Andi Prewitt

The Portland Art Museum Will Allow Visitors Back Into a Limited Number of Galleries This Month

The days of only being able to view art exhibits virtually will soon come to an end. The Portland Art Museum has set a date for its partial relaunch later this month. The downtown institution will reopen on July 16 with four straight days of free admission as a bit of a welcome back gift for patrons who haven’t been able to step foot inside the building since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregon Zoo Reaches Deal With State Officials, Will Reopen to the Public This Weekend

The Oregon Zoo is ready to welcome back visitors for the first time in nearly four months. After closing March 17 in an effort to help quell the spread of COVID-10, the state’s largest paid tourist attraction has been hemorrhaging money. It costs about $2 million a month to care for the animals, keep up the grounds and prepare to reopen. While the zoo’s director says there has been an outpouring of financial support from donors to the Oregon Zoo Foundation, the $1 million dollar infusion of cash isn’t enough to keep the property running without paying guests for the long term

Island and Native American Culture Collide Beautifully in an Unlikely Port Town on the Columbia

When you picture a Hawaiian vacation, Kalama, Wash., is just about the last place that should come to mind.

If Old MacDonald Had a Winery, It Would Look Like Abbey Road Farm

A creative redesign turned the hollow cylinders into a collection of five suites. Indulgent details, like oversized jetted bathtubs and a Chihuly-like chandelier cascading like a waterfall from the lobby ceiling, make it easy to forget you’ll be snoozing just feet away from Old MacDonald’s barnyard rooster.

Think Everything Is Canceled? We’ve Got 16 Adventures That Will Help You Salvage This Season

More than any summer, you’re eager not only to get out of your home, but get the hell out of the city altogether. Want to boost your spirits and physical health? Go outdoors.

The Vintages Offer Pint-Sized Luxury Living for Your Inner King of the Road

Because The Vintages offer an escape that is so unique, you won’t even mind the size.

We Found Trails to Six Lesser-Known Cascading Gems That Will Fulfill Your Urge to Get Wet This Summer

For this year’s Summer Guide, we decided to scope out some of the most spectacular cascades that are not in the Columbia River Gorge’s famed alley of falls.

Kachka to Launch an Open-Air Dining Room on Its Second Floor Parking Garage This Week

After launching its sister program, Kachinka, in Kachka’s original building in 2018, then opening the grocery store Lavka last year, the Russian food purveyor is now opening Kachka Alfresco to help steer it through the pandemic.

A Task Force Has Recommended a Design to Replace the Burnside Bridge to Make It Earthquake Ready

By now, you’ve undoubtedly seen the animated rendering of Portland’s Burnside Bridge crumbling into the Willamette during a powerful earthquake. In an effort to prevent that very scenario from playing out in real life, a task force has now recommended a specific model to take its place. The group working with the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project proposed on Monday that a long span bridge alternative move forward in order to make the structure resilient to a major quake. That decision follows 18 months of research and discussions.

The Chip Butty Is Butt-Ugly. But Don’t Judge a Sandwich by Its Photo.

When Eater PDX posted a link to a story on its Facebook page in late May, announcing that the owner of Southeast Portland cocktail bar Scotch Lodge was preparing to reopen its kitchen for a new takeout service called Oui Chippy, it included a photo of a french fry sandwich it planned to serve. The virtual dog pile began almost immediately.

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