'It's about getting people down here': Downtown Portland restaurants reopen, look ahead

As the city turns a corner, a local business group is asking downtown restaurants what they need to succeed.

PORTLAND, Oregon — Ground Kontrol, an Old Town Portland video arcade, restaurant and bar, reopened Wednesday night. The business had been closed since March 2020.

“It’s a big, big deal for us to pull the trigger on this and actually reopen,” said co-owner Clay Cowgill. He said they were also able to bring back all the employees they’d had to lay off last year. “It’s an arcade, it’s a fun place to work.”

Despite Wednesday’s celebratory environment, Cowgill said the business is cautiously optimistic about

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