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OPB's longtime holiday music curator JT Griffith joined us for a sixth installment of holiday cheer. We'll discover new music from Laufey and Mickey Guyton, covers by Ezra Collective and Kesha, and hear about a local songwriters showcase of new holiday tunes.

Bruce Campbell directs, writes and stars in new film “Ernie & Emma” set in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley.

Bruce Campbell may best be known to cinephiles as Ash, the protagonist of the classic cult-horror franchise “Evil Dead” by director Sam Raimi. In the last 40 years since the

High gasoline prices are sending ripple effects through the economy, and people in Oregon and Washington who drive as part of their jobs are among the first to feel the ramifications.

After 32 years of helping shape Portland's culinary scene, James Beard Award-winning chef Greg Higgins plans to sell his namesake Higgins restaurant and retire.

In Portland and Seattle, artisan bagel shops are drawing lines around the block and selling out daily.

Outside of New York, bagels have been slow to garner the cachet of other beloved foods, but that seems to be changing especially in the Pacific Northwest.

Nodoguro’s Ryan Roadhouse won Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific, while Scotch Lodge won Outstanding Bar.

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While Canadians celebrate their national day every July 1, at least two bakers in Portland are spreading Canadian cheer year-round with their delicious Nanaimo bars, a dessert named after a coastal British Columbia city.