From the Portland Mercury – The short application window for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in Portland to apply for up to $10,000 in emergency grant funding opened Monday. The $2 million grant package, approved by Portland City Council last week, is expected to support at least…

Gabriel Rucker and Vitaly Paley are both offering live programs on Instagram Rucker of Le Pigeon and Canard restaurants is hosting “Live Cooking with Chef Gabriel Rucker” every Wednesday and Friday at 6 pm, and Sunday brunch at 12 pm for live cooking demonstrations from his home…

Over the past week, I have received more and more notices that restaurants that were offering take-out, are now closing entirely. Here is a detailed reason by Andy Ricker of Pok Pok: Dear Portland, Today I made the decision to close all Pok Pok Restaurants for the…

If this temporary closure of businesses continues for very long, I fear many will never reopen. The amount of money it takes to float a closed restaurant, even with the doors shut, will surely tip any that weren’t on a sound financial ground over the edge. My…

I’ve been working with a friend for the past two years doing websites for various Portland businesses and non-profits. It’s something we do to keep our minds elastic and frankly, we both are retired and get pretty bored. After wondering what I can do to help the…

This announcement from Governor Kate Brown today: Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced new measures to flatten the curve of coronavirus transmission in Oregon, including new orders and guidance on social distancing, an agreement for the Portland metro hospital system to coordinate resources and increase capacity, activation…