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Here's your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin'!) • Justice is served... AGAIN! Donald Trump has been impeached for an embarrassing and historic second time for the traitorous crime of "incitement of insurrection" in which he encouraged his simpleton followers to storm the nation's Capitol which led to the deaths of five, including one police officer. Even better, along with 222 Democrats, 10 Republicans (not heroes, just buttholes who happened to do a single, decent t...

Members of the Oregon National Guard help with vaccination efforts in Salem. OFFICE OF GOV. KATE BROWN And • You may have heard yesterday that the US House impeached Donald Trump—again. This time it was for inciting an insurrection, which has a nice alliterative feel to it. Ten whole Republicans voted in favor of impeachment—which is both far too few, and far more than any members of the president's party have ever voted to impeach before. Now, those Republicans are facing backlash at home. • And here's an update on our state government—things seem pretty normal all around: Oregon...

by Abe Asher • Jan 13, 2021 at 10:47 am Abe Asher The story of Bridges Cafe, a beloved Eliot neighborhood brunch spot forced to close after more than two decades in business, is not unique. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first shuttered Portland in mid-March, more than 80 restaurants, cafes, and bars across the city have closed permanently, while many others have closed temporarily or turned to fundraisers in their attempts to survive. Among those restaurants were a number of Portland’s most renowned, including Pok Pok and Beast. But many, like Bridge...

The Departed: Sorrowful for Portland's Restaurant Scene Portland tragically lost nearly 100 food and drink spots this year. For PoMo's food critic, some felt like old friends. By Karen Brooks 12/29/2020 at 3:40pm Also coming this week from PoMo:  our favorite openings, closings and pivots of the year, our best chef interviews, and a conversation with Naomi Pomeroy on the future on independent restaurants. Typically, this is the time of year for sleuthing and predicting—the dining trends, rising stars, and food-altering kitchen gizmos on the horizon for next year. Instead, we're more ...

The 10 Portland restaurant closures that hurt the most in 2020 By Michael Russell, oregonlive.com Share: Pok Pok shown in 2007 at 3226 S.E. Division St. Photo Gallery Do you remember where you were nine months ago? I do. On March 13, nine months ago as of this writing, I was out for dinner at a new restaurant, and it was packed. At the time, that wasn’t exactly a rarity. The most obvious perk of my job writing about restaurants for The Oregonian/OregonLive is getting to eat out at places new and old on the company dime. And spring is the time when I research our ann...