Greg Higgins

For The Oregonian/OregonLive

Higgins is chef and co-owner of Higgins restaurant. He lives in Portland.

From Powell’s Books to the Portland Art Museum, from coffee shops to concert halls, every visit Portlanders make to our city’s businesses and institutions helps fuel our city’s revival.

At Higgins, our restaurant is basking in a surge of support that we, and Portland itself, deeply need. Residents’ response to our recent plea for support and the energy they have brought is truly remarkable (“ Longtime downtown Portland restaurant calls for help – ‘We’re on the brink,’ ”July 12). The Cultural District around us is humming with more people on the sidewalks, and the surge in business means our suppliers - farmers trucking in their just-picked produce and fishermen arriving

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