• How Far Ahead Should You Start Planning a Move to Oregon?,Amanda Hagen

    How Far Ahead Should You Start Planning a Move to Oregon?

    Start preparing about six weeks before an out-of-state move to Oregon. The three-to-six-week stretch is for booking movers, purging, and measuring doorways at your new place; the two-to-four-week window handles your change of address, utilities, and care arrangements; the final days are for finalizi

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  • The McMenamins Franchise Keeps Portland Weird,Amanda Hagen

    The McMenamins Franchise Keeps Portland Weird

    McMenamins is a family-owned chain of pubs, hotels, restaurants, and event spaces with more than 50 locations across Oregon and Washington. What sets it apart is its signature approach to adaptive reuse: taking abandoned or historically significant buildings and restoring them as fully functioning g

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  • Why Sustainable Living Feels More Possible in Oregon,Amanda Hagen

    Why Sustainable Living Feels More Possible in Oregon

    One of the things I love most about living in Oregon is that people here care deeply about the outdoors. Not in a performative way. Not in a “perfect homestead influencer” kind of way. More in the everyday choices people make without thinking twice about it — composting food scraps, growing tomatoes

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