Marée Will Open in the Former Dame Space in Portland

Dinner is served at Marée.
Photo credit: Marée.

The time is here: Marée opens its doors to the public on Friday, July 31. This is a restaurant from Garrett McAleese—you may know him from Southeast Portland’s Fantino and as the son of the Kells Irish Pub founders Lucy and Gerard McAleese. They are opening Marée in the old Dame space—a place with a lot of history, memories, and meaning.

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Beer Paradise Taphouse Has Opened in Vancouver [Photos]

A flight at Beer Paradise Taphouse.
A beer flight at Beer Paradise Taphouse.

Earlier this month I became aware of something called Beer Paradise Taphouse in Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood. There you can have a pint of beer, a plate of Indian food, and a place to charge your EV, all in one place. It’s attached to V Market on the southwest corner of NE Burton Road and NE 86th Avenue. I stopped by last weekend to check it out.

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Pronto Gelato’s Second Location Will Open on NE 28th Ave in Portland

Looks like a Neapolitan mix at Pronto Gelato on their opening weekend in 2024. We will likely see similar quality at Pronto Gelato's second location
Gelato from Pronto Gelato on opening weekend 2024.

For some months we’ve heard this question in various forms: “What happened to Staccato Gelato?” Well, now we know—they are permanently closed, with the space having been cleared out over the weekend. And what’s going in there? Pronto Gelato’s second location

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