Portland’s restaurant scene is abuzz with new talent, old world cuisine, and homegrown celebrity chefs making the City of Roses a true culinary destination. What’s more, these new places are popping up throughout Southeast – revitalizing the economy and bringing life back to an old Portland neighborhood. For the savvy traveler, the cultural landscape of ...
Every state in America has a capitol and state symbol, but what about nicknames for cities that essentially seem to have been created by the people that lived there? Here, I’m going to examine ten American cities, what their nicknames are, and how that nickname was created. 1. Las Vegas aka “Sin City” Also known ...
When it comes to state symbols, Oregon is unique. It’s the only state to have an official state nut, the hazelnut. Its state flag shows a beaver on its reverse side and is the only state banner to carry two separate designs, according to oregon.com. Mt. Hood, which stands 11,239 feet tall, is the highest ...
The gray rains in Oregon do not necessarily mean a dreary visit. Portland Oregon was listed as one of America’s greatest cities according to cnn.com. Located along the Pacific Northwest, Portland is home to coffee drinkers and book readers as well knitting and church going. Portland is a great city to visit and live in. ...
Considered by many the gem of the Pacific Northwest, Portland, Oregon is home to some 500,000 residents who often live, work and play in a sophisticated lifestyle and at a harmonious, laid-back pace. It is a pace far removed from the stressful, hurly-burly machinations of its large urban neighbors to the south: San Francisco and ...