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Employees of Portland Punk Club the Know Reportedly Quit En Masse Following Financial Dispute With Owner

Rumors of tension between employees of Northeast Portland punk club the Know and the venue’s owner reached a head on social media Friday night. Reports have swirled for weeks that employees had quit en masse following disputes over tax withholdings and alleged aggressive behavior from owner Ryan Stowe.

One of Portland’s Most Celebrated Breweries, The Commons, Announced It’s Closing. What Happened?

The loss of the Commons was, as the saying goes, a shock, but not a surprise.

Portland’s Strip Club Haunted House Will Return in 2017

Portland’s Strip Club Haunted House started as an X-rated one-off way to celebrate Halloween. Two years later, it’s still going strong.

Old Town is Getting a New Hip Hop Club. But if You’re Under 25, You’re Not Allowed In

Old Town’s East Chinatown Lounge will soon become a new hip-hop and R &B club called Mingle Lounge, named after its owner Rolando Mingledoff.

Did You Know There’s a Fight Club-Inspired Bar in New York City? Neither Did We

New York City’s Durden is a vaguely Fight Club-themed bar that hates bankers.

The OLCC Just Got Rid of Decades-Long Prohibition Against Advertising Happy Hour Prices

Drinking cheap just got a whole lot easier.

Portland Bar Named the Number 3 Tiki Bar in the World

Tiki bar site Critiki has named Portland’s Hale Pale as the third best tiki bar in the entire world—for the second year in the row.

We’re Very Happy That Portland Bartenders Can Finally Drink on The Job

The OLCC’s rule change means servers can sample drinks to make sure they’re not flawed, and to facilitate server education and wine tastings. Tastings are legally limited to a maximum of 1 ounce per serving and a maximum of 6 ounces total, about half a beer.

Portland's Long-Running Underage Gay Night Club The Escape Has Closed, And Can't Find a New Space

“For some people, it was all they had. It ended up being all I had,” he says. “I’m lost without the Escape. It would be like having somebody take your baby away from you. I dumped all my heart and soul and passion into it and now Portland’s a little less weird.”

A Christmas Miracle: The Rialto Will Not Be Closing

WW has confirmed nightlife impresarios Frank Faillace (Dante’s, Star Theater) and Manish Patel (Bar XV) have purchased Rialto with express intention of maintaining the establishment under its original name.

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