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July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, June 2025

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.

June 16, 2025August 28, 2025

Peacock Will Open in Old Crush Bar Space in Portland

The front entrance to Peacock, a queer-focused bar in Portland, Oregon. This photo features the building with a progress flag on the door, some rainbow-colored bike racks on the left, and a corner door. — Formerly Crush Bar, will be Peacock. Photo credit: Google.

Peacock is the name of a new dedicated queer bar in the old Crush Bar space. They hope to open in July 2025, but as of mid-July, it’s looking more like mid-August, according to my sources. I spoke to Aaron Grimmer, one of the persons behind the project, and here is what I learned from him.