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You Can Help Ukrainian Refugees
Please, Please Help by Donating In light of what is going on in Ukraine, I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror unless I had done what I can to help…
James Beard Foundation 2022 Awards Finalists Announced
Three Portland Nominees have made the list. PaaDee crispy pork belly As expected, the James Beard Foundation has announced the finalists for the Restaurant and Chef award categories. Here…
James Beard Award Semifinalists for 2022 Announced
Oregon list has seven Semifinalists. Finalists to be announced March 16 James Beard. Photo by Dan Wynn. Courtesy JamesBeard.org After a two-year holding period due to the pandemic, The…
Save Restaurants – Send a message to the White House
Friend, The Biden administration hasn’t yet expressed support for replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) even though dozens of mayors, hundreds of members of Congress, and thousands in the restaurant industry have called…
Oregon Small Enterprise Fund Set to Reopen
$1.5 million will help immigrant-owned Oregon businesses impacted by the pandemic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 22, 2022 Statewide Release – The Oregon Small Enterprise Fund (SEF) — a fund that is administered through …
It’s Official – The Skyline Tavern is Closed for Good
After 100 years of business, Portland’s Skyline Tavern has closed. When I first came to Portland in 2004, I took a drive along Skyline to look at the view and came to an…
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2021-2022 Permanent Restaurant Closures
This list of recently closed restaurants in the Portland Metro area. It will be updated regularly. In the order of most recent closures first. Note that I don’t normally link to Facebook (FB) or Instagram sites because I just end up with a broken link in a…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 44 Brands
Best Coconut Waters 1.10 – new update soon with new coconut waters. Updated 9.22 – added Coco Goods to the top 10. Demoted Harmless Harvest and reordered our recommended list. What are the best coconut waters? Judging by the amount of shelf space devoted to them in…