Lease approved for McMenamins in Kalama, Washington
The Port of Kalama, Washington, has approved a final lease agreement with McMenamins for a new restaurant and hotel to be built in the Columbia River town.
Hood River brewery expanding into Portland
Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery is renovating a nearly 13,000-square-foot building on Southeast Woodstock Boulevard to accommodate a new tap house and restaurant.
McMenamins tackling Tacoma redevelopment
McMenamins has big plans to revitalize a former Elks lodge in Tacoma, Wash.
Financial aid sought for Wright-designed home
A nonprofit organization has launched a monthlong crowdfunding campaign to raise $100,000 to pay for maintenance at the Gordon House, a Silverton residence designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Crystal Hotel promises wild nights for West End
Brewpub and historic preservation company McMenamins will this year complete its newest project, the Crystal Hotel in Portland's West End. Architects tried to preserve the history of the hotel, which in the past 100 years has been an automotive parts store, a bathhouse and a nighttime hotspot.
McMenamins Crystal Hotel renovation wrapping up
When work wraps up this spring, the McMenamins Crystal Hotel, a four-story, triangular building at the corner of Southwest Stark Street and 12th Avenue, will have 51 rooms on the upper floors, a restaurant on the ground level and a spa and bar in the basement.
McMenamins On Broadway
The McMenamins On Broadway, a Northeast Portland restaurant, is expanding. A balcony pub, with openable windows, will be added to the restaurant, which is on the second floor of a building at 1532 N.E. Broadway.
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