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EastBurn Gastropub May Be Closing For Good

The beloved neighborhood bar that hosted weekly community events says it’s closed for “Staff Meeting & Maintenance” after 18 years on East Burnside. But a former EastBurn employee told Portland Mercury that business has been slow and the closure is permanent. [Portland Mercury]

Local Bakery Objects to New Charter School Neighbor

Clackamas Web Academy wants to convert the former Bob’s Red Mill store and cafe in Milwaukie into a K-12 charter school. But representatives from Dave’s Killer Bread, which operates across the street, raised concerns about traffic safety and the compatibility of placing a school in the city’s business-industrial zone. [Oregonian]

Portland's Most Annoying Traffic Could Be Fixed

Today on the podcast, how to bring down the state’s median age, why City Council can’t agree on how to fund public safety jobs, and a headache we’ve all experienced: getting delayed by trains in the Central Eastside. Joining executive producer John Notarianni are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel, and Garrett Andrews, Willamette Week contributor and adjunct professor of political science at Portland Community College. [City Cast Portland 🎧]