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Portland Musician Jessa Graves Resurrected Her Mom’s Christian Pop Label to Release Music From Women and Nonbinary Artists

After doing a lot of research that involved sneakily interviewing her mom about her experiences running the label, Jessa dropped the first new release on Illumin in nearly 30 years: her own single, “Lo the Mourning,” a jagged breakup song that spits and sputters like an angry combustion engine.

City of Portland Drops Opposition to More Frequent Free Meal Distribution in City Parks

Where to Eat to Warm Yourself in Portland This Week (Even Though It Didn’t Snow)

Hot Plates, coming through!

Murmurs: Free Soup Protest Scalds City

In other news: Detox center talks sober local officials.

H-Mart Has One of the City’s Best Selections of Instant Ramen. This Chart Will Help You Navigate Them.

Consider this your guide to easy winter eating.

Volunteers Sue Portland City Hall Over Requiring Permits to Serve Free Hot Soup

Food service to homeless in downtown Director Park drew the ire of nearby businesses and led to the rule change.

Emails Show Portland Businesses Wanted Homeless Meal Service Gone From a Downtown Park

Newly obtained emails show the city’s crackdown on free meals in a downtown park, couched as a sanitation and regulatory measure, followed significant pressure from nearby businesses and trade associations.

New Portland Rules Could Abolish Free Hot Soup for Homeless People in Director Park

Parks officials say they don’t want to end the food handouts—just make sure they follow rules.

Elephants Deli Is Giving Away Ruby Jewel Ice Cream This Thursday

As a tribute to Elephants Delicatessen and its 40th anniversary, Ruby Jewel has created an ice cream inspired by the shop’s iconic tomato orange soup. From noon to 3 pm Thursday, Aug. 22, you can snag a free mini cone of the new flavor for free at all Elephants locations.

A New Restaurant in Old Town Doubles as a Food Service Training Program for the Homeless

Metaphorically, the table Stone Soup sets serves the whole community. While the food is impressive—the menu includes banh mi with steamed bao and an herb-infused chicken soup it calls NY Penicillin—what happens elsewhere on the premises is perhaps more noteworthy than what’s on the plate. Stone Soup will soon double as a training program for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and lack food service industry skills. The program helps them obtain steady employment in an industry always in need of workers.

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