HOOD RIVER — Born in Madison, Wisconsin, the Midwest’s unofficial cycling capital, Megan Ramey had biking infused in her DNA before she could walk. Now at the helm of several bike-forward initiatives, including Hood River County School District’s Safe Routes to School program, the all-star advocate is charting a new, more sustainable path for Gorge youth rooted in soft mobility.
Home and Garden for May 2026: gardening with kids, protecting rare buttercups, repurposing materials, saving for retirement, and more.
The 45th annual Northwest Cherry Fest took place in The Dalles on April 24–26 with events ranging from fun runs to carnival rides — and yes, the much-anticipated parade, as seen above.
The loss of any member of our Glenwood community always hits us hard here, but now our very small community has lost three good, well respected, and well-loved men in the last two weeks.
ODELL — For the Columbia River Gorge’s 150-plus community health workers (CHWs), helping people isn’t a job, but a necessity. Every client, every mission, is part of a broad, decades-long movement to bridge the divide between underserved communities and institutionalized health care.
THE DALLES — Plant lovers united at The Coffee Shop on April 4 for its monthly community plant swap, which invites familiar faces and newcomers alike to trade and chat about their botanical belongings.
Do you feel like getting older is just a time of decline? It’s hard not to think so with the ads for anti-aging creams, media portrayals of older adults as frail or clueless. And how often are we told our life’s ambition should be to stay “forever young,” because otherwise you’ll just be … old!
Students, families, and school staff across Hood River County will celebrate Earth Day by riding together in “Bike Buses” to school on the morning of Tuesday, April 22. These group rides follow planned routes (see map) and create a fun, safe, and visible way for kids to get to school while b…
Recently, brush around the Grange Hall was cut to clear the grounds a bit, but members were busy with many other things and hadn’t been able to make time to haul it away. Community residents Greg and Brenda Wiebe volunteered to haul the brush pile away and things look much better around the hall now.
I just saw a Stellar’s Jay — a lovely rascal, ocean blue and iridescent with a sweeping black crest — carefully inspecting my paper birch tree’s twigs for a loose one.
We should all laugh more, and good role models are our children, who laugh much more than we do — but it’s hard to compete when young children giggle every time they hear the word “poop”!
Welcome to April! If you were not able to view the March 3 Lunar eclipse, check it out on the Goldendale Observatory website, at www.goldendaleobservatory.com. Look under “special events” and you can watch a video of the entire eclipse, or a two-minute timelapse.
I used to think that the brain was the most important part of the body,” comedian Emo Philips once said. “Then I realized, ‘look who’s telling me that.’”
Max Gamboa-Sanchez with his newly acquired ride: a refurbished bike from Anson’s Bike Buddies, a Hood River nonprofit that repairs and redistributes donated bikes to Mid-Columbia children who may not otherwise have access.
THE DALLES — The Northwest Cherry Festival will return April 24-26 with a refreshed, re-imagined format designed to balance celebration, economic impact, and the realities of ongoing downtown construction.
HOOD RIVER — Two years ago, creatives from across the Gorge united with a shared vision: to establish an accessible third space — a watering hole for local artists to congregate, collaborate, and display their work. On Feb. 20, that vision materialized, as visitors flocked to the historic Big 7 building in downtown Hood River for the grand opening of artist cooperative and community center Industrial Street Studios (ISS).
HOOD RIVER — For generations, family farms in the Hood River Valley (HRV) have helped shape a unified sense of place, growing crops that define the region as an agricultural hub — world-renowned pears, apples, and cherries — while strengthening a tight-knit rural community.
It’s hard to remember the days when there were only rotary phones, record players, and the three national television stations; when it was exciting to own a transistor radio and listen to the Beatles — anywhere.
HOOD RIVER — On Aug. 6, 2025 Sushi Okalani celebrated its 20-year anniversary. The celebration took place at The Ruins, the same location where they held their 10-year anniversary, while being “easily twice as big,” according to owner Justin Williams.
HOOD RIVER — A maximalist assortment of art and media furnished the vibrant interior of “Black Infinity House” at Columbia Center for the Arts on Feb. 6, kicking off a month-long celebration of local Black and BIPOC artists, Black culture and Black life.
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