When Manifest Bar and Brewery abruptly closed the bar/restaurant portion of its business at 710 Willamette St. in February, owner Brandon Woodruff told The Register-Guard there were several reasons for shuttering, according to a Feb. 24 story.
There were troubles with staffing, there was burnout, and there were struggles with recovering from the pandemic, he said, along with unkept promises from his landlord, the city of Eugene.
But this wasn’t mentioned: A hand-delivered notice of default on his lease with the city, dated Feb. 17, 2025…