The Ultimate Portland Weekend with Kids 2021
Get reacquainted with your old favorites and find some new spots to explore.
Summer 2021: Find Your Fun!
From no-cost outings to big splurges, you are sure to find something that your kids will get excited about.
How Families Spent Pandemic Stimulus Checks
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 …
Mom to Know: The Family-business Builder
Alexis Tanner, mom to 4-year-old Karsyn and 3-year-old Jaidyn, recently started JK Girls, a clothing and accessories company inspired by her two daughters.
Family-friendly Getaway: Welches
Welches serves as a perfect base for mountain-based adventures when the thermostat hits 90+ degrees in Portland.
Family Supper Review: Nicholas Restaurant
The 34-year-old Lebanese spot Nicholas Restaurant moves to a spacious, more family-friendly location in Southeast Portland.
Kid to Know: The Anti-racist Artist
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.
Good Deeds: Helping the Unhoused
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 …
Rainbow Hair and Hope: Olivia’s Rainbowtastic Life
Read the story behind our May cover girl Olivia’s beautiful, multihued hair.
Family Supper Review: Piccone’s Corner
The offerings at Piccone’s Corner in Northeast Portland focus on local, sustainable meats and produce.
Kid to Know: The Advocate
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.
Top 5 Unexpected Places to Find Art
In our city, art is not confined to the walls of the wonderful Portland Art Museum or the galleries in the Pearl.
Mom to Know: Meat-free Master Cook
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, …
Keep Portland Full of Art: Mike Bennett
Artist Mike Bennett’s wooden, cartoon-style menageries have brought so much joy to families during the pandemic.
Good Deeds: The Healing Power of Art
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, …
Family Supper: Doughnut Time
In a town already recognized for outstanding doughnuts, new outfits are bringing fresh twists that your family will love.
Celebrating Valentine’s Day as a Family during COVID
Fun ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family.
Neighborhood We Love: Sellwood-Moreland
Sellwood-Moreland in Southeast is the quintessential, walkable, self-contained Portland neighborhood.
Playlist: Live Reggae Rhythms
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 …
Kids to Know: The Founders
Two Portland teenagers recently were recognized for their outstanding acts of volunteerism, specifically through founding nonprofit organizations seeking to better our community.
PDX Trend: Fried-chicken Goodness
Portlanders of all ages are reaching for another piece of the ultimate comfort food: crispy-crunchy chicken.
Family Supper Review: Food Cart Nacheaux
Food cart Nacheaux brings Cajun/Mexican fusion cuisine to Southeast Portland.
