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Posted on | August 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

Lemonade stand defended by anarchists in Portland, Oregon

It’s lucky that Julie Murphy and her mom, Maria Fife, set up a lemonade stand at Portland, Oregon’s Last Thursday art walk, right next to the anarchists. Because when the Multnomah County Health Department officials came through cracking down on lemonade stands and other fly-by-afternoon “food establishments” wildly flouting the rules requiring a $120 temporary restaurant license, they told Julie and Maria to stay put. Their idea: slightly alter the sign to read “free Lemonade, 50-cents — suggested donation.”

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One Response to “Best Headline Ever”

  1. Robin
    August 9th, 2010 @ 9:43 pm

    VICTORY! Score one for the good guys!

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