Murmurs A familiar local voice will soon be reporting from the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza. Emily Harris, the former host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s morning talk show Think Out Loud, ha   More

Food & Drink Our weekly-ish look into the future of Portland's food and beverage scene via OLCC liquor license applications:As previously reported elsewhere, the the crew behind Bunk Sandwiches are opening a Tex-Mex joint underneath the Wonder Ballroom called Trigger. Not reported: Chefstable mogul Kurt Huffman is a 25 percent owner, and is listed as the "managing member." Prediction: eventually this entire city ...   More

Food & Drink Our weekly look into the future of Portland's bar and restaurant scene, via OLCC liquor license applications:Inner southeast's Slow Bar is spinning off its popular onion-ring-stuffed burgers into a burger joint—called Slow Burger—at "food cart incubator" the Ocean at 2325 SE Glisan. It joins the meatball and milkshake eatery 24th & Meatballs from the owner of Tabla, John and Carpiel ...   More

News The much-loved Hung Far Low sign returned to Old Town/Chinatown tonight in a festive ceremony that included hundreds of onlookers. Kurt Huffman, one of the owners of the restaurant Ping in the Hung Far Low building, formally unveiled the restored sign from the basket of a crane parked next to his restaurant. The iconic sign came down in 2008. But a campaign to "re-erect" it kicked off in 2009. ...   More