Blue Diamond PDX Break Ins Help

Blue Diamond Bar and Grill , a small venue that survived through two years of pandemic, only to get burglarized twice In one month. Rae Gordon and Jan Lowry have put this together to help recover from the devastating losses. Here is the entire story. Thank you:. .Friends of Live Music and Small Local Businesses,

A person broke into the Blue Diamond two times in the last month, and this has set them back when they already have done so much. Insurance is reimbursing less than half of the losses.

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Portland is home to one of the premier music venues in the metro area and attracts not only the best in local and touring talent, but a large audience that appreciates the cozy family atmosphere they get when they walk through the door and a menu that never disappoints.

The Blue Diamond and live music lovers everywhere almost lost this gem in the height of the COVID pandemic when other restaurants and bars closed. If you know the Blue Diamond, then you are aware of the tireless efforts that musician owner Sonny Hess and her partner Jamie Pemberton-Hess has given to keep music alive and available during these hard times. Sometimes to the point of going without so that their staff could keep a roof over their own heads. The owners weren’t the only ones stepping up. Patrons and even musicians without gigs stepped up to order take-out food and help with delivery to keep the doors open.

If you don’t know the Blue Diamond, then you know of a favorite local bar or restaurant near you that has closed due to hardship. You can appreciate the passion and determination that Sonny and Jamie had to give to get the Diamond to the other side…on solid ground.

Recently somebody has come and disturbed that ground and most of all - disrespected all the hard work put in by the owners, the staff, the musicians and the whole community. It has left not only Sonny and Jamie feeling violated, but all of us angered.

A person broke into the Blue Diamond two times in the last month and this has set them back when they already have given so much. Insurance is reimbursing less than half of the losses. The story and the video shots of this man have been in the news and on KOIN 6 and shared countless times by Blue Diamond fans and the public. He will be caught and another beloved business will be spared from yet another

In addition, Sonny and Jamie have made adjustments and put security measures in place to deter a repeat occurrence in the future, but that is the future and this is now.

Whether you frequent the Blue Diamond or have never been, but appreciate small business and a community having a place to conjugate and leave their worries behind, please give what you can now. Give as you can

Another way you can help after giving here?

Come listen to some great music and have a meal at the Blue Diamond!

Rae Gordon

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Jan Lowry