Beloved Punk Dive Bar B-Side Tavern Has Finally Reopened Following a Long Recovery from Fire Damage
Early on a September morning in 2017, a fire that started on the bar’s back patio spread to its interior. The East Burnside dive, which was immortalized in a Red Fang music video, has been closed since then. But on Monday, B-Side quietly reopened. According to owner Tanya Frantzen, the drinking hole’s regulars have already begun to return, despite the fact that the opening was largely unannounced. “Our people have been waiting, and they’re excited,” says Frantzen. “I think it will just pick up where it left of