Life & Culture
Here are The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 10 most read life and culture stories of 2025
If there was a theme in these stories that readers loved, it could be the unknown.
Help in trying times: See how the 2025 Season of Sharing campaign is assisting Oregonians in need
The Oregonian/OregonLive’s annual fundraising campaign is making a difference to seniors, at-risk youth and people experiencing homelessness.
26 notable Oregonians who died in 2025
A look back at some of the people whose lives shaped Oregon.
Christmas revelry returns to Bethlehem after Gaza war
At the Vatican, meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Historic drive-in raises $3,600 after storm damage
The Newberg drive-in is one of three remaining in the state and the only one easily reachable from Portland.
Winter Whale Watching, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, and Joyous Kwanzaa: 10 things to do this week
Check out this list of events for the week of Dec. 26, 2025-Jan. 1, 2026.
Oregon’s biggest snow tubing park will open on Christmas Day
Tickets for cosmic and regular tubing will go on sale Christmas Eve at noon.
Fee-free holidays get ‘patriotic’ overhaul on U.S. public lands
Holidays honoring Black Americans and celebrating public lands have been replaced for 2026.
12 Christmas songs Portland is obsessively Shazaming that deserve a spot on your holiday playlist
Portland's holiday music preferences show unique taste, according to Shazam data
The longest whale migration in the world is passing Oregon. Here’s how to see it
How and when to see the great gray whale migration on the Oregon coast.
Corvallis center helps homeless find path to stability, employment: Season of Sharing 2025
Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center staff cite trauma, high rents and medical costs as key factors driving homelessness.
Even more radioactive shrimp sold, recalled in Oregon
Frozen raw shrimp that was sold at various retailers months ago is being recalled for possible radioactive contamination.
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