The Burger Bar's final owner, DingDing Wang, sold the place after only two years in business. Now the good news: The buyer is Snoop Dogg's uncle, Reo Varnado, and his partner Myra Girod.

Lansing developers are planning to start work this spring on a new indoor-outdoor bar surrounded by food trucks at the former gas station on South Washington Avenue in REO Town.

Hollywood Burger Bar, the 60-year-old Northeast Portland institution, closed its doors for good last week, the restaurant confirmed. The closure was first reported by Willamette Week Monday afternoon.

The Rusty Mug Bar & Grill will open first within the next month at 5421 W. Saginaw Hwy. Blythe Oade will serve as its general manager. The 3,900-square-foot space, in a plaza near Target, has been ...