Fremont gay bar

InLocal Lounge—the iconic if nondescript gay bar at Northeast Martin Luther King and Fremont known for regular karaoke, bar shows, and dance parties—shut its doors, joining the growing list of beloved queer spaces in Portland that have fremont in recent years Embers, Rebel Rebel, and the Roxy, to name a few.

However, just in the nick of time for Pride Month festivities, the new gay bar is set to open on Friday June 30, under the new name of Back 2 Earth. Back 2 Earth will occupy the same brick and mortar as the now-defunct Local Lounge, though it will now be operated by Dan Henderson, who also owns the Eagle Portland, gay bear and leather bar on North Lombard.

The cocktail menu boasts a watermelon mojito, a variation on a Tom Collins made with Drambuie liqueur, the bright orange cousin to a whiskey bar known as a Paper Plane, and an espresso fremont. Beerwise, Back 2 Earth is starting out strong with beers from Pfriem, Boneyard, Ecliptic, and Gigantic, among others, but we of course eagerly await the list of tall boys.

Savage Love Bold Type Tickets. Support Portland Mercury. Log In Sign Up. Where to Find the Mercury Near You! It's the Summer of Slushies! Food and Drink Jun 27, at pm. Sam Pape. With a rainbow-hued astronaut on their new signage, Back 2 Earth looks to be decidedly more space-themed than Local Lounge. Suzette Smith.

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