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Did Hannah Bea's Close Because of Gentrification?

Vivian Johnson
By Beth Slovic
Willamette Week | June 25, 2008
When the restaurant does shut down, owner Anita Smith will owe taxpayers $143,000. But don't expect contrition from Smith; she's far too angry at the Portland Development Commission and gentrification for the uncertainty she says is driving the closure.
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Tags: Taxes, housing, gentrification, Development, Portland, restaurants

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