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HATE THE GAME: The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has finally made a ruling on giving away weed in bars, at least as it concerns the Analog Cafe & Theater's Marijuana Mondays. It's totally cool, as long as no weed is consumed on premises and you don't charge a cover. But while giveaways of midshelf weed will continue, the Analog will be discontinuing its raffles for high-end specialty flower. "Because the Analog has lottery coming in we can no longer allow the FREE Raffle," the bar wrote on Facebook. "This is a grey area. We were told it's most likely legal because it's free, but we don't want to chance it." So, to recap: You may give away weed in a bar, but you may not raffle off weed in a bar that has lottery machines.
SUDSWOOD: Things move a little slower down in Sellwood. While the rest of the eastside is awash in beer theaters, Sellwoodies have had to travel for a brew and a second-run flick. No longer, thanks to the Moreland Theater on Southeast Milwaukie Avenue. The 1926 vintage theater will add draft beer to its menu as soon as the OLCC approves its application for a liquor license, owner Chuck Nakvasil says. He's no newbie to the cinema scene—the octogenarian from Scappoose owns a number of other wet and dry theaters in the Portland area, including CineMagic on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Canby Cinema 8, Scappoose Cinema 7 and Madras Cinema 5. "I'm not going to try to tell you what Oregonians want," Nakvasil says, "but one of those things is drinking."
OPEN ZIPPER: Portland now has two things it never knew it wanted but apparently really, really does: a vegan cheese shop and a bone broth bar. Goose Hollow's new Vtopian Artisan Cheeses (1628 SW Jefferson St.) cultures peppercorn brie and caramelized onion Camembert from cashews. "We do make a cheese with almonds," says a Vtopia staffer, "but we're out. Our feta is tofu-based." Meanwhile, patrons lined up at the Aug. 5 opening of Broth Bar (115 NE 6th Ave.) to get free samples of what is essentially long-steeping soup stock served in a cup. "Bone Broth belongs to the everyday person and everyday experience," wrote co-owner Tressa Yellig. "It's not just a snack, it's a lifestyle." >> In less nichey news, the Zipper is finally open. Bywater Grocery, ChickPeaDX and Slice Pizza are all serving customers in the new micro-restaurant pod at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and 28th Avenue.
VANCOUVER IS 2 DAMNED HIGH: Turns out Vancouver really is Portland's favorite suburb. With Portland apartment vacancy rates among the lowest in the nation and rents skyrocketing—the average rent for a two-bedroom hit $1,550 this month—a study by rental site apartmentlist.com shows the city with the nation's highest rent increase is…Vancouver, Wash. Rents there jumped 9.8 percent from July 2014 to July 2015. Welcome to the big leagues, little buddies!
WWeek 2015