June 2012 - NW Examiner

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VOLUME 26, ISSUe 10
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Serving Portland’s Northwest Neighborhoods since 1986
Out of bounds?
allan classen
Neighborhood grant program takes wider aim
By Allan Classen
To Les Blaize, Forest Park is home,
neighborhood and center of his considerable activist energies, and it has been for
more than 30 years.
Last year he applied to the Metro Central Enhancement Fund for a small grant
to provide vests, caps and maps for the
Forest Park Rangers, a crew of volunteers
who walk the trails of the 5,000-acre wilderness park to remind hikers to keep their
dogs leashed and bicyclists to stay off of
pedestrian-only paths.
Blaize, who served on the original 1993
citizen committee that selects the grants,
was puzzled that his $5,500 request was
turned down this year. He was more than
puzzled to learn his request was screened
out in the first round of review.
“That’s what clued me in [that something was wrong],” he said. “I can see them
refusing my grant, but not even making
the first cut?”
The Enhancement Fund was created to
mitigate the impact of the Metro Central
Waste Transfer Station on Northwest 61st
Avenue near St. Helens Road. The grant
area includes Forest Park and surrounding
parts of Northwest Portland, as well as a
small slice of North Portland under the
St. Johns Bridge dominated by Cathedral
Park and industrial uses.
The more Blaize investigated, the worse
things looked. The program that originally limited grants neatly to within published boundaries was now giving money
to organizations based miles beyond the
lines, as well as to citywide programs
whose beneficiaries may include a few
people living in the target area.
“Over half of the grants for the last
three years are from North Portland,” said
Blaize.
For 2012, 10 of the 15 awards went to
nonprofits based outside or projects happening outside the boundaries. Three were
as far away as Northeast Portland.
After calling Metro Councilor Rex
Burkholder, who oversees the program,
and complaining to the committee, his
grant was mysteriously reconsidered. But
Blaize said that wasn’t his point. The fund
needed to focus on its purpose and guidelines, which haven’t changed since the
program was created.
The enhancement program is intended
to compensate affected neighborhoods for
impacts of the transfer station, which start
with added garbage truck traffic in the area
and may include litter that falls out during
hauling and perhaps illegal dumping in the
vicinity by those unwilling to pay “tipping”
fees charged by Metro. Burkholder said
Continued on page 5
Volunteer Forest Park Ranger Les Blaize can’t understand why a grant program targeting
Northwest Portland is sending about half of its funds to North and Northeast Portland. He’s
holding a brochure explaining the Metro Central Enhancement Fund and showing a map of
the boundaries.
2012 Community Awards honorees
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2012 Outdoor Food &
Beverage Guide
Special 8-page pull-out section
page 13
End to elms?
Neighborhood group seesaws
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Front row (L-R): Cindy Reid, Tracy Prince, Marilynn Jensen, Ruth Roth and Bill Dolan. Second row: Howard Weiner and Desi
Shubin. Third row: Sue Harrison, Amy Loy, Val Aitchison and Aubrey Baldwin. Back row: Craig Rusch, Tim Loy, Steve Pinger and
David Swanson. See pages 7-9 and 31.
Cars no, peds yes
Fred Meyer shifts gears on remodel
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reader reply
Letters can be sent to
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Letters should be 300 words or fewer; include a name and a street of residence.
Deadline third Saturday of the month.
Lobbying denied
In the May issue of the Northwest Examiner [“Urban Renewal: A Matter of
Timing”], you claim that, “Dan Petrusich lobbied for (Lincoln High School’s)
inclusion (in the Education Urban Renewal Area).”
Your statement is false. I did not lobby for the inclusion of Lincoln High
School in the Education URA. Scott Schaffer discovered the inclusion of Lincoln
High School in January and brought it to my attention. I then asked Scott to chair
a new Goose Hollow Foothills League Education URA Committee. The GHFL
Vision Statement includes capping some of the blocks over I-405 to reconnect
our neighborhood to downtown. Schaffer and I met with Portland Development
Commission staff to discuss the inclusion of some air space over I-405. PDC
later amended the URA map to include approximately two city blocks over I-405. Dan Petrusich
President, Goose Hollow Foothills League
Editor’s note: The URA boundaries encompassing the I-405 Freeway exist for one
purpose: to connect the Lincoln High School node to the main urban renewal area
surrounding Portland State University. The I-405 section is part of the Lincoln
extension and would not exist without the Lincoln extension. To lobby for the I-405
capping and not also support the Lincoln extension would be absurd and would
have been understood by PDC representatives as such even if Lincoln High School
were never mentioned in the conversation.
Problem under I-405
Over the fast few months, there has been an increase in loitering and littering
under the I-405 on Northwest Johnson between 15th and 16th avenues. I walk
there to downtown almost daily, and the amount of debris, human excrement and
overall gathering of personal items has increased exponentially. There is a lovely
community garden right there that is affected by this problem.
There used to be a sign asking people who have in essence taken up residence
under the overpass to remove their personal belongings and discontinue loitering.
I am compassionate about the growing homeless problem in our wonderful
city, but this litter and loitering is not a solution. If people need to find shelter
under the overpass, it is understandable, but leaving the increasing amount of
debris that grows daily is causing a great problem and affects the safety and cleanliness of our wonderful neighborhood.
I live on Northwest 22nd between Johnson and Irving and walk to the Pearl
and downtown frequently, as do our neighbors. I am beginning to feel unsafe,
especially at night, when there are people sleeping there and have their personal
belongings spread out on the sidewalk.
I know the priorities in running our city are many, but I request that some
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Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Going Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Community Events. . . . . . . . . . 23
Business & Real Estate. . . . . . . 24
Editor’s Turn
By Allan Classen
Editor & Publisher
Stopping the buck
I tend to get optimistic at election time.
Experience should caution that most candidates will disappoint us if elected, but
the lure of a fresh start and open mind to
appeal to seems so refreshing compared
to incumbents who have become known
ciphers.
The city and Metro have been stringing along two neighborhood associations
who won a court case 11 years ago to
force these government bodies to live up
to their word. Portland and Metro got
approval to temporarily convert a grassy
open space into a 129-stall parking lot
during construction of the MAX station at
the Oregon Zoo in the 1990s. When the
station was complete, the parking lot was
supposed to go away. It never happened.
There were promises. A new master
plan for Washington Park was supposed to
account for replacing the green space, but
there never seemed to be enough money
for the master plan. Now the zoo, which is
operated by Metro, needs prompt approval
to begin construction on projects authorized by a bond measure. One would think
that this would put the neighborhood
associations in the driver’s seat.
Not so. Instead, the zoo has hired a
consultant and staged a series of community meetings to persuade neighborhood
representatives to let them make the auxiliary lot permanent in exchange for a new
set of promises.
This is wrong on so many levels. The
auxiliary lot should not be used over and
over again as a bargaining chip. The issue
was settled by the Land Use Board of
Appeals. Now the zoo and city want to
extract further concessions from the citizens before they’ll do what they’re already
obligated to do by law.
Mayoral candidate Charlie Hales,
in a February debate sponsored by the
Northwest Examiner, said flatly that this
approach is wrong.
“The city must do what we say we will
do,” he said, “not force neighbors to go to
the courts again to get justice.”
It was a perfect answer, and it was
delivered with conviction because Hales
knew the issue from his earlier term on
City Council.
Who knows what the situation will be
next near when and if he takes office, but
to hear that a public figure “gets it” earns a
lot of goodwill.
There’s another question I’d like to ask
the candidates for City Council. It’s about
an area where “the city that works” has
been passing the buck. It seems no one is
protecting trees in the Alphabet Historic
District or any other historic district in
the city.
The Portland Historical Landmarks
Commission declared that it has no jurisdiction over four giant elm trees a developer wants to remove to build a five-story
apartment building at Northwest 19th and
Johnson streets.
Who has the authority? Landmarks
staff said it was the City Forester’s office.
That’s the same Forester’s office whose
representative testified at a landmarks
hearing on the same project insisting that
he had no power to save the trees. Ostensibly, the Forester’s only role is to measure
the trees and calculate the number and
size of trees that must be planted as mitigation.
Had the trees been recognized as Heritage Trees, the Forester’s office would have
acted, we were told. But an application to
do just that languished in that department
last month as the fate of the four elms was
sealed.
All Heritage Trees get special protection regardless of their location. But what
about significant trees that contribute to
the character of a historic district? Does
the existence of a historic district make
any difference? Evidently not. All we
know is the two most likely departments
insist it isn’t their job, acting like two children standing in front of a broken vase
pointing at each other.
When the city’s processes break down
like this, the buck stops with the people
we elect. Will a new mayor and two new
council members make the difference? I
don’t know, but they might. Compared to
the status quo, that wins in a landslide.
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— O B I T UA RI ES —
Harriet Bodner
graduated from Sandy Union High School in 1941, and
received a fine arts degree from Museum Art School. She
Harriet Bodner, who was raised on
taught at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon ColNorthwest Lovejoy Street, died April
lege of Art and Craft and the YWCA. She was an artist
13 at age 91. Harriet Hoeflich was born
specializing in etchings, woodcuts, oils, watercolors, wood
June 17, 1920, in Portland and attended
carvings and masks. She volunteered at Chapman Grade
Couch Elementary and Lincoln High
School, Couch School and White Shield Home. She also
School. She also attended Reed College,
volunteered in the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands, an
Museum Art School and Yale University
orphanage in Mexico and for Northwest Medical Teams.
Art School. During World War II, she worked at the
She married David Cameron. Together, they received
Portland Shipyards in the office of Price Administration.
the Northwest Examiner’s 2003 Community Award for
In the 1960s, she worked as an art consultant for Gallery
Humanitarianism. She is survived by her sons, Steve, Dan
West. She also volunteered at the Portland Art Museum
and Jim; daughter, Lisa; and six grandchildren.
and the Oregon Jewish Museum. In 1943, she married Dr.
George Bodner. She is survived by her husband; son, Jack
Clark E. Bolte
Bodner; daughter, Helene Jasper; one grandchild; and one
Clark Edward Bolte, who was raised in Northwest Portgreat-grandchild.
land and attended Chapman Elementary School, died
April 24 at age 32. He was employed briefly at Silver DolAxel Behn
lar Pizza. He is survived by his parents, Max and CathAxel Behn, a resident of Willamette
erine Bolte; sister, Joann; and brother, Max Bolte.
Heights for 45 years, died May 7 at age
75. He was born July 30, 1936, in Breslau,
Clarence V. Callaway
Germany, and lived in five wartime refuClarence V. Callaway, who retired in
gee camps before coming to the United
1984 after 44 years at Hyster CorporaStates. He graduated from Harvard in
tion in Northwest Portland, died May
1965 and moved to Portland in 1967. He
19 at age 93. He was born Dec. 21, 1918,
is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Robin Simmons
in Eugene. He served in the Army Air
and Natalie Behn; and one grandchild.
Corps in World War II. After the war,
he moved to Portland. He married Georgene Hoy; she
Robert M. Remmen
died after 34 years of marriage. He is survived by his
Robert M. Remmen, who worked for
daughter Kathy Moore; four grandchildren; and seven
Hyster Corporation in Northwest Portgreat-grandchildren.
land for 47 years, died April 30 at age 93.
He was born March 29, 1919, in WashGary W. Iverson
ington, and lived most of his life in Portland. He graduated from Benson Tech. Gary W. Iverson, a West Hills resident, died May 9 at
He was a tool room machinist for Hyster. In 1937, he age 65. Mr. Iverson was born July 30, 1946, and attended
married Gertrude. He is survived by his wife; sons, Duane school in Mt. Vernon, Wash. He graduated from Western
and Del; daughter Julie; 11 grandchildren; 22 great- Washington University. He retired as a Navy Aviation
grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. He was Intelligence officer and captain after 24 years of service.
He also worked for 35 years for Allstate Insurance. He
preceded in death by his son, Robert M. Remmen Jr.
married Barbara in 1970. He is survived by his wife;
daughter, Keli Mumford; son, Chad Iverson; mother,
Josephine Cameron
Annette Minkler; brothers, Mark and Jay Iverson; sister,
Josephine Cameron, a resident of Willamette Heights
Chris Strand; and three grandchildren.
for 54 years, died May 1 at age 86. Josephine Tubbs was
born Oct. 31, 1925, and grew up in the Portland area. She
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11 of bacterial meningitis at age 21. She
was born Jan. 25, 1991, in Springfield
and was attending the University of
Oregon. She was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club gymnastics team, the FC Portland
and Bridlemile club soccer teams, and the Lincoln High
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and grandmothers, Alberta Boyle and Anne Van Duyn
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Death notices
Annabel Edna Thomas, 103, worked briefly at Good
Samaritan Hospital and attended the old Chapman
School at Northwest 25th and Wilson Street.
Russell H. Stockfleth, 90, a former employee at Gunderson, Inc.
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vices are to benefit students at James John
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Elementary School, a frequent grant recip11Tears of Joy Theatre
ient located just outside the enhancement
program boundary on North Lombard
Street, it should be understood that a small
Thompson Rd.
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beside the St. John’s Bridge.
northwest
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“I know not all of them live under the
bridge,” he said. “They’re not all trolls.”
Karen Blauer, who coordinates the program for Metro, said grant applicants are
said, the rules don’t say whether people campaign to change the criteria. We knew
“They started getting very liberal,” said
asked to document the number of people
have to live in, work in or only visit the what we were doing, but we just did it Stapleton. “I’m not sure they’re meeting
to be served within the boundaries.
target area. They don’t say whether the casually.”
their guidelines, to be honest. … I think it’s
nonprofit organization receiving the grant
Another current committee mem- very, very tenuous.”
must be based in the boundary or must ber, John Bradley, accepts the concept of
Hard to monitor
Pat Wagner, who served 2006-2007, quit
underwriting programs serving the broader the committee after one year primarily over
But Blaize and a number of current and serve that area exclusively.
“The rules are ambiguous,” said Rochlin. vicinity. But he also thinks the process the boundary issue.
past committee members say this standard
is hard to enforce. The committee receives “They don’t say what the connection to the of verification is too loose, and he’s not
“Why are you giving money to these
confident that all enhancement funds are people who are based in Northeast Porta report on the past year’s projects and area is.”
their outcomes, but given the large volAnother area of laxity by the committee staying in the area designated.
land?” she asked. “It irks the heck out of
ume of new proposals that must be read, is in accepting a connection to St. Johns
me.”
even Burkholder recognizes that commit- or North Portland as sufficient, when the
While she was loathe to complain at
Liberal approach
tee members may not give full attention to boundaries in North Portland include only
the time because applications she made
Lee Stapleton, who served on the comthe follow-through.
a small section of the Cathedral Park
on behalf of the Linnton Community
mittee from 2002-2006, was bothered by
Arnie Rochlin, an enhancement com- neighborhood, which is in turn only a small
Center were regularly funded, she felt all
the stretching of boundaries during his
mittee member who has served alongside section of St. Johns.
along that the designated area was being
term.
Blaize for many years on the Forest Park
“We need to require all applicants to
slighted. She found that two programs
“Every year it was on the agenda whethNeighborhood Association board, takes the address that more specifically,” he said,
receiving grants—Dress For Success and
er we should serve these areas outside the
criticisms to heart.
“and we need to prescribe the number to
Store to Door—wouldn’t provide services
boundaries,” he said.
in Linnton when she requested them to
“To a large extent he’s right,” said Roch- be served.
But when specific applications were
do so.
lin. “We need to require all applicants to
“I went along with the process,” said
considered, he said, the committee tended
address that [boundary issue] more specifi- Rochlin. “I can’t plead any innocence on
Burkholder, who has administered the
to conclude that it had a lot of money to
cally.”
the matter.
spend and wasn’t of a mood to be critical.
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Although the boundaries are clear, he
“It wasn’t like there was any kind of
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Grants continued
program the past 12 years, defends past
allocation decisions.
Describing the guidelines as “very broad,”
he said, “there’s
no right answer”
in regard to
approving some
applications and
not others. “It’s
about values.”
He praised
the diligent work
of
committee
members
and
said they “hash
out” the boundary issue each
time.
Burkholder
insisted there has
been no “intentional effort” to
spread
grants
to a wider geographic area.
“Part of this
could be that
when a grant program is established, it’s
not well known,” he said.
He speculated that the pattern may be
occurring because larger organizations have
professional staff to search for all available
funding sources. Over time, more have
become aware of the Metro Enhancement
Fund, and now they’re regularly submitting
applications.
No matter who applies, it’s up to the
committee to decide where the money
goes.
“The key issue is, the integrity of the
process is retained by the [committee]
members.”
schools throughout the area, including
James John Elementary School.
Rebuilding Together Portland, 5000 N.
Willamette Blvd., got a $5,500 grant to
repair homes for elderly or disabled homeowners. Executive
Director
Mike Malone
said he used to
get funding from
a separate Metro
Enhancement
program associated with the
North Portland
landfill, but he
now gets notices
of the Metro
Central program
and found the
application process accommodating.
Amy Smith,
development
director
for
Open Meadow
Alternative School on
North Wabash Avenue, said, “We always
get a notice” from Metro about each year’s
application deadline, as well as an invitation to a grant workshop held at Metro
headquarters on Northeast Grand Avenue.
“We have a long history in North Portland,” she said, which she understood to
qualify as within the Metro Central grant
boundaries.
Her terminology reflects the everexpanding understanding of the grant
program, which officially includes only a
portion of one neighborhood in St. Johns,
which in turn is only a portion of North
Portland. To say nothing about Northeast
Portland.
Blaize appreciates that it’s hard to speak
against serving poor children and disadvantaged communities.
“You end up being a scrooge,” he said.
“It’s a very frustrating thing.”
But the grants were intended for his section of the city. The Park Rangers program
he helped establish in the 1990s is in jeopardy over possible loss of city support for a
staff administrator. The vests and supplies
keep 15-25 volunteers on the job, which in
turn keeps the park safe and enjoyable for
uncounted numbers of hikers.
It’s an argument he’ll keep making, but
for now it seems like an uphill climb.
“The rules are
ambiguous.
They don’t say
what the
connection to
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Word spreads north
But there is evidence that the northward
drift of the grant money didn’t just happen.
Blauer has discontinued past news releases
and advertising in the Northwest Examiner and replaced it with outreach in North
and Northeast Portland.
Three 2012 grant recipients were questioned about how they learned of the
program.
The director of arts for Tears of Joy
Theatre on Northeast Wygant Street said
she has been getting email notices from
the Metro Central Enhancement grant
program for about five years. Tears of Joy
works with Title I (a federal designation
for schools serving disadvantaged students)
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Community Awards 2012
18th annual
Northwest Examiner
Community Awards
STEVE LOWENSTEIN LEADERSHIP
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ‘HOOD
STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
Saturday, May 12
St. Patrick’s Church
Photos by Julie Keefe
Desi Shubin
Howard Weiner
For a generation, the owner/operator of
Cal Skate Skateboards has exemplified
community leadership and social
responsibility. Weiner has promoted
responsible skateboarding by his customers
and helped create public skateboard
facilities while also addressing the crime
and disorderly conduct in Old Town/
Chinatown. He chaired the Old Town/
Chinatown Visions Committee and
facilitated the citing of the new Bud
Clark Commons, a pioneering approach
to the issues facing the homeless, ill and
destitute.
Bill Dolan
Dolan chaired the Trashcan Sponsor
program, Adopt-A-Block Graffiti Busters and Emergency Preparedness project
for the Pearl District neighborhood. Each
program vastly raised the bar for neighbors solving chronic livability and safety
concerns. Each involved large numbers
of volunteers defining and then tackling
community problems with on-going, privately funded programs serving the entire
Pearl District. Each program was carried
out with adherence to city codes and regulations and great attention to detail. As
many have said, they couldn’t have done it
without him.
This Good Samaritan Hospital nurse
manager, a regular volunteer at the Loaves
& Fishes Irving Street Center, took
action when the senior lunch program
was threatened with closure due to lack
of funding. She raised $7,321 from fellow employees to cover rent for another
year. It was nothing out of the ordinary
for Shubin, who led a food drive among
nurses that collected more than 2 tons of
food for the hungry, runs a supply closet
for patients needing adequate clothes
before discharge from the hospital, organized shot clinics at 11 sites that provided
flu shots to 175 uninsured individuals and
several times cleaned apartments so public
housing residents would not be evicted for
housekeeping violations.
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ALFRED EDELMAN ENVIRONMENT
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Aubrey Baldwin
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As a pro bono attorney, she has represented the community interest in reducing air pollution generated by ESCO.
These efforts culminated recently in
implementation of a historic good
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company is adding millions of dollars
of voluntary and additional emissioncontrol equipment. Members of the
neighborhood advisory committee
formed to oversee this agreement chose
her as their first chair in recognition of
her expertise, diligence and leadership
on this issue.
This band of neighbors
raised $350,000 in three
months to install artificial
turf on the soccer field at
Chapman School, turning
a muddy, often-unplayable
field into a top quality
resource in almost constant
use by young soccer players
and many other groups. In
the process, they honored
Steve Brand, a well-loved
Chapman teacher and
youth soccer coach. The
core members of the team
were Sue Harrison, Tim
Loy, Amy Loy, Steve Pinger and Craig Rusch.
PUBLIC COMMONS
SLABTOWN AWARD
Mary Ann Pastene
David Swanson
FURRY FRIEND
Marilynn Jensen
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Tracy Prince
Prince authored “Portland’s Goose Hollow,” an exceptionally comprehensive
and enlightening illustrated history
of her neighborhood. The book has
added substantially to the public record,
exploring the neighborhood’s evolution
on social, architectural and economic
levels. Prince, a scholar-in-residence at
Portland State University, unearthed an
1875 Oregonian story verifying the origins of the neighborhood’s name.
As chair of the Northwest District
Association Public Safety and Livability
Committee, Pastene is spearheading a
citywide project to replace scattered and
often unsightly news boxes with well
built and maintained facilities that can
be shared by all publications. While
working toward that ambitious goal,
she is keeping tabs on existing news
boxes in the neighborhood, reminding publishers when boxes need to be
cleaned and repaired and even disposing of boxes abandoned by a defunct
company. Pastene has also upgraded and
maintains the NWDA website, adding a
feature allowing neighbors to post livability complaints on a map so others
can learn what’s going on around them
and what can be done about it.
Until his retirement this year, he
was the CEO of Forest Park Federal
Credit Union for 32 years, overseeing its
growth from an ESCO employee-only
operation into a full-service institution
for the entire neighborhood. He underwrote dozens of programs benefiting
the community, including the donation
of 10 percent of the interest earned on
credit cards to seven local non-profits,
Friendly House’s Annual Fundraising
Luncheon, a yearly hiking series for
Forest Park Conservancy and school
supplies for young students. He donated
countless bus tickets so the homeless
could get to job interviews and doctors’ appointments. He let non-profits
post their, events, fundraisers, volunteer
needs and links free of charge on the
credit union’s website.
Since 2007, she has been reuniting lost
pets and their owners in Northwest
Portland. Through her listserv, NW
Petsearch, hanging posters, contacting
animal shelters and hospitals and canvassing neighborhoods, she has brought
about the safe return of many pets to
their homes that would not have been
recovered through other means. She
even keeps listserv members advised of
animal product recalls and pet safety
issues. In the process, she has fostered
a sense of community among pet owners and non-pet owners in the Hillside
neighborhood.
2012 Northwest Examiner Community Awards Sponsors
Major Sponsors
Dan Volkmer - Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital - Umpqua Bank
Co-Sponsors
Albina Community Bank
Con-way
Chown Hardware
Downtown Self Storage
Elephants Delicatessen
Forest Park Federal Credit Union
Holiday Inn Express
Hoyt Street Properties
McMenamins Pubs
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Northwest District Association
Northwest Industrial Golf Tournament
NuStar
Papa Haydn West
Pearl District Business Association
Pearl District Neighborhood Association
Portland Pearl Rotary
Whole Foods Market
Food and beverages provided by
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Moonstruck Chocolates
World Cup Coffee
Table decorations by
Goose Hollow Gardens
Individual Sponsors
John and Gail Baymiller
Jan Valentine
Joan Amico and Darrin Amico
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GOOD NEIGHBOR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Val Aitchison
Cindy Reid
Ruth Roth
In 2005, Val established the Willamette Heights Email List in response
to a wave of residential burglaries in
this small residential section west of
the Thurman Street Bridge. Initially,
the goal was preventing crime, but the
project now serves a much broader
mission, sharing news and information
about events, and neighbor-owned businesses and services. Her efforts have a
lot to do with the fact that Willamette
Heights residents care deeply about
their community and the welfare of
each of their neighbors.
A longtime Sauvie Island activist who
has quietly but effectively tackled contentious issues, including high-speed
traffic and excessive development on
the island. Her advocacy was pivotal in
achieving a state-ordered ban on hunting and use of firearms in Wapato Greenway State Park on Sauvie Island. A
friend and colleague called her a “wise,
incredibly deep and profound thinker
and feeler, able to see and bring out
the humanity and desire to cooperate
in people who are originally hostile to
her or her ideas. She is sweet and funny,
warm, caring and inspiring.”
COMMUNITY BUILDER
Roth has been active in Northwest community affairs and citywide concerns since the
1970s. Her compassion, wisdom and dedication have been directed to the causes of historic preservation, low-income housing, the environment and social services. She was
among the first neighbors who stood up to the bulldozers when seven historic houses
faced demolition on Northwest Overton and Pettygrove streets in 1989, and her donations helped save three of those houses. She was an appellant in the 2002 legal battle
against siting six commercial parking structures in the heart of the neighborhood. About
10 years ago, she set out to do something about homeless families, so she got involved
with Friendly House. She has chaired the Friendly House annual auction since 2002,
raising almost $1.5 million over that period. She has also been a board member, board
president, financial analyst, personal donor and cheerleader for the agency.
Lifetime Achievement winner Ruth Roth and Examiner Publisher Allan Classen.
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this learning environment; brain research
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crucial to brain development and benefits
higher level learning as the child advances.
Spanish and music are also included in
daily activities. Field Trips include ice skating and swimming lessons, the Children’s
Museum, and attending plays and musicals
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Starting in 3rd grade, CLASS Academy’s
program expands even further to include
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CLASS Academy advocates good citizenship, respect and safety for all students.
Children participate in a Green program
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However, I am forced to admit that you
got it right when it comes to Einstein bagels.
attention be given to this issue as well.
They are awful. And Portland Bagelworks
bagels are even worse, if that’s possible.
Jo Grishman
I grew up on the East Coast and spent
NW 22nd Ave.
four years working at a small bagel bakery
What about parking?
as my high school job, so I know a thing or
After reading “Are trees historic?” [May two about bagels.
2012], I found concern about another issue.
Einstein’s bagels suck.
This 86-unit apartment building, to be built
Mark B. Williams
at Northwest Johnson and 19th streets, will
NW Luray Ter.
NOT be putting enough parking spaces
under the apartment complex to accommo- Editor’s note: The May 2012 story, “Locals
date every one of the 86 units. This means Boiling Over Unboiled Bagels,” made no
more cars will need to find spaces to park on direct editorial critique of anyone’s bagels. All
the streets, which are already overcrowded. of the criticisms were quotes from local people.
Parking is a main issue for residents living in the Northwest area. My own sister
decided on living elsewhere because of the
lack of parking in this neighborhood, even
though this neighborhood would have been
a perfect fit with her working in the Goose
Portland Police arrested 43-year-old
Hollow area.
Angela
Dawn Kaps-Collins in connecI hope this issue is also brought up with
tion
with
the hit and run crash that killed
the builders of this new apartment building.
pedestrian
Nancy Schoeffler, who was
After all, none of us want or need more of
a parking problem in this already congested found on West Burnside Street March 31.
Kaps-Collins was booked into the Multparking area.
nomah
County Jail on charges of hindering
Thank you for your great paper.
prosecution and tampering with evidence.
James Phelps
Police investigators are still looking for
NW Johnson St.
the driver.
Schoeffler, who lived on Northwest
Finally agrees
Westover Road, was found at approxiI honestly never thought I would agree mately 11:20 p.m. lying on the road in the
with the Northwest Examiner about any- 2800 block of West Burnside Street. The
thing. I detest your constant “everything is 63-year-old Schoeffler was dead when
bad” mentality, anti-development bias and medical personnel arrived.
especially your crusade against parking and
Traffic investigators concluded she was
unfair diatribes against the Singer family, crossing West Burnside Street when she
who are probably the most responsible pri- was struck by a vehicle that fled westbound
vate developers in town.
on Burnside.
Arrest made in fatal
hit and run accident
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Pearl Diver
assisted the removal of public phones from
City Center parking garages in the past.
Different guidelines regulate the process,
depending on if the phone is located on
public or private property.
By Michaela Bancud
May 20, 8:20 a.m.
Don’t ask for whom the phone rings
michaela bancud
May 15, 9 a.m.
At last. Two Caucasian males approach
the pay phone in the corner of a 24-hour
U-Park lot at Northwest 10th and Hoyt.
Word on the street is that the public pay
phone—the only one left that I’m aware of
in the Pearl—is used primarily as a business line for drug dealers. No po-po (Portland Police) in sight, but this is the Pearl
District, after all, not Baltimore, the setting
for HBO’s crime drama “The Wire.”
The shorter of the two men drops 50
cents in the slot to make a call while the
taller, shaggier one shuffles and paces on
the nearby sidewalk. The caller hangs up,
and gives the tall man a thumbs up. They
walk north down 10th Avenue past the
Ecotrust building. I wander behind, acting
like an oblivious pedestrian, texting and
paying no mind.
I overhear bits of conversation concerning their mutual acquaintance, a fellow
named “Snake Eyes.” Then the tall guy
is instructed to wait on a bench near the
Portland Streetcar stop at Northwest 10th
and Johnson. “Then we’ll go to my place,”
says the shorter one. He walks west on
Northwest Irving Street, and I don’t follow.
Why tail them further? I could get a
plate number off a car if one comes along
or see where “my place” might be. Gawking
at drug crimes in broad daylight puts the
lie to the myth that nothing bad happens
in the Pearl. We all know that’s not true.
What we choose to notice or ignore is
another matter.
Neighborhood activist Jan Valentine
doesn’t look away. “About three months
ago I began receiving complaints of evident drug use in some peripheral areas of
the Pearl. At the recent Polish the Pearl,
volunteers noted half a dozen needles at
Ninth and Lovejoy where a hotel will be
built. We see similar evidence of drug use
at 15th and 16th and Johnson and Kearney.”
Until now, no one has dropped a dime
on the phone booth to Michael Boyer,
Northwest Portland’s crime prevention
coordinator. But he offered to look into it
when I told him I was interested. Boyer has
Two men, both wearing backpacks, collude in front of RiteAid then walk east on
Hoyt Street together. They make a handoff in front of the Burrito Bar on Northwest Ninth and Hoyt and keep walking.
Something tells me it wasn’t a pack of gum
they were sharing. They continue walking
east toward the Greyhound bus station.
Then one walks east on Broadway and goes
behind the Bud Clark Commons building.
May 21, 8:09 a.m.
Staking out a phone booth is tedious
stuff. Seems I have almost as much time on
my hands as the people waiting to score.
School doesn’t let out until 2:15. Get a life,
you say? When you stop paying attention,
that’s when something happens. I buy some
candy at RiteAid and move my car around
the block to get a better view of the phone.
When I return to the intersection, two cars
have just crashed into each other, and the
drivers are exchanging papers in the middle
of the road. Both drivers are young females.
One is dressed for work, the other for the
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Still no leads on Kyron Horman’s disappearance
By Denny Shleifer
Denny Shleifer
The disappearance of 9-year-old Kyron Horman from
Skyline Elementary School two years ago drew national
attention. As a freelance producer working for CBS News,
I witnessed the largest missing-person search in Oregon
history.
Local and state police, along with the FBI, formed
a task force and launched a criminal investigation. Two
years later, authorities have not uncovered any significant
information regarding Kyron’s disappearance.
What we know: He was brought to school by his
stepmother, Terri Mouton Horman. Skyline was having
its annual science fair and Kyron was a participant. Terri
Horman has told authorities that she left the school at
around 8:45 that morning and remembered seeing her
stepson walking down the hall to his first class. He was
never seen in his homeroom, however. He was marked
absent for the day and has not been seen since that morning.
Terri Horman’s statements to law enforcement on that
day indicate she went grocery shopping, and drove her
daughter Kiara around town to soothe her child’s earache.
By early afternoon, Terri arrived home and posted photos
on Facebook of Kyron at the science fair that morning.
When school ended that Friday, she went to meet the
school bus to pick Kyron up, but he was not on the bus.
That’s when the search began.
It has been the largest organized search in state history, costing more than $2 million. Pictures of Kyron have
been circulated on thousands of flyers. Some billboards
The Kyron Horman Wall of Hope has been moved from its
in Oregon still show his face, and trucks can be seen on
original home at Skyline Elementary School to a permanent
Denny Shleifer
location at the corner of Northwest Cornell Road and Twin
Oaks Drive.
Since Kyron’s disappearance, his extended family has
disintegrated. His father, Kaine Horman, has sued for
divorce, accusing Terri Horman in a murder-for-hire plot
against him.
Kyron’s biological mom, Desiree Young, now living in
Medford, has accused Terri of hampering the search for
her son by not cooperating with law enforcement. Meanwhile, Terri hired well-known defense attorney Stephen
A. Houze. The divorce case which started over 18 months
ago is still in the abatement phase.
I had a brief conversation with Kaine recently at the
Kyron Horman Wall of Hope. Kaine, with the help of
many volunteers, moved the wall from its original home
at Skyline Elementary to a temporary location at a fire
station near the school. A few months ago, it was moved
again to its permanent location near a fitness center at the
corner of Northwest Cornell Road and Twin Oaks Drive.
Kaine keeps Kyron’s story alive through bake sales and
by staffing booths at Portland’s Largest Garage Sale and
the Portland Roadster Show. He will take part in the
second annual Run for Kyron June 2 and Kyron’s Klassic
Car Show in late July in Vancouver. Kaine has created a
foundation in Kyron’s honor to help in the search for other
missing children. He lives with his daughter Kiara.
Young has appeared several times on local and national
news morning shows. A year ago, she told me, “Terri did
something to Kyron that day. She knows exactly what happened that day and what she did to him.”
The Multnomah County Sheriff ’s office will not comment on specifics of the investigation.
“Detectives are actively continuing work on leads and
tips in the investigation and will continue to do so,” said
Lt. Steve Alexander, a sheriff ’s department spokesperson.
Persons having information on the case are asked to call
the Sheriff ’s Office tip line at 503 261-2847.
The recent confession of a 51-year-old man to strangling young Etan Patz in New York City in 1979 is a
reminder that a cold case is not the same as a case closed.
May 25 was the 30th anniversary of National Missing
Children’s Day.
the Interstate bearing Kyron’s picture prominently. His
photo also remains on the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children website.
“The sheriff has expressed public doubt that Kyron
is alive,” said Bruce McCain, a former captain with the
Multnomah County Sheriff ’s Office.
“As long as that reasonable doubt exists in law enforceDenny Shleifer, head of Shleifer Marketing Communicament’s mind, there simply won’t be an arrest or prosecution tions Inc., also sells advertising for the Northwest Examiner.
in this case,” said McCain. “They simply don’t know what He can be reached at [email protected] or 503happened to Kyron. This is NOT an unsolved homicide. 894-9646.
It is a missing child case.”
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NW Examiner 2012
Outdoor
Food
& Beverage
Guide
Decks, Patios, Gardens
& Sidewalk Seating
Warm weather is here and the flocking of Northwest
Portlanders to outdoor cafés is so predictable that
migratory birds set their clocks by it. (O.K., if they
wore little-bitty wrist watches, they might doublecheck them.) Our annual guide includes the finest
places in the neighborhood to experience this
phenomenon (provided they paid a small fee and
provided vital information).
find LISTINGS inside for:
Acapulco’s Gold/Slabtown BBQ
Bamboo Sushi
Bastas
Beau Thai
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
& Frozen Yogurt - Pearl
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
& Frozen Yogurt - Uptown
The Bent Brick
Besaw’s
Blitz Pearl
Blue Moon Tavern & Grill
Blue Olive NW
Bluehour
Bridgeport Brewpub
Café Nell
Casa Del Matador NW
Cha! Cha! Cha! Mexican Taqueria
Cha Taqueria & Bar
The Clearing Café
Crackerjacks
Dick’s Kitchen
Dorio Greek Restaurant
The Dragonfly Coffee House
Eat Pizza
Fehrenbacher Hof Coffee House
Fish Sauce
Food Front Cooperative Grocery
Grand Central Bakery
Goose Hollow Inn
The Gypsy
Hala’s Lebonese Restaurant
Industrial Café
Kells Brew Pub
Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks
Kingston Sports Bar & Grill
Kornblatt’s Delicatessen
Laughing Planet Café - Pearl
Laughing Planet Café - 21st
The Leaky Roof
Limo Peruvian Restaurant
Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant
McMenamins Tavern & Pool
Melt
Meriwether’s Restaurant
New Old Lompoc
Nob Hill Bar & Grill
North 45 Pub
On Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Papa Haydn/Jo Bar
Paragon Restaurant & Bar
Park Kitchen
Pink Rose
Pizza Schmizza
PlayDate PDX
The Rams Head
Salt & Straw
Santa Fe Taqueria
Serratto
Sniff Café
St. Honoré Boulangerie
Streetcar Bistro & Taproom
Tea Chai Te
Tara Thai
21st Avenue Bar & Grill
23Hoyt
Touché Restaurant & Bar
Twist Frozen Yogurt Lounge
Uptown Billiards Club
Vivace
Wildwood Restaurant & Bar
Wilfs Restaurant
World Cup Coffee & Tea Co.
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NW Examiner 2012 Outdoor Food & Beverage Guide
Acapulco’s Gold/Slabtown BBQ
2610 NW Vaughn St., 503-220-0283
39 NW 23rd Pl., 503-295-3033
Enjoy great Mexican food, fabulous,
award-winning barbecue and famous
margaritas at one of eight sidewalk tables.
Dog friendly, kids’ menu, vegetarian
options, parking lot in back. Something for
everyone.
www.benjerry.com/uptowncenter
Bamboo Sushi
836 NW 23rd Ave., 971-225-1925
www.benjerry.com/pearldistrict
www.bamboosushi.com
Incredible, delectable, sustainable sushi
with sunny outdoor seating on Northwest
23rd and Kearney. Dinner service only from
4 p.m.-10 p.m.
Bastas
410 NW 21st Ave., 503-274-1572
Serving regional Italian foods for 20 years
using Northwest ingredients whenever
possible. Happy hour menu served at cozy
sidewalk seating.
Bluehour
Mike Ryerson
Outdoor patio and deck seating in an open
setting.
301 NW 10th Ave., 503-796-3033
Open storefront with sidewalk seating
under an awning on the corner of
Northwest 10th and Everett.
The Bent Brick
1639 NW Marshall St., 503-688-1655
www.thebentbrick.com
Scott Dolich’s new restaurant. Dinner and
happy hour seven nights a week. Sixteen
wines on tap and delicious domestic
cocktails. All locally sourced. Garden patio
and private dining available.
Beau Thai
730 NW 21st Ave., 503-223-2182
www.beauthai.com
Sidewalk seating along NW 21st Avenue.
Offering Northwest Portland’s finest Thai
food. Vegetarian dishes.
Besaw’s
Mike Ryerson
Bluehour and its big city vibe debuted in 2000 to great fanfare.
Over the years, though, Bluehour and Portland have grown
together. Its slick exterior and well-dressed patrons shouldn’t
obscure the fact that its creative Mediterranean-Northwest
fusion cuisine offers as good a value as many establishments
where the dress code is tattoos and leather jackets. It’s a great
place to celebrate a special occasion or simply enjoy happy hour.
You can’t go wrong ordering off their seasonally-aware menu; try
seafood, homemade pasta or their fabulous smoky onion rings.
Besaw’s
2301 NW Savier St., 503-228-2619
www.besaws.com
Sunny sidewalk and comfortable patio
seating. Breakfast, lunch, happy hour and
super-tasty dinners, all made with seasonal
ingredients from their very own gardens.
Open seven days a week.
Blitz Pearl
110 NW 10th Ave., 503-222-2229
www.blitzbarpdx.com
One word: amazing! It’s shameful how
amazing their patio is. Really, they feel
sorry for all other patios. Centrally located,
plentiful seating and great service.
Blue Moon Tavern & Grill
432 NW 21st Ave., 503-223-3184
The patio is heated and enclosed when it’s cold or rainy, open
when it’s sunny and warm. Pink flowers, such as bleeding heart,
bob in the planters. Open for breakfast and lunch seven days a
week and dinner five evenings, the historic site started as a beer
parlor in l903. There’s now a full bar. Try a chicken-fried steak for
Sunday brunch. Lighter fare includes fresh herbs from Millennium
Farms in Ridgefield, Wash., where tomatoes may ripen by mid
June. Puntarelle alla Romana is a featured salad. Visit the website
to see a purveyor’s blooming strawberries and pioneer peas,
examples of fresh ingredients preferred by Chef Michael. Sidewalk
seating welcomes canine companions.
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www.mcmenamins.com
This popular Northwest 21st Avenue
hangout offers sidewalk tables from which
to watch the goings-on and the passersby,
pairing perfectly with McMenamins’
handcrafted ales, wines, spirits and pub
fare.
Blue Olive NW
500 NW 21st Ave., 503-528-2822
www.blueolivepdx.com
Enjoy an authentic Mediterranean meal at
one of 10 sidewalk tables, or sip on a cool
ouzo-infused martini under the shade of
the awnings. Lunch/weekend brunch starts
at 11:30 a.m. and daily happy hour menu at
3 p.m.
Bluehour
250 NW 13th Ave., 503-226-3394
www.bluehouronline.com
Since 2000, the patio at Bluehour has
been the main stage for the “theater”
that is the Pearl District neighborhood.
Bluehour serves Chef Boyce’s inspired
cuisine while providing guests with prime
people watching!
Bridgeport Brewpub
1313 NW Marshall St., 503-241-3612
www.bridgeportbrewpub.com.
Elevated loading dock overlooking
Northwest 13th Avenue. Lunch and dinner
available daily. Serving creative pub fare
and handcrafted seasonal ales from
Oregon’s oldest craft brewery. Sun-Mon
11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Tue. - Thu. 11:30 a.m.-11
p.m., Fri. - Sat. 11:30 a.m.- close.
Café Nell
1987 NW Kearney St., 503-294-6487
www.cafenell.com
Lively neighborhood café, brasserie style,
serving American classics. Open 11 a.m.-10
p.m. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat-Sun brunch
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Best neighborhood sidewalk
seating in Northwest Portland. Seating for
40.
Casa Del Matador NW
1438 NW 23rd Ave., 503-228-2855
The Clearing Café
2772 NW Thurman St., 503-841-6240
www.matadorrestaurants.com
www.facebook.com/CasaDelMatador.NW
www.twitter.com/MatadorRest
We are a small neighborhood café,
serving exceptional espresso, freshlybaked pastries, and a light fresh lunch
menu. Conveniently located blocks away
from Forest Park.
Open daily for lunch, happy hour, dinner,
and late night with attentive, sit-down
service to over a dozen sidewalk tables on
the sunny corner of Northwest 23rd and
Quimby.
Cha! Cha! Cha! Mexican Taqueria
1208 NW Glisan St., 503-221-2111
www.chaportland.com
Sustainable Mexican taqueria and
cocktails. Serving tacos, burritos,
quesadillas, chimichangas, salads and more.
Sidewalk seating along busy Glisan Street
in the Pearl.
Cha Taqueria & Bar
305 NW 21st Ave., 503-295-4077
www.chaportland.com
Seating for up to 60 in a covered
courtyard and second-level deck.
Authentic Mexican cuisine using only local,
natural meats. Full bar, beer and wine. One
hundred percent blue agave margaritas
and 38 tequilas. The new place at NW 21st
and Everett.
Café Nell
Crackerjacks
2788 NW Thurman St., 503-222-9069
Beautiful garden patio with seating for
over 30 and sidewalk tables. Classic
American cuisine: meatloaf, salmon, fish
and chips, homemade pizza and “pub food.”
Fresh and reasonably priced. Kid and dog
friendly. Full bar, Oregon Lottery and free
pool.
Dick’s Kitchen
704 NW 21st Ave., 503-206-5916
www.dkportland.com
Diner favorites: burgers, shakes and “not
fries” from locally-sourced ingredients,
making for more healthful (but still
delicious) meals. Wellcoming to eaters of all
kinds with options for vegetarian, vegan or
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Surrounded by residential buildings, Café Nell has settled well
into its role as a cozy neighborhood bistro, serving simple,
well-prepared food in a classy but casual atmosphere. There’s
a French slant to the menu (steak frites, chicken paillard) but
mainly comfort classics such as macaroni and cheese, chicken
and biscuits, and a gargantuan burger (with an egg on it, of
course). The white wine-steamed mussels are fantastic. The café
doesn’t open until 11 a.m., but a weekday brunch will satisfy late
risers. A giant chocolate chip cookie will feed the entire family.
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Dorio Greek Restaurant
1037 NW 23rd Ave., 503-219-0633
Serving traditional New York-style pizza.
Additionally, gluten-free and vegan. Try
the sandwiches and salads.
www.dorionw.com
Enjoy lunch or dinner at a sidewalk table
along Northwest Marshall Street as
you watch the streetcars arriving to
Northwest Portland’s busy 23rd Avenue
stop. Dog friendly.
The Clearing Café
Mike Ryerson
115 NW 22nd Ave., 503-299-6304
www.elephantsdeli.com
Soak up summer on the garden patio! Shop,
dine and entertain in one fun spot. Full
bar, pizza oven and private events room.
Portland’s favorite specialty foods and
catering.
2387 NW Thurman St., 503-224-7888
www.thedragonflycoffeehouse.com
Enjoy soft, filtered sunlight as it dances
through the trees out front, or find an
unmitigated patch of afternoon glory on
the sunny Westside. Iced and blended
beverages of the caffeinated kind,
smoothies too.
Fehrenbacher Hof Coffee House
1225 SW 19th Ave., 503-223-4493
In addition to a comfortable porch and
cobblestone patio, “The Hof” also has
two floors of hangout space. Ristretto
Roasters espresso, home-baked breakfast
sandwiches (with Bud Clark’s Reuben sauce),
pastries, and gourmet soups leave you craving
for more.
Eat Pizza
2037 SW Morrison St. - 503-243-3663
www.eatpizzaportland.com
Eat Pizza is a fine place to meet your
friends and grab a pint of local beer.
Cha Taqueria & Bar
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Pastries baked fresh in-house by the owners of this family business
are must-have treats at The Clearing Café. A fragrant lemon-currant
scone or a generous slice of almond-topped Basque cake make
delicious complements to cappuccino or tea. More hearty meals
include soups (from scratch), panini, and bean and rice bowls. Owners
and Pearl Bakery alumni Kelley Winchester and Andrew Griffiths
make their salsas, syrups, pesto, onion jam, and assorted sauces
and salad dressings in house. Their apple chutney—try it on the
Cheddar Chutney Panini—is spiked with golden raisins, ginger, and
champagne vinegar. A bit off the beaten path means there are many
regular customers, but service is genuinely warm to familiar faces and
newcomers alike.
Fish Sauce
407 NW 17th Ave., 503-227-8000
Goose Hollow Inn
1927 SW Jefferson St., 503-228-7010
www.fishsaucepdx.com
www.goosehollowinn.com
Opening this June. Vietnamese inspired
restaurant with full bar and outdoor patio.
Goose Hollow Inn is a place to escape
in the city, featuring a huge relaxing
deck with heat, awnings and vine maple
ambience. Offering the “Best Reuben on
the Planet,” a choice local beer selection,
fresh-squeezed lime margaritas, organic
vodka, and other fine spirits.
Food Front Cooperative Grocery
2375 NW Thurman St., 503-222-5658
“An eclectic mix of Northern and Southern Mexican cuisine with
fresh healthy ingredients” is the theme. Poblano omelet and huevos
rancheros are hits on Saturday and Sunday for brunch. Later, try
a wild salmon burrito, Burrito del Mar or, for vegans: Cha Mole
Enchiladas, Organico Taco or chile relleno burritos. Sip Ristretto
coffee, Mexican hot chocolate or a mango guava mimosa. The
green- and red-flagged patio out front is as colorful as the food.
Children enjoy downsized meals at brunch, with not-so-spicy
scrambled eggs. Dogs occasionally hang out with sidewalk table
patrons. Happy hours entice evening and late night bar crowds.
There’s live Latin music on Sunday afternoons 4-7 p.m.
RANCH to TABLE
100% grass-fed beef
raised on our family ranch
Serving Breakfast
8 a.m.-11 a.m. Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Serving Lunch & Dinner
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday
2572 NW Vaughn Street
503-227-7002
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www.foodfront.coop
Meet your neighbors; watch the world
of Thurman Street go by from the patio.
Have a delicious, healthy lunch from the
deli or a refreshing drink. Monthly events,
second Saturdays April-October.
Grand Central Bakery
2249 NW York St., 503-232-0575
www.grandcentralbakery.com
A locally owned artisan bakery and café
serving rustic breads and all-butter
pastries, scratch-made soups, salads and
sandwiches made from local, seasonal
ingredients. Enjoy ample parking and
sheltered outdoor seating.
The Gypsy
625 NW 21st Ave., 503-796-1859
www.gypsyrestaurant.com
Outdoor patio, great cocktails and
karaoke every day. Featuring a great
happy hour and specialty cocktails. TueWed 4 p.m.-1 a.m., Thu-Sat 4 p.m.-2 a.m.,
closed Sun and Mon.
Hala’s Lebonese Restaurant
1203 NW 23rd Ave., 503-464-9222
Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks
2376 NW Thurman St., 503-954-1737
www.halaslebanesegrill.com
www.kennyandzukes.com
Enjoy authentic Lebanese fare including
fresh hummus, fresh homemade pita
bread and Lebanese shawarmas. All in a
wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. Cozy
outside seating available below street level,
perfect for those warm evenings. Mon 5
p.m.-9 p.m. , Tue-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., closed
Sunday.
Welcoming neighborhood hangout
featuring great sandwiches of the world.
Cool Moon Ice Cream. Movies and televised
sports events. Great soda and beers.
Industrial Café
2572 NW Vaughn St., 503-227-7002
Outside seating for 40. Full bar with seven
beers on tap. Enjoy their own grass-fed
beef. A great spot after hiking in Forest
Park. Dogs welcome. Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sat-Sun breakfast and lunch 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Kells Brew Pub
21 NW 21st Ave., 503-719-7175
www.kellsbrewpub.com
A family friendly neighborhood brewpub
where traditional Irish meets Northwest
Portland. Mon-Thu 11:30 a.m.-midnight,
Fri-Sat. 11: 30 a.m.-2 a.m., Breakfast Sat 9
a.m.-noon, Sun 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Kingston Sports Bar & Grill
2015 SW Morrison St., 503-224-2115
Outside seating on Southwest Morrison
across from Jeld-Wen Field. Serving
breakfast lunch and dinner with breakfast
served daily until 2 p.m. Great happy hour
menu and prices.
Kornblatt’s Delicatessen
628 NW 23rd Ave., 503-242-0055
www.kornblattsdelipdx.com
Four tables along busy Northwest 23rd
Avenue. Outdoor service for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. Breakfast served all day.
Now open ‘til 9 p.m. New York-style deli
serving fresh bagels.
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Royal Banquet Room seats up to 90 people
Open 7 nights a week 5-10 pm • Reservations recommended
Belly Dancing Wednesday-Sunday
1201 NW 21st Ave. at Northrup
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503-248-9442
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“Northwest Portland’s Favorite
Thai Restaurant”
Vegetarian Dishes Our Specialty
Try Our Fast Take Out Service
Open Monday-Friday for Lunch & Dinner • Weekends All Day
730 NW 21st Ave • 503-223-2182
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Dragonfly epitomizes what a coffeehouse should be: a
neighborhood living room. It’s always filled with an eclectic array of
people settled in on the comfortable mismatched furniture, sipping
superb espresso drinks out of ceramic mugs, eating excellent homebaked pastries (including vegan and gluten-free selections), reading
or chatting and staring at the rain outside. Lattes of the day feature
such treats as cardamom or coconut. Like most coffeehouses,
there’s free wifi, but Dragonfly never feels like an office.
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Laughing Planet Café
922 NW 21st Ave., 503-445-1319
Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant
2050 SW Morrison St., 503-295-1290
721 NW Ninth Ave. Suite 175, 503-5055020
www.mazatlanmexicanrestaurant.com
www.laughingplanetcafe.com
Quick-service café serving nutritious
fare in the form of tasty burritos, bowls,
soups, salads and smoothies. Dedicated to
making wholesome food accessible to timeconstrained folks, keeping it affordable,
fun, and socially responsible. 11 a.m. to 10
p.m. every day.
The Leaky Roof
1538 SW Jefferson St., 503-222-3745
www.theleakyroof.com
High-end casual meets neighborhood
comfortable. Happy hour every day
3-6 p.m. Proudly serving quality food at
affordable prices and exceptional service.
Visit them online!
Limo Peruvian Restaurant
2340 NW Westover Rd., 503-477-8348
www.limorestaurant.com
Enjoy a great happy hour featuring
authentic Peruvian fare out in their lovely
patio. They also feature a great wine
selection. Meriwether’s Restaurant
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Stop by before and after Timbers’ games
for the best margaritas in town. Enjoy
freshly prepared, authentic Mexican food
on their patio. Special kids’ menu. Karaoke
Thu and Sat night.
McMenamins Tavern & Pool
1716 NW 23rd Ave., 503-227-0929
www.mcmenamins.com
This neighborhood pub at the north end
of Northwest 23rd is an ideal spot to sit
outside on cool summer evenings with a
couple of pitchers, a couple of friends and
all the time in the world.
Melt
716 NW 21st Ave., 503-295-4944
www.meltportland.com
Sidewalk seating or inside by big open
windows. Twenty-plus item happy hour 2
p.m.-closing. Sat and Sun brunch. “Best
burgers I ever ate,” specialty sandwiches,
full bar, local microbrews and espresso.
North 45 Pub
Mike Ryerson
With its ornate chairs and tables surrounding an Italian-style fountain,
the garden terrace at Meriwether’s is steeped in an elegant serenity
that belies its nearness to busy Northwest Vaughn Street. Helpful
and knowledgeable servers are on hand to guide diners through
the menu, which changes periodically. In addition to wine, beer and
cocktails (with many Oregon options), a pantry board of appetizers
offers a huge array of uncommon nibbles like crab deviled eggs, and
avocado and anchovy toast. Dinner features dishes such as Spring Pea
Risotto and Whole Roasted Branzino (a Mediterranean sea bass) with
fennel and quinoa. The dessert menu includes suggestion for wine
pairings and the offerings include ice cream and cookies, which are
house made.
Meriwether’s Restaurant
2601 NW Vaughn St., 503-228-1250
www.meriwethersnw.com
North 45 Pub
517 NW 21st Ave., 503-248-6317
The covered and heated patio, year-round
gardens and gazebo with fire pit make a
memorable place to enjoy the outdoors.
The produce is grown on their very own
Meriwether’s Skyline Farm.
Upscale pub in the heart of Northwest
restaurant row. Beautiful Old World
interior with a library ladder to 300plus spirits 2,500-square-foot private
courtyard with a copper top bar. Great
mussels, Belgian beers and ambiance.
New Old Lompoc
1616 NW 23rd Ave.
910 NW 14th Ave., 503-227-7020
www.newoldlompoc.com
North 45 has all the regulation pub food and drink you’d expect, but if
you’d like a new culinary or imbibing experience in an informal setting
right in your neighborhood, this is the place. The menu boasts seven
varieties of mussel dishes, including the Greek, with fennel, ouzo and
basil. There is an astounding whiskey selection and Belgian beers
ranging from a modestly priced hefeweisen to stronger and darker
brews that run from $8 on up. The happy hour includes $4 well drinks
and a nostalgically tangy mac and cheese, all served on an outdoor
patio surrounded by older brick walls that give the place an inner-city,
down-to-earth feel.
Watch for the opening of the new building
in 2013 and visit website for a list of their
other locations serving Lompoc handcrafted
ales. Beautiful new storefront seating
is planned. Nob Hill Bar & Grill
937 NW 23rd Ave., 503-274-9616
www.nobhillbarpdx.com
Sidewalk tables along Northwest
23rd Avenue. National award-winning
hamburgers. Serving breakfast, lunch and
dinner seven days a week. Monday night
50-cent tacos. Full-service bar and 12
beers on tap.
Your Neighborhood Grocery Store since 1972
Coupon: $5 off any
purchase of $25 or more
Papa Haydn/Jo Bar
701 NW 21st Ave., 503-228-7317 or 503222-0048
www.papahaydn.com
Quiet sidewalk seating on Irving — a
bit more festive on 23rd. Portland’s best
desserts, prime people watching, great
food and drinks. Why go anywhere else?
Cocktail party 3-6 p.m. at both locations.
Thursdays, 6:30pm
NW 25th & Raleigh • TriMet #15 & #77
July 12
July 19
July 26
Selco Community Credit Union presents
Gimme Some Lovin’ (Blues Brothers Tribute)
Locust Street Taxi (Horns, Harmony & Humor)
Nancy King Band (Portland Vocal Jazz Legend)
couch Park
NW 20th & Glisan • TriMet #17
NWE 8209
More than just a sports bar! The largest
patio dining area in Portland; our deck is
dog friendly. Happy hour food and drink
specials 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Mon-Fri and 9 p.m.
to midnight daily. Brunch Sat/Sun 11 a.m 2 p.m.
Wallace Park
Exp: 6/30/12 One coupon per customer per visit.
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FREE Concerts in
Northwest Portland
Celebrating 40 Years
FoodFront.coop
Northwest: 2375 NW Thurman St | 503.222.5658 | 8am-10pm
Hillsdale: 6344 SW Capitol Hwy | 503.546.6559 | 8am-9pm
www.north45pub.com
Aug 2
Aug 9
Aug 16
The Alphabeticians (Goofy, Hi-Energy Kids’ Tunes)
Bobby Torres Band (Swinging, Rhythmic Latin)
The Ty Curtis Band (Award-Winning Blues)
The Best Park System
in the Nation
Paragon Restaurant & Bar
1309 NW Hoyt St., 505-833-5060
www.paragonrestaurant.com
Outdoor dining in the heart of the Pearl
District! Dine among galleries, boutiques,
cafés and more. Inquire about private
dining. Lunch and dinner daily. Happy hour
daily 4-6 p.m. and 9 p.m.-close.
Park Kitchen
422 NW Eighth Ave., 503-223-7275
www.parkkitchen.com
Seasonally driven menu. Internationally
acclaimed chef. Private dining available.
Outside seating overlooking the North
Park Blocks in the Pearl.
Pink Rose
1300 NW Lovejoy St., 503-482-2165
www.pinkrose.com
Offering the hip urban charm of Portland’s
Pearl District with exceptional food and
genuine hospitality.
Pizza Schmizza
1036 NW Glisan St., 503-477-5501
www.schmizza.com
www.facebook.com/SchmizzaPearl
Located at the heart of the Pearl. Exotic
toppings like alligator sausage. Most fun
women’s bathroom in town and of course,
outdoor seating.
PlayDate PDX
1434 NW 17th Ave., 507-227-7529
www.playdatepdx.com
An indoor playground and café with roll-up
garage doors and outdoor seating on the
patio available during the summer and yearround on nice days. Open Sun.-Thu. 9 a.m.-8
p.m., Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Always in bloom, distinct attention to the
season and contemporary flair, Pink Rose
embodies elegance, friendship, unique
underground and up-top patio dining.
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NORTHWEST FARMERS MARKET
THURSDAYS
Relax among the rooftops on the large wraparound deck of this
sophisticated sports bar. Kick back and take in the collage of
painterly views of nearby Pearl District buildings, classic and new.
The TV monitors on the deck (there are many more inside) are
tuned to a modest volume, distinguishing it from the rowdy vibe
typical of sports bars. Enjoy a rib-sticking entrée like the Barbeque
Baker, a potato stuffed with pulled pork and cheese. At happy hour,
a decent burger and fries paired with a local brew on tap will set
you back a wallet-pleasing $7.50.
3-7PM JUNE- SEPT
NW 19th & Everett St
JOIN US!
Meet the Market ~ Thursday, June 14 ~ open house with fun activities and market giveaways!
Senior Day ~ third Thursday of each month ~ fruit and veggie bingo with market produce prizes!
FRESH EXCHANGE
provides up to $ 7 in matching funds
to SNAP/Oregon Trail recipients
NORTHWEST
PortlandFarmersMarket.org
KEEP PORTLAND TWISTED!
7535 SW Barnes Rd. (in the QFC Center) 503-477-8083
Summer Hours begin June 13th
Sunday -Thursday 11 AM - 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 11 AM - 11 PM
Fresh fruit and nonfat froyo make a great nutritious snack!
Monday - Thursday
$1.00 OFF
Yogurt or Shake
7535 SW Barnes Rd. (QFC Center)
503-477-8083
Expires July 15, 2012 - not valid with other offers
Free 10 oz. Yogurt with
$20 Gift Card Purchase
7535 SW Barnes Rd. (QFC)
503-477-8083
Expires July 15, 2012
NWExaminer-June - not valid with other offers
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The Rams Head
2282 NW Hoyt St., 503-221-0098
In the beautiful West Hills, provides
customers a spacious and comfortable
outdoor seating area. Open seven days a
week.
www.mcmenamins.com
Settle in at a sidewalk table following an
afternoon of shopping on busy Northwest
23rd. Relax with handcrafted McMenamins
ales, wines and spirits paired with fresh
salad, burgers, sandwiches and more.
Uptown Billiards Club
120 NW 23rd Ave., 503-226-6909
www.uptownbilliards.com
Salt & Straw
838 NW 23rd Ave., 971-271-8168
Nob Hill’s best kept secret! Enjoy outdoor
summer seating on 23rd Avenue. Voted ‘Best
Food’ by Opentable.com. Uptown Billiards
Club is open Tues-Sat starting at 4 p.m.
Happy hour on over 20 à la carte items
4-6:30 p.m.
Salt & Straw on Northwest 23rd is a café
with hand-made, small batch ice cream,
artisan Stumptown espresso available with
house-made syrups and sauces, boiled
Bowery Bagels, and pastries baked daily
in house. The nearly floor to ceiling street
front windows open to sidewalk café
seating.
Vivace
1400 NW 23rd Ave., 503-927-3839
Outdoor patio on the corner of Northwest
23rd & Pettygrove. Cozy covered porch
in back. Enjoy scrumptious crêpes &
Stumptown Coffee at the Historic
Pettygrove House. Wine, beer, cocktails &
free Wi-Fi.
Santa Fe Taqueria
831 NW 23rd Ave., 503-220-0406
www.santafetaqueria.com
Enjoy people watching on Northwest 23rd
with a refreshing margarita. Full bar and
family friendly, Santa Fe hosts the largest
sidewalk seating on the street. Serving
fresh Mexican food for 20-plus years.
Kells Brewpub owner Gerard McAleese gets ready for the outdoor seating season with
planters around his new patio. Kells recently opened at 210 NW 21st Ave.
Wildwood Restaurant & Bar
1221 NW 21st Ave., 503-248-9663
www.wildwoodresturant.com
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21 Avenue Bar & Grill
721 NW 21st Ave. – 503-222-4121
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A staple in Northwest Portland for
almost 14 years. A loyal staff brings
life to a casual menu and services the
premier outdoor patio and deck in the
neighborhood. Sidewalk seating also
available in front.
23 Hoyt
529 NW 23rd Ave., 503-445-7400
www.23hoyt.com
Serving dinner and happy hour every night,
and brunch on Sundays. Enjoy casual,
delicious, locally-sourced New American
cuisine from Chef Amber Webster’s
celebrated kitchen at 23Hoyt.
Touché Restaurant & Bar
1425 NW Glisan St., 503-221-1150
Diners enjoy the new patio at the Pink Rose at Northwest 13th and Lovejoy.
Serratto
2112 NW Kearney St., 503-221-1195
Streetcar Bistro & Taproom
1101 NW Northrup St., 971-279-5634
www.serratto.com
www.streetcarbistro.com
Serving innovated dishes from Italy,
France and the greater Mediterranean
region. Outstanding wine list and full
bar. sidewalk tables on Northwest 21st
and Kearney. Serving lunch, dinner and
happy hour. Parking available in the lot at
Northwest 21st and Johnson.
Across from Tanner Springs Park on 11th
and Northrup. Experience relaxed North
Pearl neighborhood sidewalk dining, fresh,
familiar food, 30 craft beers on tap,
specialty cocktails and live weekend music.
Sniff Café
1828 NW Raleigh St., 503-208-2366
www.teachaite.com
www.sniffdoghotel.com
What’s a café doing inside a dog hotel?
Simple, being different. Join them for
happy hour from 5-7 p.m. Mon-Sat, for
an assortment of beers, wines, pizzas and
other tasty treats. St. Honoré Boulangerie
2335 NW Thurman St., 503-445-4342
www.sainthonorebakery.com
Enjoy an authentic café experience and
the Old World charms of France. Serving
French wines and European beers. Outdoor
seating for 30 facing Northwest Thurman
and 23rd Place.
Wilfs Restaurant
800 NW Sixth Ave., 503-223-0070
www.wilfsrestaurant.com
Enjoy the view of the Union Station and
rose garden, micro beers, wines by the
glass, and house infused cocktails. Lunch,
dinner or casual bar menu for your dining
appetite.
World Cup Coffee & Tea Co.
1740 NW Glisan St., 503-228-4152
www.worldcupcoffee.com
A locally-based coffee shop providing
fresh-roasted coffee, pastries,
sandwiches and desserts. We have outside
seating, free Wi-Fi and a meeting room,
too.
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Check out the amazing view of the West
Hills from a second-story outdoor balcony!
Offering a cozy vibe featuring over 100
handcrafted teas including Portland’s best
bubble tea.
Tara Thai
1310 NW 23rd Ave., 503-222-7840
www.tarathainorthwest.com
Renovated outdoor deck seating in an
enclosed area under an old historic tree.
Family owned restaurant for over 20
years.
Presented by Carl Abbott,
Professor of Urban Studies and Planning,
Portland State University
Italian/Mediterranean food prepared
with local ingredients. Outdoor patio with
fireplace, full bar, beer and wine. Pool
tables and Oregon Lottery. Open Mon-Sat.
Chef Dustin Clark’s menu changes daily and
provides a pure and focused expression
of local cuisine. Full bar features locally
distilled liquors, and the wine list has
glasses, bottles and half bottles for every
occasion and meal.
Tea Chai Te
734 NW 23rd Ave., 503-228-0900
The New Old Lompoc will not be serving lunch on the patio this summer.
SW 3rd and Clay, Portland, 1967.
Courtesy of
City of Portland Archives
“The Many Lives of South
Portland: From Immigrants
to Hippies and Highrises”
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7535 SW Barnes Rd., 503-477-8083.
Buildings demolished to make
room for Keller Fountain. House,
SW 3rd Ave, Portland, 1955. Marion
Dean Ross (1913-1991). Courtesy of
University of Oregon Libraries.
Monday, June 4 - 7pm
FREE
Minors welcome with parent
McMenamins Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St. | 503.223-4527
Sponsored by The Northwest Examiner
going out
Community
Events
Corporations and
free speech
Janice Thompson, director of Common Cause Oregon, will discuss the Citizens’ United decision by the U.S. Supreme
Court affirming that political contributions
by corporations are protected under the
freedom of speech guarantees of the First
Amendment. The free public affairs meeting, which is organized by Bill Harris and
other Northwest neighborhood residents
sympathetic to the Occupy movement,
will be held Thursday, June 21, 7 p.m., at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. Hot
drinks and cookies will be provided.
The Northwest Community
Garden, shown in 2007 photo, is in need of
another round of TLC. An open house for all interested persons is planned at
the garden, Northwest 16th and Johnson, June 7.
Senior Barbeque
All seniors are invited to the annual
Friendly House Senior BBQ Thursday,
Farm Tunes
June 21, 11:30 a.m. There will be rafKruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island will host fles, food, and fun. An RSVP is required.
the family friendly Farm Tunes Concert Call Alberta or Carol at 503-224-2640 to
Series every Thursday, June 21-Aug. 30, reserve a seat.
6:30-9:30 p.m. The series features regional
country, jazz, folk and bluegrass performers, beginning with the Mike Osborne GirlStrength
GirlStrength, a free, comprehensive
Band June 21 and The New Iberians June
self-defense
course designed for girls ages
28. Admission is just $10 per car. Bring
10-14,
will
be
offered five consecutive Sata picnic or purchase food, beer and wine
urdays,
July
7-Aug.
5, 1-4 p.m. at Friendly
onsite. For information, visit krugersfarm.
House.
The
course
focuses
on empowering
com.
girls and demystifying fear while teaching verbal assertiveness and physical selfRotary speakers
defense skills. Parents or guardians must
Portland Pearl Rotary Club meets at the register by June 28 in person at 1737 NW
Ecotrust Building, 721 NW Ninth Ave., 26th Ave.
every Tuesday at 7:25 a.m. Meetings are
open to the public. A $10 charge includes
breakfast. For information, contact: George Summer Camp
Friendly House Summer Camp for chilWright, [email protected] or 503dren
entering first through sixth grades is
223-0268.
taking registrations. Camp themes include
June 5: “How to Become a Human Lie
swimming lessons, puppetry, filmmaking,
Detector,” Vanessa Van Petten, author and
rock band and carnival. Before- and afterbehavioral investigator.
care are available, as well as scholarships for
June 12: “KISN Radio: A Musical Blast
those that qualify. We’ll explore farmers’
from the Past,” Dave Rogoway.
markets, parks and shows in addition to
June 19: No program.
longer treks to the coast and mountains.
June 26: “A Vision for Schools in the Visit friendlyhouseinc.org to register.
21st Century,” Peyton Chapman, principal,
Lincoln High School.
Self-Hypnosis
Friendly House Senior Field Trips will
go to Historic Oregon City/End of Oregon Trail Interpretive Center June 7, 82nd
Avenue for bargain shopping June 14 and
Hoyt Arboretum June 28. To sign up or
for details, call Ride Connection at 503226-0700.
Steve Frison, a mediation, Tibetan
Qigong and Tibetan Taji teacher for more
than 30 years, will teach self-hypnosis at
Friendly House Thursday, June 28, 6:30
pm. The class teaches the causes of stress
and its effect on the body, how to prevent
stress and reduce its impact, in addition to
hypnosis. For information, visit mindsighthypno.com. To register, call 503-228-4391.
Beginning Tai Chi
Concerts at Ecotrust
Senior trips
The Taoist Tai Chi Society is offering
a new beginner class for seniors starting
Tuesday, June 5, at Friendly House, 1737
NW 26th Ave. Call the Taoist Tai Chi
Society at 503-220-5970 for information.
Family Music Circle
Neighbors Meeting Neighbors Family
Music Circle, open to people of all ages,
will be held Friday, June 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave.
It is sponsored by the Nob Hill Business
Association with a grant from Neighbors
West/Northwest. Individuals are invited to
bring their instruments or just their voices.
Sundown at Ecotrust, free outdoor concerts “that tell a story about living deliberately in our region,” will be held Thursdays
in July, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at 721 NW Ninth
Ave. The series includes local musicians,
food and beverages from Laughing Planet
and Hot Lips Pizza and interactive booths
hosted by local organizations.
July 5: Protecting Water, with Typhoon.
July 12: Reimaging Energy, with Laura
Gibson.
July 19: Honoring Food, with Holcombe Waller.
July 26: Treasuring Forests, with The
Builders and The Butchers.
Community Garden
An open house for the Northwest Community Garden on Northwest 16th between
Johnson and Kearney streets will be held
Thursday, June 7, 4-6 p.m. Students from
Childpeace Montessori School, 1516 NW
Thurman St., will give tours, demonstrations on composting and provide refreshments. The garden has five raised-bed plots,
two of which are unclaimed. For information, contact Matt at [email protected].
History presentation
“The Many Lives of South Portland:
From Immigrants to Hippies and Highrises,” a slide show and lecture by Carl
Abbott, professor of urban studies and
planning at Portland State University,
will be presented Monday, June 4, 7 p.m.,
at McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624
NW Glisan St. The free event is sponsored by McMenamins and the Northwest Examiner. Minors are welcome with
a parent.
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June 5th – Volunteer Appreciation Tea (2:30pm)
June 6th – PTA Board Mtg (7pm)
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Finance & Real Estate p. 25-30
Neighborhood association seesaws on saving elm trees
allan classen
By Allan Classen
The Northwest District Association has
turned itself inside out, voting five times on
a development proposal that will eliminate
four giant elm trees at Northwest 19th and
Johnson. For all the motions, there has
been little progress as the organization’s
ultimate position on the matter remains up
in the air.
A special board meeting has been scheduled Tuesday, June 5, 6 p.m. in the Legacy Good Samaritan auditorium at 1040
NW 22nd Ave. to consider overturning a
4-3 decision by the association’s Planning
Committee to contest the project before
the City Council.
The Planning Committee’s narrow decision was the only one of five past motions
that has gone against the developer, Sam
Rodriguez of Mill Creek Residential Trust,
who intends to cut down the approximately
125-year-old trees to make room for a fivestory, 86-unit apartment building with 66
underground parking spaces.
The committee’s decision to appeal
approval of the project by the Portland
Historical Landmarks Commission was
based on recent legal research indicating
that the Landmarks Commission erred in
not considering the contribution of street
trees in a historic district. The property lies
within the Alphabet Historic District and
is therefore subject to design review, but
the commission relied on city staff advice
that it had no jurisdiction over existing
street trees along the property.
That was the best information available
to the neighborhood association when it
cast prior votes. But past NWDA President Frank Dixon, an attorney, provided
persuasive interpretation that a new city
code requires trees, whether in the public
right of way or on private property, to be
considered in design review. Dixon referred
to Title 11, a new ordinance regarding trees
enacted in February, while the city relied
on Title 33, the city’s general zoning code.
The new interpretation convinced Planning Committee Chair John Bradley to
switch his position. In February, he broke a
3-3 tie in favor of the original development
proposal. In late May, he cast the tiebreaking vote against the project and for taking
the issue to City Council.
“There is enough inconsistency in the
The 1951 office building was stepped back to provide extra room for the four giant elm trees, but developers of a proposed five-story apartment building contend that saving the elms would require a new structure to have much greater setbacks—setbacks that would make the project infeasible.
code,” said Bradley, to warrant appeal to
City Council, even if that process creates a
hardship for the developer.
That inconsistency was noted by neighborhood representatives on both sides of
the issue. NWDA board and Planning
Committee member Steve Pinger, believing that the initial committee vote in
February settled the matter, has at several
junctures asked, “How many times are we
going to vote on this?”
Although taking the side of the developer, Pinger said the city’s enforcement of
codes is unacceptable.
“We do not have adequate protections
for these trees,” he said.
The city’s interpretation gives no greater
protection to street trees in a historic
district than those in other parts of city,
a policy that seemed wrong to many local
activists who had worked to create the
Alphabet Historic District in 2000.
“These rules are obviously flawed, everybody knows it,” said NWDA Vice President Tavo Cruz.
The multiple votes on the project owed
in part to a mid-stream compromise offered
by Rodriguez. He originally proposed to
replace the elms with 6-inch-diameter
trees and donate another $150,000 for
street trees in other parts of the district.
Under threat of NWDA opposition,
he floated an alternative scheme to build
around the trees. The alternative would
have set the building and underground
garage 10 feet back from the sidewalk
to give the roots and canopy more room.
Under this scenario, he would not guarantee the trees would survive, and if they did
not, he would replace them with smaller,
1.5-inch diameter trees. There would have
been no $150,000 contribution for extra
trees under this plan.
The developer’s arborist, along with
specialists with the City Forester’s office,
agreed that construction would probably
lead to the death of the elms within about
five to seven years. This option failed to
get traction and appears moot as the issue
moves to a possible resolution by City
Council.
That is unless the board votes to pull out
of the appeal at the special meeting June 5.
While the neighborhood association has
been closely divided on what to do with the
giant elms, a contingent of tree advocates,
most living near 19th and Johnson, has had
no such ambivalence.
Nine neighbors spoke against the project and removing the trees at the Landmarks Commission hearing, while none
spoke in favor. In an official count after
the Northwest District Association annual
meeting, 10 members raised their hands in
support of saving the trees and only one
opposed.
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Fred Meyer takes urban tack on latest remodel plans
Courtesy Group MacKenzie Architects
By Allan Classen
Fred Meyer Company, responding
to firm directives from the city’s design
review process last year, is taking an all-new
approach to the remodel of its Stadium
store.
New drawings were unveiled last month
at a meeting of the Goose Hollow Foothills
League that involve a clear turn from the
suburban tone of the initial proposal that
was strongly criticized by the Portland
Design Commission.
The narrow 6-foot sidewalk along West
Burnside Street will be widened to 15
feet, and an additional 10 feet beyond that
will be devoted to a covered colonnade or
arcade resembling those in buildings such
as Hippo Hardware on East Burnside. The
colonnade will have seating and, combined
with a wider sidewalk, the intent is to make
Burnside less “harsh” and more appealing to
pedestrians and accommodating of people
waiting for the bus.
While the size of the store will increase
from 95,000 to 135,000 square feet, the
number of off-street parking stalls will drop
from 207 to 130.
Dick Spies of Group MacKenzie, chief
architect of the project, said studies have
The latest plan to remodel of Stadium Fred Meyer store (as seen from southwest) emphasizes pedestrians while attempting to make Burnside
Street less “harsh.”
shown that two-thirds of the customers at
this store arrive by means other than driving.
Spies, who lives nearby on Northwest
Johnson Street, said there is a national trend
among urban stores to be more pedestrian
friendly, following the European model.
The store will expand its deli and bakery
sections and add a home improvement
department. There will be a flower shop
at the southeast corner of the store and a
Starbucks Coffee at the southwest corner.
A community room will be available for
meetings of local groups.
The company plans to present the
updated plans to the city for design review
advice in “the next two months.”
Some members of neighborhood asso-
Building named for streetcar pioneer
ciation thought the company has gone
too far in reducing parking. Norm Rich,
general manager of the Multnomah Athletic Club, questioned how the store could
expand while reducing its parking supply.
He claimed he sometimes finds no parking
available in the store’s underground garage.
Others at the meeting, however, said they
have never had this problem.
oregon historical society
Courtesy SERA Architects
C.E. John Company has chosen Franklin Ide as the name of the apartment
building under construction in the 2200 block of Northwest Lovejoy Street.
The name refers to Franklin Ide Fuller, who unified Portland’s streetcar
system in the late 1800s, when it was considered superior to systems in
Chicago, New York and San Francisco. The apartment building will have
92 units and six floors, with ground-level retail and underground parking.
Completion is anticipated in mid-summer 2013.
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Northwest Portland Farmers Market
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Lindsay Yousey, owner of Serious Business Pastries, makes cookies the old-fashioned way in
the commercial kitchen she rents on Northwest 24th Avenue.
By Martha Wright
Lindsay Yousey, 27, launched Serious
Business Pastries late last year and has been
surprised how quickly the business has
taken off. In fact she’ll soon be hiring help.
She was thrilled to be accepted as a
vendor at the Northwest Portland Farmers
Market (which opens June 7), and Whole
Foods will begin carrying her products
in five of its stores this month. At the
The Northwest Market season
begins Thursday, June 7, and will continue every Thursday through Sept.
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straight year, it will be at Northwest
19th and Everett in the parking lot
donated by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The Market is sponsored by
Food Front Cooperative Grocery.
Approximately 20 vendors will
sell local farm-fresh produce, meats,
cheeses, wine, baked goods and other
specialty foods. New this year is a program called Fresh Exchange, in which
shoppers eligible for SNAP benefits
will receive a dollar-for-dollar match
up to $7.
moment, Food Front is her biggest wholesale account.
Yousey completed a graduate program
in psychology and practiced briefly, but
switched gears after visiting and falling in
love with Portland and its passionate food
scene. She worked at as many baking jobs
as she could, including a stint as a lead
baker at Grand Central Bakery.
In her rented commercial kitchen space
on Northwest 24th Avenue, I chatted and
snapped photos while she hand-scooped
cookie dough. She explained that larger
bakeries use a machine to evenly measure
and space cookies on a tray, but it matters
a lot to her that her cookies have a homebaked look and texture.
At the market, Yousey will sell an array
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— business briefs —
OnPoint Community Credit Union will open a new
branch at 2688 NW Vaughn St. June 25. The manager
will be Andy Jamison, who has been with OnPoint for
five years after a 20-year career in private banking. ...
Native Tap House, a craft beer tavern owned by Brian
White, plans to open in the former Ellington Handbags
building at 1533 NW 24th Ave. He will serve light food,
craft beer and wine, closing at 11 p.m. The location
is residentially zoned, but commercial use is allowed
under a grandfather clause. ... The Gap has closed its
store in Thiele’s Square. It was one of the original tenants in the shopping center, which was built in 1995.
... Brake Team has closed after less than two years in
business at 830 NW Everett St. Local Choice Produce
Market, owned by Timothy Bruning, has applied for a
liquor license at that address. ... Michael Mattigan will
open Bowery Bagels at 310 NW Broadway June 9.
He boils his own bagels nearby at Kitchen Cru, a commercial kitchen. ... Barber Q (2346 NW Westover Rd.)
employee Rita Nguyen has purchased the business and
renamed it Barber King. ... Bo Kwon, owner of KOI
Fusion, the popular mobile food truck business, plans
to open a permanent restaurant in the former Stadium
Flowers building at 2010 W. Burnside St. in June or
July. He is seeking a liquor license. ... Little Big Burger
will open its sixth Portland restaurant in August at
the location currently occupied by Yuki Sushi Bar at
930 NW 23rd Ave. The local chain also has an outlet
at 122 NW 10th Ave. ... Francesca’s Collection, a
national chain selling women’s clothing and accessories,
will open at 940 NW 23rd Ave., the longtime home of
Mama Ro’. ... Farmer’s Market in Northwest returns
for another season at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
parking lot at Northwest 19th and Everett. It will be
open every Thursday June 7-Sept. 27, 3-7 p.m. ... Wilf’s
Restaurant & Bar will reopen in mid-June after closing
for renovations, which include an updated kitchen, new
carpet, new windows and a new heating/cooling system. ... Hoyt Dogs, a food cart formerly at Northwest
21st and Hoyt streets, has moved to Northwest 16th and
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Rita Nguyen has acquired Barber King
Kinetic Integration
625 NW 17th Ave., 503-924-6535
Lovejoy and expanded to weekday hours. ... European
Wax Center, a national chain, is opening at 5 NW 23rd
Place in Uptown Shopping Center July 15. ... Brad
Clifford and Stefan Krupelar will close their Bravado
Home & Design showroom in September after five
years in business at 536 NW 14th Ave. ... Michael
Jones Studios, Inc., a professional photographer, has
leased space at 1910 NW 23rd Place. ... French Quarter
luxury linens is moving from 1313 NW Glisan St. to
the former JD Madison space at 530 NW 11th Ave. ...
Aki Seafood & Noodle House, 1900 NW 27th Ave.,
has been closed for two months for “kitchen repairs”
with no reopening date posted. ... Craig Boretz, the
head of property development for Con-way, is opening Porcellino Design Studios, 618 NW Glisan St.,
to show his own works of abstract impressionistic art.
... Quimby’s at 19th will host live bands, starting with
the Tom Grant Band, every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, plus some weekends. ... Susan Rosenzweig’s Center for Psychology & Health, was moved
from 1849 NW Kearney St. to 2476 NW Northrup St.
Drew Hohensee, a sports chiropractor and member of
the U.S. Olympic training medical team, has opened a
business serving athletes of all ages and people rehabilitating from injury. In a large gym attached to his
offices, he uses tools such as medicine balls, kettle balls
and bands for resistance and guiding movement. He
emphasizes the mind-body spark as a source of motivation. He commutes from Beaverton on his bicycle.
Sparkle by Patty’s Closet
828 NW 23rd Ave., 503-227-6452
Elisabeth Abram, the first to open a Patty’s Closet outside of Las Vegas, is opening a second franchise in late
June, next door to Patty’s Closet, a clothing boutique
new to our neighborhood last year. Charlotte Leveque
is the assistant manager. Sparkle, selling affordable,
colorful handbags, jewelry and accessories, is the newest of the franchises founded Patty and Juan Barba,
who will be at Sparkle’s grand opening June 30, starting at 10 a.m. Abrams befriended Barba when she
had a salon next to Patty’s Closet in Las Vegas.
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Erica Lurie at Garnish.
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Drew Hohensee at Kinetic Integration.
Clothing designer Erica Lurie, who opened the original Garnish on Northeast Alberta Street seven years
ago, is opening a second apparel store in the former
Orchid Exchange space this month. She will sell her
own creations and provide tailoring and alterations.
Instead of conventional sizing by numbers, she uses
adjectives such as “extraordinary” and “extra hot.” She
plans a grand opening celebration June 29, 6-9 p.m.
Sanford Booth at Big Frog.
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Sanford Booth, a primary care dad the last three years,
has opened a custom T-shirt shop in a long-vacant space
along West Burnside Street. Sports teams, businesses
or individuals can order shirts to promote their cause.
Photographs, images from the Internet or personal art
can also be printed on mouse pads, drink cozies, hats or
bandanas. Designers Chris Watson and Jonathan Haley
can help come up with the design. A giant printer on
premises applies the images. The blue eyes of his son
peek out from the image on Booth’s own mouse pad.
Elisabeth Abram at Sparkle by Patty’s Closet.
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New Old Lompoc Pub & Brewery owner Jerry Fechter chats with 94-yearold Walter Gadsby, whose family built the 23rd Avenue building in 1904.
Gatsby owned the property until 1993.
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The Rock Soft Futon building at Northwest 23rd and Raleigh was short
work for a demolition crew. The New Old Lompoc fell moments later. C.E.
John Company is building a mixed-use project that will include space for the
Lompoc.
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Snapshots
Courtney Misner, a student at De La Salle High School,
works in the garden at White Shield Center in Northwest Portland as part of the school’s annual volunteer
day.
Brad Bissell, operations manager of Northwest Container
Services, donated this shipping container to Linnton
Community Center recently. The container will provide
temporary storage until permanent facilities for an emergency food bank can be built.
Margaret Butler, a registered nurse at Legacy Good
Samaritan Medical Center, displays a receipt for food
purchased by her team. Teams compete every May to see
who can collect the most food and cash for the Lift Urban
Portland Food Drive.
More than 30 stakeholders from Neighbors for Clean Air went
to Salem last month to deliver petitions to Gov. John Kitzhaber
asking for tighter regulations on diesel emissions. The Northwest
Portland-based organization charged bad faith on the part of
Associated Oregon Industries and Oregon Metal Council for
refusing to work with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Portland Air Toxics Solutions Advisory Committee
or make any voluntary effort to reduce pollution.
Community Awards night
See coverage pages 1, 7-9
Photos by Julie Keefe
Lifetime Achievement winner Ruth Roth gets a hug from
Examiner Publisher Allan Classen.
Greg Hermens, with Mike Ryerson watching, explains how he made the trophies from
recycled materials.
Another award announcement draws an approving reaction from the
audience.
Luke Aitchison (L-R), Ellie Cook, Jessie Cobban and
Anna Loy found that the best seats in the house were on
the floor.
Donna Matrazzo (left) with award winner Cindy Reid and her husband, Bahram Adrangi.
Jazz Society of Oregon Hall of Fame member
Dan Balmer (left) and Scott Steed.warmed up
the audience.
Awards committee members Norm Gholston (left) and
Michael Hall keep the younger generation supplied with
ice cream.
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