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The It List

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Everybody loves secrets, right? So every year, as summer kicks off, we like to let you in on ours — the people and places around Portland that we think deserve your attention and applause. And if our picks are already on your radar screen (because, let’s face it, you’ve probably heard of The Unipiper), then […]

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Atlas Pizza: Family Supper Review

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Denise Castañon
Denise Castañon
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
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Local chain Atlas Pizza opens a new, kid-friendly spot on Southeast Foster Road. Story and photo by Denise Castañon Big changes are happening on Foster Road, a long-overlooked thoroughfare in Southeast Portland mostly known as home to one of the city’s most celebrated strip clubs — and as a way to avoid traffic on Powell

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Field Trip: Gorge Hiking with Kids

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Julia Silverman
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Your family’s favorite hikes in the Gorge may still be closed after the Eagle Creek fire. But there are new adventures in store.     Nearly two years after the devastating Eagle Creek fire swept through the Columbia River Gorge — Portland’s de facto shared backyard — the beautiful, fragile ecosystem there is still recovering. That

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Field Trip: Topgolf

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Julia Silverman
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The driving range goes high tech at Topgolf in Hillsboro. Ah, Spring. That time of year when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … golf? Okay, that may not be just as the poet Alfred Tennyson intended that line. But it’s true enough for my son, who on the first spring-like weekend

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This Mom Life: Tips for a Low-Screen Summer

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Toni Hammer helps boss moms get over their fears and doubts so they can boldly share their stories on social media and attract their dream clients. You can find out more at tonihammer.com.
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Summer is right around the corner, which means parks, camps, sleeping in and lazy days at home. With screens. So many screens. In my apartment, we have TVs and cell phones and Nintendo Switches and the list goes on. As a work-from-home mom in the social media space, I am on my laptop and phone

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Is Cannabis Safe During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding?

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Alice Callahan, PhD
Alice Callahan, PhD
Author at The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
Alice Callahan, Ph.D., is a writer, college instructor and mother of two children in Eugene, Oregon.
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Some new and expecting moms perceive cannabis and CBD as safe and natural remedies for pregnancy and postpartum ailments. But science doesn’t back that up. Since the 2014 legalization of recreational cannabis in Oregon, pot has become a commonplace part of Portland’s landscape (on sunny days, it can feel like its’ scent permeates the entire

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Oregon Coast Family-Friendly Spots to Play, Eat and Sleep

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Erin J Bernard
Erin J Bernard
Erin J. Bernard is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Northeast Portland with her husband and two rather noisy and opinionated kids. They can often be found exploring the mountains and coastlines of the PNW in their trusty green Subaru.
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We’ve cast about high and low for the freshest, family-friendliest spots to play, eat and sleep on the Oregon coast. Oregon’s sublime 360-mile shoreline is sometimes called the People’s Coast, and the reputation’s well-earned: From its host of budget-friendly lodging options and its trove of carefully preserved marine wonders to the endless miles of pristine

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Family Supper: Lovejoy's Tearoom

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Denise Castañon
Denise Castañon
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
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Introduce your kids to the joys of finger sandwiches and scones at the new Lovejoy’s Tearoom of  Portland — just in time for Mother’s Day. Little sandwiches, warm scones, dainty desserts, beautiful cups — all the small touches elevate high tea from a plain, old meal. It’s something I’ve appreciated for a long time. So

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New & Fun May 2019

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Published in PDX Parent as Play Room Kid to Know: Madam Governor Did you know Oregon currently has two governors? Yes, there’s Kate Brown. And then there’s Erikka Baldwin, a fifth grader from McCornack Elementary in Eugene who was sworn in this January as Oregon’s Kid Governor. The Kid Governor program started up in Oregon

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New + Fun April 2019

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Published as Play Room in the April 2019 issue of PDX Parent Kid to Know: Irie Page 2.0 Last year we highlighted the work of 15-year-old Irie Page as she organized a super successful community talk on consent for teens. This year the Southeast Portland teen has teamed up with six other teens to form

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Mom’s Got Style

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Denise Castañon
Denise Castañon
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
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The call of the yoga pants and messy bun can be strong. We’ve all been there. But these three Portland moms show how you can get back into fashion — and stay in the picture! — after having kids. North Portland mom Laura Jansen doesn’t have a formal fashion background, but clothes have always been

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New & Fun March 2019

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Published as Play Room in PDX Parent magazine Take Five: Aron Nels Steinke When it comes to the “my teacher is the coolest” contest, Aron Nels Steinke’s class of fourth and fifth graders at Woodstock Elementary School have some serious bragging rights. Their teacher is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Mr. Wolf’s Class. And the second

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PDX Parent Wins Five Parenting Media Association Awards

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Hip, hip hooray! PDX Parent won big in the annual Parenting Media Association’s Design & Editorial Awards competition this year! Please join us in congratulating our talented staff and freelancers for all their great work. And thank you to our readers and advertising partners for making it all possible. Our awards include: ♦ Editors Julia

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Spring Arts Preview: Portland-area Performances for Families

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Alexis Rehrmann
Alexis Rehrmann
Alexis Rehrmann is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Portland Monthly magazine. She studied theater at NYU. where she majored in directing and being a theater nerd.
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Productions that’ll inspire your kids to play fair, dance big, think differently and join the creative resistance. From world-premiere children’s shows to a rollicking master of modern tap, there’s a lot to see on Portland stages this spring. This season, we’re highlighting shows for everyone to enjoy — no matter your age. Take your kiddos

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This Mom Life: Loose Tooth, Big Dream

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Toni Hammer
Toni Hammer helps boss moms get over their fears and doubts so they can boldly share their stories on social media and attract their dream clients. You can find out more at tonihammer.com.
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A routine note to the Tooth Fairy leads our columnist to a big realization about her daughter. Around my house, we are currently in the stage of all the teeth falling out. Luckily the teeth are my children’s and not my own. My son, Levi, has his first wiggly tooth and is so excited I’m

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Review: Jinx

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Denise Castañon
Denise Castañon
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
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With pinball and New Orleans-style grub, Jinx on Killingsworth is a fam-friendly bar destination. Even though some of my family’s favorite dining out destinations are brewpubs, whenever we hit a restaurant that also markets itself as a bar, I think of that line from the Reese Witherspoon movie Sweet Home Alabama: “You have a baby … in

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Wanted: Mom Friends

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Kat Merck
Kat Merck
Kat Merck is a freelance writer and editor who admittedly spends way too much time online. A Portland resident since 2006, she also enjoys reading, cooking and exploring the city with her husband and young son.
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File under the things no one told you about being a mom: Finding new friends is hard. But many moms are building their village with the help of websites and apps. Among the litany of indignities in the transfer of parenting knowledge, little is said about what might be one of the most difficult parts

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