{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"18a \u2014 COVID-19 & Renner's Grill","description":"On Feb. 21, 2020, we made a triumphant return to newly-reopened Renner\u2019s Grill (56:35), 22 months after a devastating kitchen fire closed the longtime anchor of SW Portland\u2019s Multnomah Village bar scene. This comeback story was to be paired with a forthcoming visit to the enigmatic Stanich\u2019s in what we were calling our \u201cLazarus\u201d or \u201cFlatliners\u201d episode -- two old bars pronounced dead that somehow returned to tell the tale. Now, every drinking establishment in the metro area will face the same improbable challenge.  On March 16, COVID-19 social distancing efforts forced every bar, tavern, saloon, pub, and lounge in the state to put its stools on the counter and send its staff into the virtual unemployment line. Even as our local health news slowly improves, they all face an uncertain future.  We discussed it all over several rounds in our Steinhaus\/Buddy\u2019s Lounge glassware, in front of our ubiquitous, soul-sucking Zoom cameras in this very special, history in the making episode of HBTG...dedicated to every single person who has brought us joy one glass at a time in bars throughout Portland and beyond. We can\u2019t wait to see you again soon... ","author_name":"History By The Glass","author_url":"https:\/\/historybytheglass.blogspot.com\/","html":"