Grant Butler

Sci-fi geek, vegan, cooking enthusiast, movie maniac, mediocre baker. Trying to live a gentler life.

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Sat down with Elsie McFarland, the 91-year-old owner of Oregon's oldest surviving Italian restaurant (and the first to feature pizza prominently on the menu).

You can still find her checking in on tables most weekends https://t.co/bDKUGUBczM

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I’m having a Stevie Nicks moment of bliss right now.

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@zaeemshake @Jamiebgoldberg @Oregonian Glad you are back in our newsroom!

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Costco had Halloween decorations for sale today. It’s over 4 months away!

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As if to confirm its status as a portal to hell, the Denver airport is playing Janet Jackson’s “Escapade” on its sound system right now.

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I am forever convinced that the Denver airport is a portal to hell.

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The 40 best restaurants in Portland you need to try https://t.co/TW5fGpTAOj

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The Costco near my home has been insanely busy the last 3 days - busier than before Christmas. What am I missing?

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Once again, I watch in horror as my husband puts ketchup on the great pizza I made tonight.

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TFW you're in a dreary wine store in Kansas, and you spot a favorite Oregon pinot noir. #silverlinings

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The Denver airport is annoyingly crowded, and they charge $5 for a bag of chips. In its favor, in the last hour I’ve heard “Waterloo,” “Hot Stuff” and “Born to Be Alive” on the sound system.

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Portland — where else? — named America’s best city for vegans, vegetarians https://t.co/6jpNSMBrk7 #vegan

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Suzanne Nance – singing CEO of All Classical Radio – leads the station to a new studio and into the future https://t.co/DclCeMd6kR

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Sunday funday!

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One of Oregon’s most ‘iconic’ restaurants has unexpectedly closed https://t.co/p97dQaB7Az

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So help me, my husband just put ketchup on my terrific enchiladas.

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@lizzzyacker Think older, non-"Toy Story" Pixar. I'm fond of "A Bug's Life," "Ratatouille" and "Wall-e."

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My blue check mark went away yesterday, and yet somehow the sun still managed to rise this morning.

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Another Portland arts giant has passed away: Henk Pander, influential Oregon artist, dies at 85 https://t.co/WrFxnVCu1q

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An end of an era and a historic loss: Oregon wine pioneer Dick Erath dies at 87 https://t.co/SF91WgRM4v