Coava Coffee is the latest business to close near Southwest 12th Avenue and Jefferson Street, citing increased violence and crime.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Another downtown Portland business is calling it quits.
Coava Coffee on the corner of Southwest 12th Avenue and Jefferson Street announced Monday that its last day in that location would be Thursday. The business cited extreme violence and criminal activity that has gotten increasingly worse. Coava’s remaining two locations on Southeast Hawthorne and Southeast Grand will remain open.
“All of us at the café feel a little distraught,” said barista Chance McCloud.
Despite the emotional toil of the closure,
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