If I told you there is one nutrient that supports blood sugar balance, helps you when your get-up-and-go has got-up-and-went and supports cardiovascular health to boot, you might be at least a bit skeptical. I regularly stress in my columns that there are no ”magic…

Making healthy food choices can be challenging. The chaos of life almost always makes it easier to swing by a drive-thru. Not only is this typically an unhealthy option, but all that money spent on burgers and fries go to an out-of-state corporation. But in…

Carol Reeves has owned and operated The Flower Basket in Cottage Grove for the past 35 years. File photo Carol Reeves has put her heart and soul into The Flower Basket – her curated shop of flowers, Oregon-made chocolates, boutique clothing, jewelry and gifts –…

The four-masted barque Arracan, one of the last of the British grain fleet in Portland, moored below the Broadway Bridge about 1913. Image/ Salem Public Library The election of 1904 didn’t end the practice of shanghaiing in Portland, but it did put a huge and…

Jen Blue/The Creswell Chronicle A couple strolls by one of the most well-known murals, installed by the Old City Artists in 2014, depicting Matt Groening’s epic Simpsons characters. This is only one of many murals throughout the city that spotlights Springfield’s unique history and personality.…

File photo Serves 6 Marinate 1 pound large, wild caught shrimp, peeled ½ bunch cilantro, washed and chopped fine 2 limes, zested and juiced 1 Tbsp honey ½ serrano chili chopped fine 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine 3 Tbsps cold pressed avocado oil ½ tsp…

Stephanie Deatherage/Special to The Chronicle Despite only two classes on the card for the Friday, June 14, event at Cottage Grove Speedway, fans were treated to exciting racing. The Interstate Sprint Car Series opened up its 2019 season after the first weekend was rained out…