Portland in the News: NYT Food Accolades, Winter Weather Predictions, Fall Day Trips & More | September 11, 2025

Do you feel that slight chill in the air? Fall is on the way and Portland Monthly has some day trip ideas to take advantage of the season.

Speaking of the weather, the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts Oregon will see less rain and snow than usual this winter.

And Oregon continues to impress the culinary world, with a Portland Vietnamese restaurant and a Eugene Caribbean spot earning spots on the New York Times 50 great American restaurants list for 2025.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Oregon Live: Football made him a star. Portland and poetry made him whole
• Travel Oregon: Oregon’s off grid road trips
• Willamette Week: Teenage Thorns phenom Liv Moultrie doesn’t like to lose
• Oregon Live: Portland couple transforms Multnomah County Farm into food hub for East Portland
• OPB: Portland Art Museum’s Rothko Pavilion opening
• OR Arts Watch: Portland filmmaker Rose Bond’s COVID-delayed ‘1968’ gets world premiere at Venice Film Festival
• Statesman Journal: Old Farmer’s Almanac winter 2025-26 predictions
• KOIN: Portland Bend and Hillsboro among top 75 cities for quality of life
• Oregon Live: Two Oregon restaurants land on New York Times 50 great American restaurants list
• PDX Monthly: Portland fall day trips