Ex-Portland

Wagons, ho! Popularity has gotten the better of Portland, Oregon, the hipster land of craft beer, kale and man buns. Rising rents have driven out many of those who created its quirkiness, forcing them to move elsewhere.

Judging by the increase in sales of quinoa and composting toilets, we think migrant Portlandians have set up an enclave in Gold Bar.

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Here’s the drone with your pint: A proposed merger of the makers of Budweiser and Miller to create the world’s largest beermaker is moving ahead, but to avoid monopoly concerns in the U.S., Miller could sell its American holdings to Molson Coors.

Can we just cut to the chase and have Amazon buy them all up? And then pour us a Scuttlebutt.

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Look, Ma! No hands: Broadway has honored Michael Flatley, the choreographer of the Irish step-dance shows “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance,” by renaming a section of 42nd Street as “Flatley Way” during the run of his latest show.

Sadly, the ceremony turned awkward. When dignitaries went to shake Flatley’s hand, out of habit, he kept his arms at his side.

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