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After 13 months of crisis, Blue Star Donuts lives on
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Today 6:34 AM
Blue Star Donuts celebrates a pre-pandemic grand opening of its store in Northwest Portland. When the virus hit, the chain s sales went to zero. Thirteen months later, Blue Star is still alive. Dave Killen / staff LC- The OregonainLC- The Oregonain
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When explaining the wreckage caused by the pandemic, Portland doughnut purveyor Katie Poppe trots out the old fable about the cow, the buffalo and the thunderstorm.
The cow, meek and not overly intelligent, runs from the storm, succeeding only in prolonging its time in the soaking rain and lightning.
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Everybody Eats Started on the Outer Eastside and Now It’s Here Bringing Chicken and Waffles and Seafood Mac ’n’ Cheese to the Heart of the Pearl District Everybody Eats co-owner Marcell Goss. iMAGE: Chris Nesseth. Updated 12:12 PM A few months back, this story would have started with a firm suggestion to mask up, take advantage of the relatively light pandemic traffic, and journey out to Southeast Powell and 172nd, where Johnny Huff Jr. and Marcell Goss of Everybody Eats had turned their catering company into a food stand, dishing out fish baskets, chicken and waffles, and seafood mac ‘n’ cheese at the Oriental Food Value supermarket.
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