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While I was driving down East Burnside the other day, I noticed that Cal’s Pharmacy was papered over with indications that something called The Corner Shop was opening in its place. The Corner Shop will be a little corner store/convenience store. Here is what we know.
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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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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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The subject line is straight and to the point: Grant’s Philly Cheesesteaks is back open! This was an unexpected development. They opened their doors last week on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. I chatted with Travis Bloom, one of the owners, and son of the previous owner who passed away. Here is what I learned.
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I recently became aware of Sazanami, a new restaurant in Beaverton. Helmed by Hajime Sato, formerly chef at Detroit’s Sozai and Seattle’s Mashiko, both of which he founded, he brings an omakase menu focused on sustainability to a space in a mall next to Greenway Park. I had a chance to chat on the phone with him about the restaurant, and here is some of what we talked about.
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