March 8

On this day in 2016, Michaela Richardson-Porter of Portland, Oregon was forced to shut the doors on her Alberta Street business -  ROAR Water Bar - and faced criminal charges, after a Multnomah County judge ruled that the sale of untreated water sourced directly from the Columbia River not only violated Department of Health standards, but had probably been responsible for the first outbreak of Cholera to occur in North America since 1911. Disillusioned by the unfairness of her circumstances, Richardson-Porter refused to give up her dream of effecting positive change in the world. Criminal charges were eventually dropped and, after paying a small fine, she converted her storefront into an breakfast cereal cafe/silent dance party space.