Will This Tiny Bar Convince the WNBA to Move to Portland?
Portland takes its women’s sports very seriously, so it’s surprising we still don’t have a WNBA team of our own – we definitely have the fanbase to support one. At least, that’s what Jenny Nguyen thinks. A year ago, she opened the Sports Bra, a bar dedicated to women’s sports. Today, we’re talking with Jenny about her business’s role in bringing college and professional Women’s basketball to our city.
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