Five Things for Thursday, including more news from Portland's restaurants

Good morning. Here are your Five Things for Thursday. Oregon saw the number of new cases of Covid-19 grow by 40 percent last week, along with a rising percentage of positive cases among tests. However, as testing grows, the severity of reported cases appears to be declining as more people are tested, according to the Oregon Health Authority's new weekly report. Leadership of one of Portland's most prominent restaurant groups is changing after a social media outburst by its co-founder. John…