Arts & Culture
A rendering of the James Beard Public Market captured during a walkthrough of the space located at Southwest 6th and Alder in downtown Portland, Ore.
James Beard Public Market gets $10M from Oregon Legislature
This week, the Oregon Legislature allocated $10 million in lottery bonds for the forthcoming James Beard Public Market in downtown Portland. It's a major step for the food hall that has been decades in the making.
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‘Wildfire Days’ is about fighting fire — in the wilderness and in life
Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir, Wildfire Days, follows her rookie seasons as a wildland firefighter on an elite hotshot crew in the Pacific Northwest. Her story is one of physical endurance, belonging, and personal reckoning, all set against the backdrop of some of the West’s biggest wildfires.
Oregon Country Fair: 5 things that make it one of a kind
The Oregon Country Fair is one of the longest running art and music festivals in the country. Thousands of people gather in a wooded fairyland outside Eugene for this annual three-day celebration, enjoying performers, crafts and food.
Fresh wasabi is hard to get in the US — unless you live in Oregon
Most people are familiar with the green, spicy paste served next to sushi or sashimi, but the vast majority of folks in the U.S. have been eating dyed-green horseradish.
In a first-of-its-kind decision, an AI company wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors
The ruling opens a potential pathway for AI companies to train large language models on copyrighted works without authors' consent — but only if copies of the works were obtained legally.
How the Oregon Country Fair made this Zimbabwean musician fall in love with Oregon
For over a decade, John Mambira has played traditional Zimbabwean music with a touch of reggae in Oregon.
This artist brings fairy whimsy to the Oregon Country Fair
When textile and botanical artist Elaine Falbo-Lowe was juried into her first Oregon Country Fair 40 years ago, she was a young mother and skilled basket weaver. Now a grandmother at 71, she reflects on how the fair has shaped her life and career making an array of whimsical, handcrafted goods.
Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film
A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
Despite new challenges, Juneteenth event organizers are unbowed
Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Thousands of newly digitized images show Oregon life in the 1900s
The team at the Oregon Historical Society's Digital Collections recently released thousands of historic images from local photographer June D. Drake.
In conversation with the nation’s most Outstanding Bakery: Portland’s JinJu Patisserie
This week, North Portland's JinJu Patisserie won the James Beard Award for the Outstanding Bakery. Its owners, Jin Caldwell and Kyurim Lee, incorporate Asian flavors with traditional French patisserie to bring something unique to customers.
