by Diana Flowers | Jul 22, 2023 | Drink, Florence, Food, Food & Drink, Restaurants
The Pono Hukilau in Florence is fusion cuisine at its best—mixing Asian, Hawaiian, and American food in creative and delicious ways. And, their sushi is some of the best you’ll find on the Oregon Coast. So how did this top-notch tiki restaurant come to be in the first...
by Diana Flowers | Jul 2, 2023 | Eastern Oregon, Travel
La Grande is one of the largest cities in the Grande Ronde Valley, sitting at the base of the Wallowa and Blue Mountains on ancestral Nez Perce land. It’s also unique among other cities in this part of the state since it’s home to Eastern Oregon University which...
by Diana Flowers | Jun 20, 2023 | Food, Food & Drink, Restaurants
Although Buster’s Barbeque serves up authentic Texas style smoked barbeque, it’s undeniably an Oregon institution. Not many restaurants in the Portland area can date back their beginnings as far as Buster’s can. Their first location in Milwaukie was opened in 1982!...
by Diana Flowers | Jun 15, 2023 | Adventures
Could there be a more quintessential summer activity than floating down a cool river on a hot day in an inner tube? It’s one of the first things my mind goes to when I think of the best ways to waste a 90 degree day in August—grab your friends, inflate some inner...
by Diana Flowers | Jun 11, 2023 | Education, History, Oregon Coast, Travel
The mouth of the Columbia River isn’t known as the “graveyard of the Pacific” for nothing—it’s said to hold the remains of over 2,000 ships who’ve failed in navigating its notoriously treacherous bar. Once thought to be the fabled “Northwest Passage,” the mighty...
