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Vegetarian Frozen Food Aisle Staple Amy’s Kitchen Is Planning to Open a Drive-Thru in Portland

Amy’s Kitchen—the California company known for its canned soups and vegetarian freezer foods—is planning to open a drive thru restaurant Portland.

The Portland Area Has Two Drive-Thru Haunted Houses Looking to Scare You This Halloween. We Went to See if They’re Worth the Drive.

In the Portland area, two “drive-thru haunted houses” opened this past weekend, looking to frighten visitors without asking them to get out of their cars and confront the actual terror of life in a pandemic. Here are our reviews.

Washington’s Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Now Offers a Drive-Thru Safari. So We Tried It Out.

The ungulates are residents of Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (11610 Trek Drive E, Eatonville, Wash., 360-832-6117, nwtrek.org), funded by the citizens of Pierce County, Wash., about a three-hour drive from Portland.

There’s a New Drive-Thru Safari in Washington to Serve Visitors During the Pandemic

The Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Wash., about 37 miles east of Olympia, is one of the latest businesses to adopt the newly revived drive-thru model, providing customers a safer, physically distanced visit to their property. Instead of riding in shuttles packed with tourists through the site’s free-roaming animal area, customers can now coast through in their own vehicles. The caravans, dubbed “Wild Drive” will be bookended by staffers.

Portland Brewery to Launch a Drive-Thru Beer and Cider Marketplace

Old Town Brewing is converting the concrete lot outside its pub at 5201 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into an outdoor market, beer blog The New School first reported.

Readers Respond to Our Bike, Foot and Scooter Tour of Portland’s Fast Food Drive-Thru Windows

Few other cities require businesses to serve cyclists and pedestrians at drive-thrus, and city officials say they aren’t aware of any complaints since the new rules went into effect. Here’s what readers had to say about our bike, foot and scooter tour of Portland fast-food restaurants.

Portland’s Fast-Food Drive-Thrus Have Been Transformed Into Bike Lanes

We tested the new rules by riding scooters to the Taco Bell window. It wasn’t appetizing. But it was possible.

It Is Now a Violation of Portland City Code For Drive-Thru Windows to Refuse to Serve People Who Pedal or Walk to the Window

As of Thursday, May 24, it is a violation of city code for drive-thru windows to deny service to bikers and pedestrians. That’s thanks to updated zoning codes in Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan that just went into effect.

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Portland Seeks to Ban Weed Drive-Thrus

Sorry, Portland: No cannabis drive-thru for you. On March 2, the Portland City Council will consider a rule to bar medical marijuana dispensaries from offering drive-thru or walk-up window sales in Portland. Although there are no such facilities currently in Portland, it’s perfectly legal in Oregon. The coastal town of Gold Beach is set to … Continue reading Portland Seeks to Ban Weed Drive-Thrus

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