astrological cheesiness, but comes out a winner thanks to gourmet twists on old favorites and sassy, knowledgeable service. Burgers here come with unexpected accessories like prosciutto, mango chutney and avocado ($7.50), and tofu gets a macho treatment in the barbecue-sauce-   More

Food Reviews & Stories [U-PICK BERRIES] This is a great place to take your children if they can’t behave. Baggenstos offers chubby pygmy goats in small cages and a playground beside a picnic area, along with enough ice-cream bars (75 cents each) to quiet the little ones. On an average summer Saturday, about 800 peop   More