A New Haunted Mansion-Themed Cocktail Lounge Is Scheduled to Open in Old Town This Month

Raven’s Manor, a cocktail lounge designed to look like a haunted mansion, is preparing to welcome its first customers through the doors in late April, barring any last-minute hitches with the buildout. The new business is opening inside the historic Henry Failing Building on Southwest 1st Avenue and Oak Street. The site was previously home to dance club and WW’s 2018 Bar of the Year, No Vacancy, which closed two years ago due to a legal dispute with the landlord.

Portland Lebanese Institution Nicholas Restaurant Has Opened in a New, Larger Space

One of Portland’s oldest Lebanese-Mediterranean restaurants is kicking off what will be its first full week in business at a long anticipated new location. Nicholas moved from its original flagship on Southeast Grand Avenue to a 4,000-square-foot space at 1109 SE Madison Street, officially welcoming customers last Thursday. That building was formerly occupied by Mad Son’s Pub until 2017 and Madison’s Bar & Grill prior to that.

Travel Oregon Will Award Millions in Grants to Tourist-Related Businesses and Organizations This Spring

Travel Oregon, the agency dedicated to promoting travel throughout the entire state, among both residents and visitors, is gearing up for an economic recovery that includes tourism. Based on those expectations, it will provide $2.3 million to a variety of entities that typically cater to those guests through its Competitive & Recovery Grants Program. Eligible entities include local guides and outfitters, ports, federally recognized tribes and nonprofits. The money would ideally go toward the creation of outdoor infrastructure, like public spaces for people to eat and drink as well as clear signage directing people to attractions.

Vegan Southern Comfort Food Cart Dirty Lettuce Is Opening a Brick-and-Mortar

Last winter, the vegan comfort food purveyors moved to Portland from Mississippi, setting up shop in the city’s first all-vegan food cart pod, Shady Pines Food Court, which was getting ready for its grand opening.

Sesame Collective and Kachka Have Expanded Their Grocery Offerings

A Portland Architecture Firm Gave Employees a Dining Allowance to Help Support Local Restaurants During the Pandemic

Despite the fact that the pandemic has forced Portland Dining Month into another hiatus, at least one Portland company is going out of its way to support restaurants in March by giving every single staff member an expense allowance to use to eat out. LRS Architects, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in Northwest Portland, sent out an internal email at the first of this month letting employees know that they would be receiving a $50 allotment to use at a local eatery in order to help boost the food and beverage industry following an incredibly tough year.

Holler, Chef Doug Adams’ Fried Chicken Haven, Will Officially Open Its Dining Room Next Month

After hitting the pause button on fully opening a restaurant with in-person dining last year, Holler is finally ready to welcome customers into its new space. On April 15, the Sellwood neighborhood chicken joint will officially launch with 50-percent seating capacity inside, along with a longer menu than what is currently available for to-go orders.

Kachinka, the Sister Restaurant to Kachka, Will Not Reopen Following a Lengthy Closure

Kachinka, the spinoff from renowned Russian food purveyor Kachka that was located in the latter’s original home, has permanently shut its doors. Owners Bonnie and Israel Morales announced the closure today in a subscriber newsletter, and Eater PDX was first to report the news. The couple says that the business’s lease was coming to an end, and with continued uncertainty surrounding the restaurant industry because of COVID-19, it just made sense not to renew.