Lizzy Acker
@lizzyacker.bsky.social
I'm a reporter and advice columnist for The Oregonian. Send me questions and thoughts at [email protected].
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“So, should you go to Le Petit Chef? I guess if you’re a crypto-billionaire who isn’t allowed to leave the state for legal reasons and lost your sense of taste to COVID, sure.” - @lizzyacker.bsky.social with an amazing line.
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We went to Portland's immersive Le Petit Chef so you don't have to
The immersive dining concept operates in 52 countries and opened its Oregon location earlier this year.
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August 29, 2026 at 5:50 AM
“So, should you go to Le Petit Chef? I guess if you’re a crypto-billionaire who isn’t allowed to leave the state for legal reasons and lost your sense of taste to COVID, sure.” - @lizzyacker.bsky.social with an amazing line.
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So...I went out to dinner the other night... www.oregonlive.com/food/2026/08...
We went to Portland's immersive Le Petit Chef so you don't have to
The immersive dining concept operates in 52 countries and opened its Oregon location earlier this year.
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August 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
So...I went out to dinner the other night... www.oregonlive.com/food/2026/08...
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I've given Lizzy no end of shit about the Dolly Parton/Blazers post, but I owe her a debt of gratitude for leading me to this absolute gem. Watch Kenny's face about a minute in when he hears those guest vocals and listen to them both burn down this Bob Seger song: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
August 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I've given Lizzy no end of shit about the Dolly Parton/Blazers post, but I owe her a debt of gratitude for leading me to this absolute gem. Watch Kenny's face about a minute in when he hears those guest vocals and listen to them both burn down this Bob Seger song: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Finally giving the people what they want: a co-byline with @billoram.bsky.social. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...
Kenny Rogers was a Blazers fan. Dolly Parton was not impressed — and she let Portland kno
At a 1985 Portland concert, Dolly Parton joked the Trail Blazers couldn't score, but stats show they ranked among the NBA's top offenses that season.
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August 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Finally giving the people what they want: a co-byline with @billoram.bsky.social. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...
One option, pretty much always, is: throw yourself a party. oregonlive.com/advice/2026/08/why-tho-i-celebrate-all-my-besties-milestones-but-theyre-ignoring-mine.html?mrfhud=true
Why Tho? I celebrate all my bestie’s milestones, but they’re ignoring mine
I pony up for friends’ wedding celebrations, and they can’t buy me dinner for earning my Masters?
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August 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
One option, pretty much always, is: throw yourself a party. oregonlive.com/advice/2026/08/why-tho-i-celebrate-all-my-besties-milestones-but-theyre-ignoring-mine.html?mrfhud=true
The Odyssey is Moana for boys.
July 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The Odyssey is Moana for boys.
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By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”
July 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”
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A class reunion can give you infinitely more than scrolling through Facebook ever will.
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July 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
A class reunion can give you infinitely more than scrolling through Facebook ever will.
https://mrf.lu/2TlF1
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And yeah, I did write about my high school reunion. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
The case for going to your high school reunion
A class reunion can give you infinitely more than scrolling through Facebook ever will.
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July 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
And yeah, I did write about my high school reunion. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
What do we do about friends with bad husbands? www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Why Tho? I want to hang with my friend, not her socially awkward and not funny husband
Is our friendship only as good as my ability to deal with her obnoxious husband?
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July 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
What do we do about friends with bad husbands? www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
In a move that will surprise actually no one: I wrote about going to camp. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
How an Oregon Girl Scout camp renews the magical moments of summer year after year
Magic still lives in the woods at Camp Cleawox.
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July 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
In a move that will surprise actually no one: I wrote about going to camp. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
This is an incomprehensible tragedy. Zane was a dogged reporter but beyond that, he was a really great guy, a bright spot in the newsroom and sneakily one of the funniest people in all of Portland. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Zane Sparling, reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, dies of cancer at 33
“He wanted his identity to be a reporter, and that’s what it was,” his father said.
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June 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This is an incomprehensible tragedy. Zane was a dogged reporter but beyond that, he was a really great guy, a bright spot in the newsroom and sneakily one of the funniest people in all of Portland. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
I'm making videos this summer about things to do with kids in Portland! www.instagram.com/p/DZdsynnvT2q/
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June 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I'm making videos this summer about things to do with kids in Portland! www.instagram.com/p/DZdsynnvT2q/
I missed this very sad news: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...
Marjane Satrapi, Artist and Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
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June 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I missed this very sad news: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...
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There are two ways to pronounce 'niche.'
\NICH\ (rhymes with pitch)
\NEESH\ (rhymes with sheesh)
\NICH\ is the slightly more common one and the older of the two pronunciations.
We realize either can feel like a niche pronunciation.
\NICH\ (rhymes with pitch)
\NEESH\ (rhymes with sheesh)
\NICH\ is the slightly more common one and the older of the two pronunciations.
We realize either can feel like a niche pronunciation.
June 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
There are two ways to pronounce 'niche.'
\NICH\ (rhymes with pitch)
\NEESH\ (rhymes with sheesh)
\NICH\ is the slightly more common one and the older of the two pronunciations.
We realize either can feel like a niche pronunciation.
\NICH\ (rhymes with pitch)
\NEESH\ (rhymes with sheesh)
\NICH\ is the slightly more common one and the older of the two pronunciations.
We realize either can feel like a niche pronunciation.
OHA is backpedaling on a rule that would keep middle schoolers out of pools this summer. What will Portland do? www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Oregon reversed a rule that would have kept thousands of Portland kids out of public pools — but parents still don't know what this summer looks like
Oregon Health Authority reversed course on a rule requiring adult chaperones for kids under 14, leaving Portland Parks' policy up in the air.
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June 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
OHA is backpedaling on a rule that would keep middle schoolers out of pools this summer. What will Portland do? www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
I didn't know Brian Lindstrom, but after talking to people who loved him this week, I wish I had. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
Brian Lindstrom chose Portland over Hollywood
Brian Lindstrom spent decades documenting police violence, addiction and mental illness in Portland.
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May 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I didn't know Brian Lindstrom, but after talking to people who loved him this week, I wish I had. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
A new rule means kids who could previously spend the summer at Portland's public pools alone will now need an adult (gift link): www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
Activities for kids between 11 and 14 are almost non-existent — Portland parents say a new pool rule makes it even worse
The Oregon Health Authority's new supervision rule affects not just middle schoolers but also teen babysitters who brought kids to the pool.
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May 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A new rule means kids who could previously spend the summer at Portland's public pools alone will now need an adult (gift link): www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
I love it when readers respond! www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Why Tho? How many nights a week can a dad really go out with his friends? Readers have a number
Readers respond with thoughts on a maybe-not beautiful girlfriend and a dad whose heading out to the bars.
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May 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I love it when readers respond! www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Yesterday, my coworkers and I did some serious investigative journalism and attempted to answer the question: Were the sheep in "The Sheep Detective" in some way inspired by sheep from Oregon? www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
A Hugh Jackman movie has an Oregon secret — and Oregonian reporters played detective to uncover it
A director's Instagram post led journalists to a Border Leicester sheep farm on the Oregon coast.
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May 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yesterday, my coworkers and I did some serious investigative journalism and attempted to answer the question: Were the sheep in "The Sheep Detective" in some way inspired by sheep from Oregon? www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
I went to the school talent show today and I cried. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
The beginner's mind is the most powerful creative force there is — and elementary schoolers have it in abundance
Elementary school talent shows showcase something professional artists can never achieve: art without artifice, performed by kids brave enough to crack themselves open on stage.
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May 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I went to the school talent show today and I cried. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
Can adults be friends across genders? www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Why Tho? My new hobby has me making friends with women. Will my wife get jealous?
Can men and women really be friends?
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May 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Can adults be friends across genders? www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Last week, I got to interview Maria Bamford and now I am trying to figure out how I can get down to LA for a Tuesday morning comedy show. oregonlive.com/entertainment/2026/05/maria-bamford-is-coming-to-portland-to-share-a-judd-apatow-directed-documentary-about-her-life.html?mrfhud=true
Maria Bamford is coming to Portland to share a Judd Apatow-directed documentary about her life
Maria Bamford is no Melania Trump.
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May 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Last week, I got to interview Maria Bamford and now I am trying to figure out how I can get down to LA for a Tuesday morning comedy show. oregonlive.com/entertainment/2026/05/maria-bamford-is-coming-to-portland-to-share-a-judd-apatow-directed-documentary-about-her-life.html?mrfhud=true
Some people have already sent in responses to this column that amount to, "But...what if she's ugly?" www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Why Tho? Boyfriend has never called me beautiful. Is that a dealbreaker?
Should you break up with your boyfriend if he can’t say whether or not he thinks you are beautiful?
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May 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Some people have already sent in responses to this column that amount to, "But...what if she's ugly?" www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/...
Sometimes people spell my name "Lizzie" but actually, it's "Lizzy." This is important because Lizzie Acker" was one of the all-time best contestants on Bake-Off, whereas a couple weeks ago, I made two failed batches of chocolate chip cookies in a row. www.instagram.com/p/DAc_pf3MRI_/
April 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Sometimes people spell my name "Lizzie" but actually, it's "Lizzy." This is important because Lizzie Acker" was one of the all-time best contestants on Bake-Off, whereas a couple weeks ago, I made two failed batches of chocolate chip cookies in a row. www.instagram.com/p/DAc_pf3MRI_/