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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.

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.


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Oregon Country Fair: 5 things that make it one of a kind

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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.





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.





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