“The neighborhood surrounding Rocky Butte has points of beauty and brokenness,” began James Helm, Founder of Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters in a video created for the 2019 IMPACT Pitch competition […]
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Hey Love Cocktail Lounge: “A Love Letter to Portland”
Prior to the civil rights era, over half the country had ordinances prohibiting women from working as bartenders (Supercall). Today over 60% of bartenders are women and while the number of women owning and running bars is still marginal, they are out there and they are making a difference.
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Launching into the Digital Healthcare World as Brave Care
Dr. Corey Fish was a primary care pediatrician when he realized the need for an urgent care clinic geared specifically towards children. “Kids are not little adults,” he likes to tell people, and before he opened Pacific Crest Urgent Care in Portland, parents were left with limited options when their child required urgent medical care. Most often the emergency room is a family’s only option and “seventy plus percent of the time, an ER isn’t really necessary for the child to go to,” he added, “and that’s just a really wasteful way to practice medicine.”
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Business Loan Heats Up Hot Mama Salsa
“I love chili peppers,” said Nikki Guerrero, owner of Hot Mama Salsa when asked why she started her company. “Growing up in the Southwest, fresh salsa was always a staple. […]
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