In County Leitrim, an area of Ireland hit hard by the Troubles and the Great Famine, townspeople are fighting what they say is a new wave of colonialism: Sitka spruce plantations.

Gen. Brice Disque (1879-1960) began his career in the Philippines and rose through the enlisted ranks to captain before leaving the Army. He arrived in Portland in the fall of 1917 to lead the Spruce ...

Sitka & Spruce opened in the spring of 2006 in a tiny space in an Eastlake strip mall, right next door to a Subway. Everybody fell in love with Matt Dillon's simple, clear, lovely flavors. Sauces were ...

It breaks my heart to see Oregon's champion Sitka spruce give up the ghost. It was inevitable, I suppose. After all, everything dies. I just wish it had died after me. The massive, 750-year-old tree ...

If Joe Hitselberger had his way, he'd make only one beer at Wolf Tree Brewery. "Like Orval," he says. "They just make one beer." The beer he'd make? It's nothing like Orval, the legendary Belgian ...

A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and ...

Brunch, lunch, whatever one does or doesn’t want to call it: I’ve found few dishes as sustaining on an early Sunday afternoon than the plate of braised bacon at Sitka & Spruce on Seattle’s Capitol ...

NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — The iconic Sitka Spruce near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site is set to be removed or significantly cut back in June due to widespread decay, park officials ...

Every year, between 150 and 200 Sitka spruce logs cut from Southeast Alaska forests are barged south to a small company in Concrete, Wash., where they begin their transformation into acoustic guitars ...

Two major spruces are found in the western forests of the United States. Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is found throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta to Arizona. It’s named after George ...

LAKE QUINAULT, Wash. -- In any comparison of Oregon and Washington state, it's clear that Washington has the biggest city, the most active volcano, more professional sports teams, the world's richest ...