Trader Joe's on the way?

Maybe those online petitions and Facebook groups do work.

Word on the street is getting pretty thick - and from fairly reliable sources - that there will be a Trader Joe's opening in Portland - possibly in the old Wild Oats space on Marginal Way - at some point in the not-too-distant future.

Nothing official from TJ's yet, but we'll tell you what their publicity folk say when they call us back. Figured it was too tempting to wait, though, given that they may well deny it, despite everything we're hearing.