PORTLAND, Ore. — Scandals, an iconic Portland gay bar, will close its doors Sept. 21 after 46 years on Southeast Harvey Milk Street in downtown Portland. The owner plans to open an all-ages, family-friendly queer space instead.

The new venue will be located in the Alberta neighborhood, at 827 Northeast Alberta St., according to a permit filing. On Wednesday, KGW spoke with owner David Fones who said he's hoping to open that spot — likely to be dubbed Scandals East — on October 1.

"Every time you change, there are going to be people that resist and people that are excited for, and it's so impossible to know if this is the right decision," he said, "[The new location will be in] a building that I bought on Alberta. It's on the corner of 9th and Alberta, and it was originally the convent fo

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