Researchers from the University of Oregon knew the pandemic would have a drastic effect on families with young children. So in April of 2020, they set up the Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development — Early Childhood (RAPID-EC) survey. It was sent to households across the country that have at least one child under …
Alexis Tanner, mom to 4-year-old Karsyn and 3-year-old Jaidyn, studied business administration and always knew she wanted to be a business owner, but never knew exactly what she would focus on. She recently started JK Girls, a clothing and accessories company inspired by her two daughters. She even collaborates with them on ideas. “I’ve always …
From no-cost outings to big splurges, you are sure to find something that your kids will get excited about.
Welches serves as a perfect base for mountain-based adventures when the thermostat hits 90+ degrees in Portland.
The 34-year-old Lebanese spot Nicholas Restaurant moves to a spacious, more family-friendly location in Southeast Portland.
Get reacquainted with your old favorites and find some new spots to explore.
In May, Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced that Clara Johnson, a senior at Beaverton High School, won the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Oregon’s First Congressional District.
Nicholl Summers and her three kids love to travel from their westside home to the Gorge for hikes, but Summers says her kids often went from giddy to solemn when they noticed the juxtaposition of million-dollar homes next to tent encampments of the homeless. When a virtual campout with the Hike It Baby group led …
Read the story behind our May cover girl Olivia’s beautiful, multihued hair.
The offerings at Piccone’s Corner in Northeast Portland focus on local, sustainable meats and produce. Piccone’s Corner is an Italian by way of the Pacific Northwest butchery and (as of press time) to-go restaurant. The butcher shop puts an emphasis on sustainable meat from their own hybrid heritage pigs at Wallow and Root Pasture Farm …
Eighth-grader Jenell Theobald of Beaverton’s Whitford Middle School recently was honored by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards as one of Oregon’s top youth volunteers.
In our city, art is not confined to the walls of the wonderful Portland Art Museum or the galleries in the Pearl.
Thuy Pham gets emotional about food. The rising star of Portland’s vegan food scene is bringing Vietnamese food back to its vegetarian roots with her restaurant Mama Dút, which translates to “mama will feed you.” (Pham’s 7-year-old daughter provided inspiration for the restaurant’s name.) “Vegan Vietnamese food dates back for centuries to Buddhism in Vietnam, …
Artist Mike Bennett’s wooden, cartoon-style menageries have brought so much joy to families during the pandemic.
There’s a good reason so many of us turned to creative endeavors when the COVID lockdown started: Art soothes the soul. But this philosophy is nothing new to those at Color Outside the Lines, a nonprofit that aims to empower and inspire foster and at-risk youth by providing opportunities to create and explore through art, …
In a town already recognized for outstanding doughnuts, new outfits are bringing fresh twists that your family will love.
Fun ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family.
Sellwood-Moreland in Southeast is the quintessential, walkable, self-contained Portland neighborhood.
Portlanders of all ages are reaching for another piece of the ultimate comfort food: crispy-crunchy chicken.
Portland reggae artist Aaron Nigel Smith recently released a new live album: Aaron Nigel Smith & 1 World Chorus — Live in LA. The 1 World Chorus is a nonprofit organization started by Smith that serves youth in the United States, Kenya and Jamaica. On Smith’s new live album, 25 kids from the Los Angeles …
Two Portland teenagers recently were recognized for their outstanding acts of volunteerism, specifically through founding nonprofit organizations seeking to better our community.
Food cart Nacheaux brings Cajun/Mexican fusion cuisine to Southeast Portland.
Who: Local writer Catherine Ryan Gregory, mom to 7- and 5-year-old daughters and author of the family travel blog To & Fro Fam felt powerless and frustrated as the pandemic forced her to cancel trips to both faraway destinations such as China, Taiwan, Japan and Ethiopia, and closer-to-home jaunts to Bend and San Diego. So …
