If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Patricia Váz-quez Gómez has worked closely with youth and families in Oregon’s Mayan Indigenous diaspora. A multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Portland and Mexico City, she collaborated on ...

The Black Girls Book Club at Cesar Chavez School in North Portland helps girls connect and increase their reading skills.

Trying to plan the perfect Seattle family vacation but don’t know what to do? As a local Seattle mom, I’ll share my 3 day ...

Duluth, Minnesota, is filled with family travel fun for everyone! Check out our list of the top 16 things to do in Duluth, MN, with kids! Thanks to Jen from Travel with a Plan for sharing the best ...

I sometimes find it difficult to travel with three teens. We eventually learned that the arcade is the only place we can have ...

The lazy river serves as neutral territory in the water park ecosystem – a Switzerland of splashing where toddlers and grandparents can coexist peacefully, united by their desire to move without ...

This indoor aquatic playground stands as a monument to the radical concept that Oregonians shouldn’t have to wait for those three glorious weeks of summer to enjoy water-based fun.

To make it more difficult, my kids like different things ... Portland. It was much hotter than anticipated, and most of our planned activities were outdoors. We needed something to do to get ...

With a 59-46 victory over Portland in the tournament finale the Beaver women are once again dancing to the NCAA Tournament, ...

There are also family-friendly attractions like the Oregon Zoo and the Portland Children's Museum, along with a large playground, soccer fields, tennis courts and an archery range. Just make sure ...

It was also going to be where one of the most heralded prep players in the country was going to play her college soccer — ...