Samantha Swindler

Portland's largest mausoleum has traditionally only be open to the public over Memorial Day weekend, but there are now offering a few select tours throughout the year. A must see for any history fan, and a few tickets are still available for Sept. 26:

You gotta pick your battles (I don’t do Amazon Prime!) but don’t let some rando on this site make you feel bad for *just trying to make it* in this world.

How one of Oregon’s smallest cities is moving past its wild, infamous history We visited the five smallest cities in Oregon. Here’s what we found in No. 5.

I visited Oregon's five smallest cities. Here's part 1!

Facebook is where the worst people I know share the worst political opinions, but I remain because I got some sweet free cabinets on Marketplace yesterday 🫠

darth was soo good on the ice. I saw her helping another lady in an R2D2 costume, who couldn't really skate and was making an R2 type scream/squeals, and it was amazing

‘Lightsabers on Ice’ brings monthly after hours cosplay party to Lloyd Center ice rink Friday night was an official after party for Rose City Comic Con, but organizers plan to do similar ice skating events each month.

I'm the lloyd center reporter now:

2025 Season of Sharing campaign is now accepting applications from Oregon, SW Washington nonprofits Nonprofit organizations can now apply to be a part of this year’s Season of Sharing campaign.

Friday is the deadline for nonprofits to apply for The Oregonian's Season of Sharing campaign! All nonprofits that serve Oregon/SW Washington are encouraged to apply, but we are particularly focused this year on those facing financial uncertainty because of government funding cuts.

Buy that powerball ticket today!

When my husband told me there’s a Netflix show on President Garfield’s assassination coming out, I said “wow, timely” bc that whole thing led to the end of the “spoils system” of federal jobs being political and created civil service reform. 🫠

Wow, 20 years ago. That was a sad, strange time.

Spirit Halloween will haunt these vacant Oregon big-box stores in 2025 Halloween is creeping up on us, and the season’s signature pop-up retailer is reanimating the corpses of several statewide stores.

It's Halloween now. I don't make the rules.

Does it mean something that none of the Spirit Halloween stores this year appear to be inside Portland city limits? Is this anything? 😅

Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires

The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.

‘Clap and applaud and encourage’: Pro wrestling school tryout draws hopefuls from across Oregon More than 50 people joined the Oregon Pro Wrestling School tryout, where they learned to take bumps and warm up like wrestlers do.

We found some positive masculinity at Oregon's pro wrestling training school:

A post I saw somewhere on *one of the many apps* suggested the Steelhead and that sounds cool.

Miss Manners: When ‘no soliciting’ sign doesn’t work, am I justified in yelling at salespeople to keep them away? It feels like trespassing. What more can they do to get some peace and quiet?

I hate that we are like this as a society. It's not trespassing to knock on a front door. A little "no thank you" won't kill you.

‘Knife Town, USA’: How Portland became a hub for blade manufacturing A coalition of Portland knifemakers aims to build broader recognition, in the industry and among Portlanders.

Knife Town, baby. 🔪

They were expecting a small turnout, but you really never can tell with a first time event

‘We are sinking’: Oregon timber counties flail, awaiting Congress to renew key funding A budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon's rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they've long relied on.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" requires federal agencies to ramp up logging, "but it also includes a provision requiring 'all monies' from those new timber sales go into federal coffers. That could mean nothing from new logging contracts will be shared with the counties that house those forests."

Portland’s first-ever ‘Moon Walk’ will combine nudity, protest and a celebration of weirdness The moonlit evening stroll, in the nude, is one of several events being planned by Make Portland Weirder.

Wanna go walk in the woods naked in the moonlight in support of the 'roadless rule' protecting forests?

There's a Netflix Show in the Works About President Garfield's Assassination Michael Shannon will star as the president, while Matthew Macfadyen will play his assassin.

I, a huge dork, am excited about this!

Portland Trail Blazers to be sold to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon The sale price remains unclear, but Dundon's group includes Portland CEO Sheel Tyle and the collective intends to keep the team in Portland.

Is this good? It seems maybe good?

The combine destruction derby is pretty darn redneck, but I'm going to give Tillamook extra points for sheer originality!

Pig-N-Fords: 100 years of wrangling pigs and racing Model Ts on the Oregon coast See for yourself why it’s difficult to explain the Pig-N-Fords, an Oregon coast tradition that dates back to 1925.

“You are about to see the most redneck thing you’ve ever seen in your life." And it was true:

That is cooler than anything I could ever could up with.

A grain silo in the middle of nowhere is central Oregon’s hottest new bar Since it opened in April, Ben’s Place has become a destination for travelers along this windy, scenic stretch of Oregon 19.

This place has everything.

unironically, this is the song of the summer. it's been in my head for three days straight.

The Home Depot unveils 2025 Halloween collection The Home Depot reveals its 2025 Halloween collection, which promises to captivate decorators of all styles and budgets. Products will be available for purchase on HomeDepot.com and The Home Depot app ...

Happy Home Depot Halloween Launch Day to all who celebrate. (It’s Halloween now, btw.)

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