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Celebrity chef Michael Mina's Italian-inspired Bar Sprezzatura opened Oct. 16 at Portland's historic Heathman Hotel, bringing Venetian-style cocktails and dining to downtown as the landmark property prepares for its 100th anniversary.
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View MoreAmazon files for Portland drone delivery center, eyes 2027 launch
Amazon has filed a pre-application with Portland's permitting department to build a Prime Air drone delivery center at its North Portland fulfillment facility on N. Schmeer Road, targeting an early 2027 launch for 30-minute deliveries of items under five pounds.
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View MorePortland game shop wins Oregon's SBA small business award
Red Castle Games owner Matthew Mičetić won the SBA's 2026 Oregon Small Business Person of the Year award after growing his SE Foster Road tabletop gaming shop for 16 years, surviving COVID shutdowns and more than $250,000 in losses from 10 break-ins.
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View MoreNASA astronaut returns to OMSI where he built first telescope
NASA astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt, who built his first telescope at OMSI as a child, returns to the Portland museum Oct. 3-4 for a free presentation after more than 446 days in space across three missions.
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View MoreDarSalam owners plan six-cart food pod on NE Alberta
Siblings Shaymaa Alquriqchee and Ghaith Sahib, owners of DarSalam restaurant, plan to open a six-cart food pod called Discover PDX Food Carts at 4980 NE 23rd Ave. in Portland's Alberta Arts District in mid-to-late September, with a permanent indoor bar phase to follow.
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View MoreProsper Portland buys Concordia apartments for middle-income plan
Prosper Portland's board approved the purchase of a 30-unit Concordia apartment building, the agency's first acquisition under its Middle-Income Housing Preservation Strategy targeting households earning 80%–120% of median income.
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View MoreKnight family pledges $1.1 billion for Portland women's hospital
Phil and Penny Knight pledged $1.1 billion to Providence Health & Services to build Oregon's first women's-only hospital tower at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, bringing the family's total Providence commitment to $1.3 billion and their combined Oregon healthcare giving past $3 billion in 14 months.
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View MoreSellwood flour tortilleria Hecho de Mano opens Sept. 15
Kevin Orona and German Olivas, who moved from Odessa, Texas, to Portland in 2020, open Hecho de Mano Tortilleria in Sellwood on Sept. 15, selling handmade, vegan flour tortillas and family meal packs.
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View MoreWalmart says digital shelf labels cut costs, not gouge shoppers
A federal bill co-sponsored by Oregon's Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Val Hoyle would ban electronic shelf labels in large grocery stores, but Walmart and researchers say the in-store technology speeds up price changes, reduces food waste and does not enable surveillance pricing.
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View MoreMenlo Digital files to convert Portland tower into data center
Menlo Digital filed an early assistance application to convert five floors of the Union Bank building at 707 S.W. Washington St. into data center space, a private-property project that falls outside Gov. Kotek's state land pause but arrives as Oregon debates a statewide data center moratorium.
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View MoreAlberta Donut Cafe plans fall opening on NE Alberta Street
Alberta Donut Cafe plans to open in fall 2026 at 2805 NE Alberta St., bringing craft donuts, specialty coffee and ice cream to a storefront previously home to Angel's and Tonalli's donut shops.
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View MoreSpeakeasy opens in Portland's former lesbian bar space
Rose City Social Club, a Roaring Twenties-themed speakeasy, opened Saturday, Aug. 29, at 203 S.E. Grand Ave. in Portland's Central Eastside, replacing Doc Marie's, the city's only lesbian bar, which closed in October 2025 amid a wave of LGBTQ+ bar closures.
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View MorePortland Syrups loses $50K in orders amid Canada trade war
Portland Syrups, a SE Portland drink-mixer company, lost more than $50,000 in Canadian orders overnight after the U.S.-Canada trade war escalated, compounding over $100,000 in prior tariff losses on imported ingredients.
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