St Johns Bottleshops, Distilleries and Liquor Stores, North (N) Portland

Lisa Lavochkin used to live in New York City, where she worked for years in restaurants. Then, in 2009, she moved to Portland and worked for a while in a specialty section of a local Whole Foods outlet. This month, she opened Barrel, her first business. Specializing in...

The former Plew’s Market has been reborn has a beer lover’s paradise—at least that’s the plan. Randy Plew transformed the St. Johns mart into a taproom, with plans to feature over ten taps of rotating Oregon micros, along with hearty pub-type food,...