🟡 Where To Play 🛳️ A Portland Tradition, Reimagined: The Cinnamon Bear Cruise For many Portlanders, holiday memories smell like cinnamon and sound like radio static, a nod to the 1937 radio serial that introduced a certain adventurous bear named Cinnamon. Now, 20 years into its revival, the Cinnamon Bear Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit…
October in Portland is a time when the city wears its fall foliage like a celebration. Golden leaves tumble across sidewalks, pumpkin patches bloom in the suburbs, and the air turns crisp enough to make hot cider feel like a necessity. This is when Portland pivots; less about summer bustle and more about gathering, layering,…
When autumn settles over Portland, the Willamette and Columbia rivers transform into backdrops of misty mornings, glowing sunsets, and crisp evenings. This year, Portland Spirit Cruises invites you to celebrate the season in three unforgettable ways, from spine-tingling Halloween adventures to craft beer and spirits tastings afloat. Spirit of Halloweentown: The Ghostly Voyage There’s only…
Where To Play This Weekend in Portland: Events, Dining and Local Picks This weekend, August 22 to 24, 2025, the city’s neighborhoods and parks light up with festivals, flowers, and film. Here is your insider guide to savoring every bit of it. 🟢 Where To Eat Pal’s (Hayden Island)A breezy new waterfront restaurant where the…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Violet Suites Brings Boutique Soul to Belmont Just off SE Belmont Street, a corridor best known for its vintage charm, leafy porches, and a rotating cast of sidewalk musicians, Violet Suites is quietly rewriting the rules of the boutique hotel experience in Portland. Elevated but unfussy, design-forward but deeply human, this…
🟡 Where To Play 🛳️ A Portland Tradition, Reimagined: The Cinnamon Bear Cruise For many Portlanders, holiday memories smell like cinnamon and sound like radio static, a nod to the 1937 radio serial that introduced a certain adventurous bear named Cinnamon. Now, 20 years into its revival, the Cinnamon Bear Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit has become a can’t-miss multigenerational Continue Reading
San Francisco’s sultry rooftop haunt, Dirty Habit, just debuted a cocktail that sips like a fireside secret and gives back while it pours. Available now through December 31, the Winter Whisper is a lush blend of Milagro Silver Tequila, Chambord, Licor 43, Bittercube Chipotle Cacao Bitters, and heavy cream — think raspberry, citrus, chocolate spice, and snowy-day nostalgia. It’s a Continue Reading
November in Napa Valley feels like a slow exhale. The crush is over, the vines quiet, and the light softens into golden afternoons. It’s a time for cozy fireside dinners, secluded tasting experiences, and vineyard trails edged in oranges and greens. Here’s how to lean into the season. 🟢 Where To Eat The Charter Oak, St. Helena Warm wood, open hearth, Continue Reading
This October, Boise invites locals and visitors alike to lean into a very Boise thing: coming together over food! As the trees shift to gold and crisp air drifts in, the Downtown Boise Association (DBA) returns with its 15th Taste of Downtown festival from October 17–26, offering ten days of curated menus, social hours, and $14-or-less specials highlighting the city’s Continue Reading
Harvest, Haunts & Hidden Stories Autumn in Napa breathes gold across vineyard rows, the air crisps just enough to make each sip feel sharper, and the valley settles into a rhythm all its own: a medley of earth, history, and whispered lore. 🟢 Where To Eat Under-study (at The MAC, St. Helena) Adjacent to the Napa Valley Museum of Art Continue Reading