Longtime Portland resident Linda Jaramillo sat around a large table inside Higgins restaurant Friday waiting to reunite with friends for lunch, something she hadn’t done in years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When I heard that Higgins was having some financial difficulties, I got right on it,” Jaramillo said. “We said, ‘We are going to help. We are going to do what we can do to support Higgins.’”
Jaramillo heard the restaurant’s plea for help and and joined many others to show support…