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Saint Cupcake owner Jami Curl plans to close both locations of her well-known sweets shop.

(Molly J. Smith, The Oregonian)

Saint Cupcake plans to close its two Portland locations at the end of the year, The Oregonian has confirmed.

The news,

, will come as a blow to fans of Jami Curl's hand-held cakes, which were among Portland's best-known (and best) cupcakes. Both Saint Cupcake locations, one at 1138 S.W. Morrison St., the other at 3300 S.E. Belmont St., will close Dec. 31.

Check back here at

later today for more details about the closure, news about what's coming to the former Saint Cupcake spaces and a tip for where you'll be able to find Saint's cupcakes going forward (no, they're not disappearing completely).

Update:

-- Michael Russell