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🎃Friday Raining with a high of 54 all weekend. It always rains on Halloween here, huh? Today’s news includes a hotel so cheap you’ll wish you bought it yourself, plus a new cocktail bar in Slabtown, and a shocking number of arrests in a human trafficking sting. There’s so many great Halloween events this weekend to choose from. Smashing Pumpkins and Gorillaz both at the Moda. Sunday is also the end of Daylight Savings Time, so enjoy that delicious extra hour of sleep. I’ll be seeing Buena Vista Orchestra Sunday at the Aladdin.
🚨 THE NEWS
Downtown Portland’s Royal Sonesta Sells for 94% Less Than Its 2016 Price
The Royal Sonesta hotel at 506 SW Washington Street has sold for $6.8 million, about 94% less than the $108.3 million it fetched in 2016, according to CoStar Group. Laxmi Hotels Group bought the downtown property from an entity tied to Service Properties Trust. Hotel Zags sold earlier this month for $10 million, and the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront sold early this year for $30.1 million, less than half its prior price. Oregonian
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Lucille, a New Cocktail Bar, Settles Into Slabtown
Lucille, a neighborhood cocktail bar that opened in July at 2141 NW Savier Street, is the sibling to Multnomah Village’s The Gibson. Both are fronted by Nick Gusikoff. Manager Stephen Hawk’s cocktails lean tropical, with some savory notes. The Lucille blends peppercorn vodka, dry sherry and dill syrup. It is open 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 4 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Willamette Week
Portland Police Report 44 Arrests or Citations in Human Trafficking Missions
The Portland Police Bureau says missions since June along Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard led to 44 people being arrested or cited for commercial sexual solicitation or unlawful prostitution procurement. The patrols responded to community complaints and involved the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and other partners. During a six-month trial, officers also contacted 139 people believed to be engaging in prostitution and offered advocacy services and other resources. portland.gov
BONUS CONTENT: “Most Haunted Places in Portland, OR” by Haunted Rooms Co.
Not mentioned in the article, but my ex had multiple ghost sightings when she worked at Dan & Louis Oyster Bar. It’s connected to the Shanghai Tunnels, so not surprising.
PHOTOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT
This photo of the Steel Bridge was sent in by @skeman. If you have a photo to share you can send it to me or tag me on IG @portland.drizzle
📚 ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1882, six Benedictine monks from Switzerland formed what would become Mt. Angel Abbey in Oregon.
🥳 UPCOMING EVENTS
All Weekend
Bad Seed | Twilight Theater Company
The Nitemare B4 Xmas | Alberta Rose Theatre
HOWL - 23rd Annual Freakfest, FRI AND SAT | The Den
Friday, Oct 30
St. Johns Halloween Walk and Pet Parade | St. Johns (Historic Downtown Lombard)
Gorillaz – The Mountain Tour | Moda Center
Jesse Cunningham at Starday Tavern | Starday Tavern
Saturday, Oct 31
80s + 90s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party | Revolution Hall
Naked Zombie Ride | Colonel Summers Park
Halloween Pet & Parent Costume Contest | Square Bar at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Davis Street Night Market | NW Davis Street (between NW 3rd & NW 4th Ave)
Milagro's Altares y Muertos Tour | El Zócalo at El Centro Milagro
Not So Scary Fair | Wonderwood Springs
The 26th Annual Portland Erotic Ball | McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Sunday, Nov 1
Smashing Pumpkins | Moda Center
Pacific Northwest Blue Collar Wrestling | North Portland Eagles Lodge
Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo FC | Providence Park
Beelzebubs Bazaar: A Free Market | World Famous Kenton Club
Buena Vista Orchestra | Aladdin Theater
OMSI $5 First Sunday | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
🌧️ Well…
👻Trick or treat - smell my feet - give me Killer Burger to eat.
by Michael Simpson Contact: [email protected]