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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, June 2025

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It’s time to review the top posts from last month! In June 2025 it was pretty straightforward: Readers were interested in restaurant and bar openings … and strawberry shortcake. ‘Tis the season, after all.

We got a nice little bump in traffic in June compared to May: About 36,000 unique visitors generated almost 50,000 page views. That’s an increase of approximately 6% and 4%, respectively.

Thanks to everyone who read, shared, commented, and passed on tips! It means a lot.

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Makin’ Groceries Will Open in June, Parish Will Follow, in Portland

Makin' Groceries' red couch, and Parish with the curtains in the background in Portland, Oregon.
Makin’ Groceries’ red couch, and Parish in the background with the curtains.

The pay-what-you-can cafe known as Landing Paper Planes since late last year has made it to the finish line. With the new moniker of “Makin’ Groceries,” they will open their doors in later this week. Their fine dining restaurant, which will help support the efforts of the cafe, is called Parish. Both the cafe and the restaurant will serve a menu of Cajun food.

I wanted to catch up with the folks behind the projects, so I reached out to Jade Fenton for more information. Here is what I’ve learned.

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