Featured image: A gingerbread houseboat from a previous Christmas Ship parade on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon (photo by Cheryl Landes) The 2019 schedule for the Christmas Ships Fleet in Portland is posted for the Columbia and Willamette River fleets. The fleets will sail December 5-22. Routes vary, so check the pages linked below … Continue reading Portland’s Christmas Ship fleet announces 2019 parade schedule

It's a scientific prom night on Saturday, February 9, at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland. If you're in the 21+ crowd and looking for something totally different to do with your special someone, this is the event for you. Tease your hair until it stands on end and take an … Continue reading Romance and science collide at PrOMSI night in Portland

Featured image: Squash Mezzaluna by Grassa, one of the participating restaurants in the 2019 Dumpling Week February 1-9 in Portland, Oregon (photo credit: Grassa) Hungry for dumplings? Now's your chance! Thirty-six restaurants in Portland are dishing up special dumpling treats for $10 or less during this fifth annual culinary event sponsored by the Oregonian and … Continue reading 2019 Dumpling Week dishes up $10 and under specials in Portland

Featured image: The Bridal Veil Post Office in the town of Bridal Veil, Oregon (photo by Laarni Mary, via Facebook) After being closed for more than a month, the Bridal Veil Post Office in the Columbia River Gorge will resume operations on Monday, January 28. The post office, among the smallest in the country, is … Continue reading Bridal Veil Post Office reopens after break-in last month

Featured image by Juliane Liebermann, courtesy Unsplash Since its inception, the annual Father Daughter Valentine's Ball hosted by the City of Vancouver Parks & Recreation Department was held at the Pearson Air Museum Historic Hangar, across the street from the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. But because of the continued government shutdown, the museum is … Continue reading 2019 Father Daughter Valentine’s Ball moved due to government shutdown

Featured image: A girl dreaming about the ball (photo by Civilias Kune, courtesy Unsplash) The City of Vancouver Parks & Recreation seeks volunteers ages 16 and older to help at the annual Father Daughter Valentine's Ball at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington. The ball is scheduled on Friday and Saturday, February 1-2. The … Continue reading Volunteers needed for 2019 Father Daughter Valentine’s Ball in Vancouver, WA

Featured image: Pasta at Galletti's Spaghetti House, one of the participating restaurants in the 2019 Long Beach Peninsula's Restaurant Month (photo credit: Long Beach Peninsula's Restaurant Month) On Sunday through Thursday throughout January, support local youth while enjoying a special three-course meal for $33 at eight restaurants on Washington State's Long Beach Peninsula. When you … Continue reading Long Beach Peninsula’s Restaurant Month supports local Boys & Girls Club

Featured image: Pan-seared sea bass from J Restaurant | Bar in Hartford, Connecticut (photo credit: Courant.com) Shake the winter blues with delicious culinary creations during CTNOW's Taste of Winter edition. This season's event runs from January 21 until February 3. Meal prices range from $20.19 to $30.19. View the prix-fixe menus from the 21 participating … Continue reading Winter Taste of Hartford is back

Photos by Seaside Aquarium, Seaside, Oregon The Seaside Aquarium is asking the public to keep an eye out for an injured fur seal last seen on a local beach on Wednesday. The seal was spotted with a rope around his neck on the south end of Seaside beach. "We were hoping to capture the little … Continue reading Wanted: Injured fur seal last seen in Seaside, OR

Featured image by Cheryl Landes The Seattle Times reported today that Alaska and United Airlines have postponed offering flights from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The new passenger terminal cannot be used until Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials sign off on a final environmental assessment. FAA employees are on furlough because of the government shutdown. … Continue reading Government shutdown delays flights from Everett’s Paine Field