No Vacancy, no grand openings: Pilot program finds mixed success filling vacant storefronts in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 7 MIN

No Vacancy, no grand openings: Pilot program finds mixed success filling vacant storefronts in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood

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The initial idea behind the project was simple: connect business owners to property owners. But so far, none of the businesses getting support from the No Vacancy project have actually opened.

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