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Sally Darr was the exacting chef and owner of La Tulipe, a tiny 1980s-era French bistro in downtown Manhattan renowned for its exquisite yet homey French cooking — and often agonizing delays — both resulting from her infamous perfectionism.

A skilled and self-taught cook of homey French fare, she drew fans (including Julia Child) to her Greenwich Village restaurant for more than a decade.

And South Carolina resurrects a six-week abortion ban.

The race was to fill the seat once held by Jessica Vega Peterson, who now chairs the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners.

Updated: 12 a.m. May 17 Julia Brim-Edwards is projected to be the next Multnomah County commissioner, according to unofficial election results reported early Wednesday, May 17. In Tuesday’s special district election, Portland voters decided school board races, local tax measures and the next commissioner who will fill the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson’s term on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. In the Multnomah County commissioner race, Brim-Edwards clenched a big lea...

Assuming Brim-Edwards holds the lead and maintains more than 50% of the vote, she will be sworn in immediately.

Updated: 12 a.m. May 17 Julia Brim-Edwards is projected to be the next Multnomah County commissioner, according to unofficial election results reported early Wednesday, May 17. In Tuesday’s special district election, Portland voters decided school board races, local tax measures and the next commissioner who will fill the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson’s term on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. In the Multnomah County commissioner race, Brim-Edwards clenched a big lea...

Julia Brim-Edwards is the likely Multnomah County Commissioner for District 3, election results published before 10 p.m. on election night show.

Updated: 10 p.m., May 16 In Tuesday’s special district election, Portland voters decided school board races, local tax measures and chose a candidate to fill the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson’s term on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. In the Multnomah County commissioner race, updated unofficial results show Julia Brim-Edwards hanging on to a big lead, with 59% of votes by 10 p.m. Brim-Edwards, the former Nike executive who now runs a consulting firm,...

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