Meet Misfits, the New 82nd Avenue Queer Bar Fighting for Its Spot in East Portland

For years, the bar at 2530 Northeast 82nd Avenue lived in the amorphous zone between a dive and a music venue. It hosted live music in the corner, poured stiff drinks, churned out serviceable bar food, and offered a few video poker machines.

The bar that has opened in its place sits in stark contrast to its predecessor. The stage once home to rock and punk bands now hosts drag and burlesque performers. Misfits Bar & Lounge, lettered robin’s egg blue over the emblematic Progress Pride flag, opened quietly after a slow transition over the course of a few months, starting when Misfits owners David Elderton and Sophie

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