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Toasted S’mores Bar Will Open in Downtown Portland

The makings for s’mores. Photo credits: Joy (marshmallows), Scott Ackerman (graham crackers) and James White (chocolate) on Flickr via a Creative Commons license 2.0.

Over the weekend I had the pleasure to speak with Nico Vergara about his newest project, Toasted S’mores Bar. It will open in the same location as the abruptly shuttered 1927 S’mores Company in downtown Portland.

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An Early Site Visit at the James Beard Public Market in Downtown Portland

The exterior of the two buildings that will be home to the James Beard Public Market

Last week I had a chance to join local media for an early site visit at the James Beard Public Market. These two buildings—the ground floor of the 100-year old Selling Building at SW 6th and Alder (610 SW Alder) and its neighbor, the old Rite-Aid (622 SW Alder)—will bring a world-class public market back to Portland. And it was pretty cool to see the insides and envision what is to come.

NOTE: These interiors are very rough and in a pre-construction shape, so keep that in mind.

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