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• Besaw’s losing lease – Page 14
MAY 2015 / VOLUME 28, NO. 8 / FREE
• Food Front adds one, keeps one out
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Zoo wants out of ivory-selling ban
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BY ALLAN CLASSEN
Ballow & Wright
Champions:
T
he Oregon Zoo testified last month in support of state legislation to ban the sale of ivory.
The zoo’s deputy conservation manager had the perfect sound bite:
“Humans can survive
without ivory,” said David
Shepherdson. “Elephants
can’t.”
Behind the scenes, however, Shepherdson and other
zoo officials are seeking an
exemption from the measure, known as Senate Bill
913. It may not be a matter of
the institution’s survival, but
for somewhat hazy reasons,
it is not ready to forgo the
benefits of its ivory stockpile.
Minutes of a Metro Council work session in March
state that because the Oregon
Zoo “has an ivory collection
and produces ivory naturally
because of its elephant collection, it is asking for an
exemption … in order to dispel potential liabilities.”
While Grant Spickelmier,
education curator for the
Oregon Zoo, insisted that
“we have no intention of
selling ivory,” no one at the
work session got clarifica-
Above: A five-ton pile of African ivory seized by Lusaka Agreement Task Force, a group of countries
cooperating to fight wildlife crime, was burned in 2012.
Craig Boretz
Friends of Goose Hollow
Friends of Montague
House
Cathy Galbraith
Goldsmith House Angels
Below right: Rama, a 31-year-old Asian elephant was euthanized at the Oregon Zoo last month due to
pain and immobility resulting from a 25-year-old leg injury. Photo: Michael Durham, cour tesy Oregon Zoo
tion of what it means to “dispel potential liabilities.”
Nevertheless, every councilor supported the amendment except Sam Chase,
whose district includes
Northwest Portland.
Chase has followed the
international movement to
destroy ivory, which last year
led to the burning of about
100 tons of ivory by governments including China,
France, Hong Kong and
Tanzania. Photos of flaming
pyres of elephant tusks from
many countries around the
world can be seen on the
internet.
“I would like to see the
zoo live without ivory also,”
Chase said. “Just find a way
to do it.”
Councilor Craig Dirksen
said that was his initial reaction too, but after thinking
Patrice Hanson
Rob Lee and Shawn
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Solomon Olshin
Wendy Rahm
Christopher Rauschenberg
Carolyn Sheldon
Saturday, May 9
Doors open 6 p.m.
about the powerful impact far more beneficial educaCeremony 7 p.m.
seeing artifacts at the Holocaust Museum had on him,
he decided that ivory might
have a similar value as an
educational tool.
“You have great educational objectives and other
reasons,” replied Chase, “but
I don’t support the amendment.
“We can educate people in
other ways. We may have a
tional opportunity by getting
rid of our ivory and destroying it in some way like other
people did.
“We have this stock of
ivory,” he continued. “We
should take a haircut and
live without that. … I just
think we can find a way to
live without ivory.”
Chase wasn’t certain what
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High expectations meet
Stadium Fred Meyer remodel
Community sees the store as catalyst for array of livability goals
BY ALLAN CLASSEN
The surrounding neighborhoods had a big say in the
design of the new Stadium
Fred Meyer. Working with
company officials and architects since 2012, they sought
to create a block that would
enhance the neighborhood
while taming some of its
chronic problems.
The Northwest District
Association and Goose Hollow Foothills League—in
conjunction with city of
Portland
planners—saw
the store as a linchpin in
taming busy West Burnside
Street, transforming it into
a pedestrian-friendly part
of the neighborhood rather
than just a daunting vehicle
thoroughfare. By widening
sidewalks, adding pedestrian amenities and creating
public gathering places, it
was hoped that nearby shops
and restaurants could thrive
where once residents feared
to tread.
For generations, Stadium
Fred Meyer turned its back
on Burnside, contributing to
the area’s auto orientation
and seediness. The remodeling aimed to change all
of that, in part by widening the sidewalk. The narrow 6-foot-wide walkway
was widened to 15 feet, and
a 10-foot-deep arcade with
tables and chairs extended
beyond that. Second- and
third-floor balconies further
enliven the street view. A
garage entrance on Burnside
was replaced with a wide
pedestrian entry.
Years of speculation on
Continued on page 20
Above: The expansive produce section beckons customers from
every entry point. Alison Friday and her 6-year-old-son Max Shihata
were hooked. Photo by Julie Keefe
Something new: a bar in a supermarket. Photo by Julie Keefe
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Editor’s Turn
Letters can be sent to
[email protected] or 2825 NW Upshur St, Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210.
Letters should be 300 words or fewer; include a name and a street of residence.
Deadline third Saturday of the month.
Cloud over planning
between public good and private return
on investment.
The contentious March 5 City Council
meeting for the West Quadrant Plan was
revealing. A commissioner saw fit to
lecture about “ad hominem comments”
and “wild claims about peoples’ intentions,” which he viewed as a cloud over
the Stakeholder’s Advisory Committee’s part of the planning process.
There is a case for tall buildings—less
sprawl, lower residential costs, public benefit in exchange for height and
increased tax revenue. But there must
be a codified balance to maintain Portland’s enviable livability, its historical
buildings, and its ethics.
Initially, I thought the SAC was a balanced cross-section of stakeholders and
had testified at early meetings. Witnessing more meetings and investigating, I
changed my mind. This part of the planning process indeed had a cloud, a formational flaw. Of its 33 members, eight
represented developers, two of whom
were appointed as co-chairs. Developers
had been selected in lieu of volunteers
with excellent credentials who actually live in the West Quadrant. One is
a degreed architect with a distinguished
international urban planning reputation,
but she strongly favored lower buildings
for urban livability.
Concerns about the impacts of tall buildings brought up by a few SAC members,
or through citizen testimony, were dismissed. Objectivity was scarce. Guided
by developers, it became apparent that
the SAC would not recommend lowering building heights.
My concern is that some committee
members may have unwittingly been
in violation of the city of Portland’s
code of ethics, wherein members of the
SAC are defined to be “city officials.”
This distinction prohibits participation
in decision making if financial interests
will be affected.
Developers have done good things for
Portland; they have sage advice to offer
the SAC through testimony and discussion. But they were in an untenable
position, having to decide (i.e., vote)
Bob Wright
SW Tenth Ave.
No free pass
I’m sorry folks, but I just don’t think
that this interview gives Jean Rychlik
a free pass [“Solitary home seller has
no regrets,” April 2015 NW Examiner].
Based on her profession as a real estate
broker, Rychlik owed Robert Hoyt a
duty to assure that he was not being disadvantaged. Granted, Mr. Hoyt appears
to be competent, but he’s also very
vulnerable, and perhaps even needy, as
evidenced by his asking the interviewer
after an hour’s visit to be his “friend.”
I not only work in a profession in which
I see a tremendous amount of financial
abuse of elders, but my mother-in-law
had been a willing participant to years
of financial abuse committed by her
step-grandson and was as resistant to
concede that fact as is Mr. Hoyt to the
suggestion that Rychlik took financial
advantage of him.
Reggie Thomas Sanford
A friend?
BY ALLAN CLASSEN
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Propaganda cheap,
public records pricy
T
he fatal flaw in Oregon’s open
records lies in the ability of
public agencies to concoct huge
fees thwarting requests for access.
The law provides for recovery of
actual costs incurred in providing
records to the press and public. In
the hands of politicians or agencies (and their lawyers) devoted to
hiding uncomfortable or unseemly
deeds, limitless costs are claimed.
What good are rights that cost more
than one’s ability to pay?
The NW Examiner ran into this
trap last year after requesting
records from the Oregon Zoo pertaining to elephants. We were told
they would cost more than $18,000.
How could it be so expensive?
This is the breakdown for just
one part of the request, the elephant breeding program:
The zoo’s veterinary staff needed
22 hours for the search. A curator
would have tacked on another 30
hours; the information technology
I applaud you for your investigation
and follow-up article. Ms. Rychlik is
a very savvy saleswoman/real estate
broker, and upon meeting Mr. Hoyt,
she deflected his initial question about
whether she was a real estate agent and
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Index
OBITUARIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
GOING OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
COMMUNITY EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . 15
BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE .. . . . . . 20
VOLUME 28, NO. 8 // MAY, 2015
EDITOR/PUBLISHER...................................................... ALLAN CLASSEN
GRAPHIC DESIGN....................................................................... WESLEY MAHAN
PHOTOGRAPHY......................................................THOMAS TEAL, JULIE KEEFE
ADVERTISING..........................JOLEEN JENSEN CLASSEN, LINDSEY FERGUSON
CONTRIBUTORS:.JEFF COOK, DONALD NELSON, KC COWAN, MICHAEL ZUSMAN
department, four hours; and the
administrative staff needed another
four hours. The registrar foresaw
two hours of record preparation,
the same going for the conservation
manager and the records analyst.
Finally the zoo director, deputy
director and attorney were to spend
an hour each on the project.
None of the people in the loop
work cheap. They planned to
charge me an average of $75 an
hour for their professional services.
The mind numbs at the thought
of a circle of idiots each asking
the next person if they’ve seen the
records. The Three Stooges could
have made light of this perhaps,
but after a few hours, it stops being
funny.
I wonder, when the zoo director
needs a document, does he or she
put up with this song and dance?
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Some areas of my request, such
as records previously released to
another newspaper, were simple.
One would think they could look
at records transmitted earlier via
email, change the name of the recipient and hit the send button. No, it
would have cost $380, including an
hour of attorney time. If the initial
request had been reviewed by a lawyer, I can’t see why the subsequent
request needed to be researched
anew.
The first stop for parties denied
access to records or required to
pay unreasonable fees is the Multnomah County District Attorney.
But our district attorney, Rod
Underhill, was no help. He issued
an order denying a fee waiver or
reduction in 2013 to an animal
rights organization that was also
seeking elephant records.
Underhill said his office had no
budget to scrutinize the zoo’s cost
estimates so it had to accept their
validity. That decision gives the
green light to other public bodies to
pad their costs and stymie records
requests they’d rather not fulfill.
Underhill concluded that providing documents diverts zoo personnel from their primary duty of caring for animals.
That’s a primitive
notion of how a
large organization
functions.
Not every zoo
employee feeds
elephants or
cleans monkey
cages. Some
generate positive publicity
and duel with
the zoo’s critics.
Some lobby lawmakers. These
image-makers are
threatened by actual documents
containing facts that can’t be spun
away—in other words, more truth
than they can handle.
The image-making departments
have plenty of time to create propaganda. The zoo may be the county’s
most effective public agency at
placing positive stories on air and
in print. It’s when they’re asked
to share the public’s records (let’s
not forget who owns them) that
they suddenly run out of time and
resources.
A district attorney should do
more than rubber stamp strategies
to hide controversy or misconduct.
There’s a public accountability purpose that should trump claims that
government employees are being
diverted from their real jobs.
Underhill himself used the time
excuse for not looking into the
price-padding ploy. I don’t buy
it. In the same time it took him to
write his 2013 carte blanche to government secret-keepers, he could
have written one worthy of his
office. n
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 Obituaries
Zoom Room’s sudden closure traced to owner’s death
BY KC COWAN
T
he sudden and mysterious closing of the dog
training facility, Zoom
Room, 1210 NW 10th Ave.,
has been explained. Owner
Jonathan Calvert died
March 24.
The death notice was
posted on the Zoom Room
Facebook site along with
an invitation to an April
7 memorial service. From
March 16, when the facility closed suddenly, until
the death notice, Internet
postings involved customers who had prepaid for services they were never to
receive.
Jackie Bebb said she had
just purchased a $200 package from Zoom Room, and
Robin Eubanks wrote: “We
still have three sessions
we paid for also, and the
evaluation. They have been
canceling our appointments
since February! So lame.”
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“You were a real superhero for our pets,” wrote one patron.
Kate duPont
Ellen Kate Hall duPont, a
member of the Multnomah
Athletic Club, died March
20 at age 87. She was born
Dec. 6, 1927, in Des Moines,
Iowa. She graduated from
Roosevelt High School in Des
Moines, Bradford Junior College in Massachusetts and
the University of Iowa. She
worked at Young & Rubicam
Advertising Agency in San
Francisco. She married John
Latham Hall in 1955. The
family moved to Lake Oswego in 1967. She was active
at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, a member of the Portland Garden Club, the Multnomah Athletic Club and the
Racquet Club. In 1986, she
married Stephen DuPont; he
died. She is survived by her
son, John; three grandchildren; and five stepchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her son, Ted.
George Zenner
George
Phillip
Zenner Jr.,
owner of
Zenner’s
Sausage
Co., died
April 8 at
age 80. He
was born
Aug. 27, 1934. The company,
located at 2131 NW Kearney
St., was founded in 1927 by
his father, George Sr. He is
survived by his wife, Sherri;
daughters, Melina Z. Bacon,
Colleen Z. Donato, Lisa Z.
Rinier and Brandie Jones;
sons, Rian and Jason; sisters,
Anne Marie Harrington, Carole Vranizan, Marilyn Prince
and Mary Beth O’Donnell;
brother, James Zenner; and
16 grandchildren.
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the tone of public comments.
“We were deeply saddened to hear of his passing,” wrote Carol and Frank
Sampson on the Legacy.com
guest page. “We knew him
through Zoom Room and
were so impressed with his
positive attitude and obvious deep interest in and
love for dogs. His classes
were great fun. JC was a
bright light in the Pearl
District and will be sorely
missed. It is comforting to know that he
was obviously living
his dream by owning
Zoom Room.”
“I knew him only
through joining my
daughter and her
border collie, Rudy,
at agility training
classes at Zoom
Room,” said Ruth
Tooze of Clackamas.
“JC radiated his love
of the dogs, and his
connection
with
them was immediately evident and
Julie Poduch
J u l i e
Poduch, a
resident of
Northwest
25th Avenue, died
March 14
at age 52.
She was
born Jan.
1, 1963, in Chicago. She
worked for more than 25
years in marketing for Proctor & Gamble, Birds Eye, Dole
and Regence Health Care. In
2013, she became vice president of marketing for Oregon
Cherry Growers. She served
on the board of Dove Lewis
Emergency Animal Hospital
and the Food Bank in Seattle. She volunteered at the
Oregon Zoo. She is survived
by her sister, Laura.
amazing. He was kind, helpful and understanding with
the dogs’ handlers as well,
and it was clear that he was
an exceptional and wonderful person in many ways. I
will miss him and the positive example he set.”
Calvert, 56, was born in
Cheadle Hulme, England,
lived in Sydney, Australia,
and was a Portland resident for the past five years.
His passions were listed as
traveling, cycling and animals. He is survived by his
daughter, Danielle; and son,
Alexander. A fund has been
established to help the children pay for funeral expenses.
Facebook.com/ZoomRoom.PDX reported “several individuals who are interested in reopening the doors
and resuming activities. We
are doing our best to expedite this in the hope that the
store can reopen soon. We
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William K. McQuestion Death Notices
Wi l l i a m
Kenneth
McQuestion, who
founded
Uptown
H a r d ware
in
1950, died
March 29.
He was born June 8, 1916,
in North Bay, Ontario. He
served in the Canadian Royal
Air Force during World War
II. He married Alvera Jonat
in 1943, and in 1945 they
moved to the United States.
Ken opened the hardware
store in the new Uptown
Shopping Center and operated it until he retired in
1982. He is survived by his
daughter, Sharon Cook; three
grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
Dorothy E. Caplan, 94,
attended Lincoln High
School.
Beverly A. Iverson Gulliksen, 60, attended Linnton
School.
Marcia M. Kinyon, 76,
attended St. Helens Hall.
Anne Alton Kronenberg, 92,
attended St. Helens Hall.
Dick Uhl, 87, taught at Skyline School.
Wimberly ‘Wink’ M. Warren, 66, Multnomah Athletic
Club member.
The Northwest Examiner publishes obituaries of people who
lived, worked or had other substantial connections to our readership area, which includes Northwest Portland, Goose Hollow, Sauvie Island and areas north of Highway 26. If you have
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Food Front seats new board member, keeps other candidates on hold
BY RICK SEIFERT, Hillsdale News
H
illsdale resident Dave Hawkins has been
added to the board of the Food Front
Cooperative Grocery, roiled in recent
months by publicity of staff dissatisfaction and
concerns about six years of red ink.
Hawkins, who has an MBA from the University of Oregon, is a consultant to businesses who
“want to improve their customer experiences at
every touch point” to build their brand and customer loyalty. During the past 20 years, before
starting his consultancy, Incite CX, Hawkins
worked at ZIBA Design, Umpqua Bank and Huntington Bank in Ohio on “customer experience.”
“The biggest reason I’m doing this is that I care
what happens in Hillsdale and believe that Food
Front is a critical anchor in the Hillsdale commercial center,” said Hawkins.
Hawkins said the three biggest issues facing
Food Front are:
• Industry competition.: “Food Front doesn’t
have the organic/sustainable food business to
themselves any more.”
• Employee satisfaction: “Food Front has to be a
place where employees are engaged and inspired to
work because they believe in the co-op’s purpose.”
borhood House, and Eamon Molloy, longtime
manager of the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market.
The most recent applicant, also from Hillsdale,
is Jett Black-Maertz, homeownership support
coordinator for Habitat for Humanity Portland
Metro/East. She has volunteer and staff management experience and has done community outreach and event planning. The most important
issues facing Food Front are competition, financial difficulties and staff morale, satisfaction and
retention, she wrote in her application.
Meanwhile, a union organizing drive is underway at both stores. Joyce Sinakhone, an organizer
from United Food and Commercial Workers Local
55 in Tigard, said she was unable to comment
On the eve of the board’s April meeting, NW
Examiner Editor Allan Classen was advised that
he would no longer be allowed to attend board
meetings based on a new policy to strictly enforce
a members-only rule. Classen’s wife, Joleen, is a
member. In the past, spouses of members have
been allowed to attend board meetings.
To allow Classen to attend future meetings,
another owner volunteered to buy him a separate
membership. n.
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"Zoo Ivory," continued from page 1
was intended by the need to
“dispel potential liabilities,”
Zoo spokesperson Hova
Najarian later explained,
“While the zoo would never
sell ivory, it may need to
exchange items with other
educational facilities and
museums. The processes for
such exchanges and transfers are unknown, and might
be impeded,” he said.
At the Metro work session,
a zoo official explained why
a ban on ivory sales could be
problematic.
A zoo representative said
the main problem is a subsection of SB 913 declaring
that displaying ivory at a
retail or wholesale establishment at which other goods
are displayed for sale is evidence of intent to sell.
law,” said an unidentified
man at the work session.
Chase didn’t buy that argument.
“This does not prohibit us
from owning ivory … and I
don’t think it prohibits display,” he said.
Spickelmier said the zoo
has very limited plans for its
ivory: to display three pieces
at the entry to the new Elephant Lands.
“We will display a tusk
from our collection of an elephant that died a long time
ago,” he said, in addition to
two items made from ivory:
a billiard ball and mahjong
sticks.
Burn the Ivory, an interna-
Left: Metro Councilor Sam Chase has been moved by international
reports of burning ivory to keep it off the black market.
He also speculated that
sharing ivory with a museum or trading ivory with a
university could be seen as
trafficking.
system, fueling the continued slaughter of elephants
across the range.”
“The zoo is an ivory producer,” said Dirksen, “and
we could inadvertently
break the law if one of our
elephants were to die or lose
a tusk.”
And fears of meeting the
proposed law didn’t end
there.
“If your ivory ends up in
a room with other things
you might sell in your retail
store, you’ve broken the
• How did the zoo obtain
its collection of ivory?
• Were tusks removed from
elephants after they died?
Has that practice stopped?
• What was the intent
in
stockpiling
tusks?
• What protections exist
to keep the zoo’s ivory out
of the black market should
it trade with universities
and museums, which are
exempted from the proposed ban and can therefore
sell it? n
The following questions
were put to the zoo last
month without responses:
tional nonprofit formed in
2002, concludes that “history has shown that the sale of
ivory cannot be controlled.
“We believe that only by
burning or destroying ivory
stockpiles worldwide can it
be ensured that illegal ivory
cannot be laundered into the
• Has the zoo ever traded
ivory with a zoo, museum
or university in the past?
What did it get in exchange?
• Is a waiver from SB 913
necessary to trade ivory with
these types of institutions?
• Has the zoo ever sold
ivory in the past? When,
and to what kind of buyers?
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Then she proceeded to “help him with
his things,” and she got the house she
wanted at a very good deal. I would bet
that she resides in the fixed-up house for
two or three years and then sells it for
close to $900,000 or so. She will have
done very well in being his “friend.”
Marcia Freed
NW Flanders St.
Gypsy unsightly
Can someone please shed some light
on the development status of the now
defunct and unsightly Gypsy Restaurant
at Northwest 21st and Irving streets?
Are there new owners that residents of
Northwest Portland can make an appeal
to so as to possibly foment some kind of
alteration to this blight?
I am referring primarily to the ugly,
outdated graffiti/scrawling advertising
the closing sale as well as the distasteful,
used-auto-lot-looking multicolored flag
banner strung the length of the horrible
cobalt facade. Can it really be that I’m
the only one that winces every time I
walk by this wreck?
Little guys
Matt Condron
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As always, thank you and your staff
for another great edition of the NW
Examiner. I loved your thoughts on your
editorial, “A turn for the good.” I think one key element you are missing when it comes to the recent turn
of events for our city is the role you
are playing in helping “the little guys”
receive and disseminate information—
always balanced and always fair, in
my opinion. Thank you for being such
a valuable member of the community!
Looking forward to seeing you at the
next Goose Hollow Foothills League
meeting, if not before.
contractor is planning eight to 10 months
of nighttime work on Vaughn Street. By
comparison, the nighttime construction
phases for the Kenton and Piedmont
sewer projects are described in terms of
three to four weeks. I’m hoping there is
strong representation from both business owners and residents located in the
Vaughn corridor at the May 13 meeting.
The potential impact on livability is
severe, and I do not understand why
rerouting commuter traffic (much of
which flows to/from the Montgomery
Park complex) via Northwest Nicolai
and 27th Avenue isn’t “Plan A.”
which the negative report was delivered.
I was compelled to try this restaurant
and judge its merits for myself. I am
glad I did. The food is so delicious and
presented so innovatively; the service,
stellar. I have been back several times
since and can confidently recommend the
roasted chicken and the steelhead.
recently had a birthday party there. All
of my guests had a great time and loved
their food choices.
Portland is lucky to have a fabulous
new restaurant, and it’s located in our
neighborhood.
Carol Fortino
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That their ingredients are all organic
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Rocky’s godson writes
I very much enjoyed the article about
my godfather, Rocky Benevento [“From
home plate to pasta plates,” April 2015
NW Examiner]. My mother, Alice Brajavich, and father, Mike Vidan, grew
up in Slabtown. They were married at
St. Pat’s. They attended a great many
baseball games at the Vaughn Street Ball
Park and were family friends with Rocky
and his family.
My mother’s sister, Ann Carlisle,
lived at (I believe) 2634 NW Savier St.
across the street from the house where
Rocky lived. My mother and my brother
and I often visited my aunt when he and
I were very young, and we would always
all go across the street to see Rocky. He
called us his “banana boys” because we
liked them, and he always had some on
hand for us.
I was born in 1948. It’s possible that
the picture you published of Rocky from
1948 all dressed-up was the day that
he, in his capacity as my godfather, was
going to my christening. Richard Vidan
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precisely for construction in cities”
are not recognized in the draft ordinance on the presumption that, until
last year, “nobody complained.”
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Patrice Hansen, a Northwest
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that Pacific Foundation, a Vancouver,
Wash., firm specializing in augerdriven pilings, was not at Noise
Review Board hearings on the pro-
“As a side note, I was the person who made sure that Hoyt Street
Properties and the Columbia Building Trades were made aware of the
March 11 meeting, since development and organized labor are also
part of the equation, and they chose
to be included in our mailings,” said
Couch.
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“As to asking the city to assess
the method used to place piles,” he
added, “the board was persuaded by
the testimony of geotechnical engineers, including one who is a city
employee, that this decision needs to
be left to the discretion of the project engineer, who is professionally
responsible for the design of a safe,
stable building.”
“Unlike DeWitt, who checked the
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mailing list?’ box, Jim left it blank,
so he doesn’t receive our announcements that go out to about 400 people. That’s why he didn’t know about
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mitigating pile-driver noise at the
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that mitigation at the receiver was
practicable.
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pile-driving noise. Proposed code
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begin—from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
“I received no notice of the meetings,” responded Jim Brunkhorst of
Pacific Foundation, when asked why
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realization that it owes the
community a replacement trail
for the one to be swallowed within the expanding Portland Japanese Garden grounds.
Last fall, City Council supported major Japanese Garden
expansion plans with a promise
of a new spur to retain the connection between the Wildwood
Trail and the Rose Garden area.
After the city approval and an
unsuccessful legal appeal by
a neighbor, the new trail was
deemed infeasible. Three alternative paths were also considered
unworkable by Portland Parks
staff.
Japanese Garden officials say
it wasn’t they who nixed the
designated spur configuration,
and they stand ready to underwrite a suitable trail if and when
Portland Parks finds a route that
works.
While the city commissioner
overseeing parks, Amanda Fritz,
didn’t respond to a NW Examiner inquiry, Commissioner Dan
Saltzman had strong feelings
about the situation.
the Wildwood Trail would not
be developed, I was disappointed and concerned that the Japanese Garden was not following
through on their commitment,”
said Saltzman.
appears the bureau itself is not
comfortable with this spur trail
and nixed the project themselves.
I am disappointed, to be sure.”
Portland Parks called a special community meeting on short
“However, after inquiring with notice last month to update citi“When it came to my attention
that the proposed spur trail off of Portland Parks & Recreation, it zens on trail options under consideration and to
seek new ideas.
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the bureau’s natural areas supervisor said she
had been evaluating potential
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more than a year
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Japanese Gardens trail: saga in three easy pieces
I. 2014 City Council hearing
II. April 2015 NW Examiner
Japanese Garden consultant Beverly Bookin testifying
to City Council Aug. 28, 2014: “[Portland Parks &
Recreation] is concerned about improving access
throughout the park. It has designed the second red
spur, the one on your left hand, as another connection.
And the garden, as part of its lease negotiations is
talking about helping to pay for that, although the parks
[department] will design it, they will permit it, they will
install it, and they will maintain it.” Promised trail nixed
Another problem with the expansion project arose earlier
in March. That’s when Arlington Heights neighbors learned
that a new hiking trail—to replace a popular path that will
be subsumed within the garden’s expanded boundaries—
will not be built.
“Now it appears that Portland Parks and the garden may
not follow through on their verbal commitment to keep the
connector trail from the Wildwood Trail to the Japanese
Garden open for walkers, hikers and runners,” said Michael
Wallace. Japanese Garden Chief
Executive Officer Steve Bloom:
“It would be on the left.” SW
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The Examiner asked for
clarification of the statement to
members, given that the story
never claimed the Wildwood
Trail would be closed but that a
specific connection to it had been
promised and now won’t be built.
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Completion Date TBA
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Trail Alt #2
Steep / High Construction & Maintenance Cost
/ Safety / Security Issues
/ Resource Impacts
Japanese Garden director of
communications Lisa Christy
replied:
Trail Alt #2
To be closed
Sept. 2015
Bus Stop
Trail Alt #1
PP&R Preferred
Trail Option
“Our recent email to members
was to clarify that the subhead
‘Promised trail nixed’ suggested a
position that wasn’t fully accurate. SW ROSE GARDEN WAY
Bookin: “Yes, it absolutely is.”
Existing Main
Loop Trail
to Remain
New Wheel Stops
for Better Sidewalk Access
(By PP&R Spring 2015)
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Saltzman: “OK, great.” Portland Japanese Garden
od
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Fritz: “And you’re proposing to
pay for the new trail as well?”
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Bloom: “That is correct.” 10
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Fritz: “Because I had seen that
and I wasn’t sure if it was.” Saltzman (explaining his vote to
deny the appeal by neighbors):
“Notwithstanding the concerns
I expressed earlier about the
impact of the closure of the
Japanese Garden trail, I do feel
that will be assuaged by the
development of the new trail that
will connect the Wildwood Trail
down to the parking lot
down below.
“What is true is that our expansion plans were indeed made
with the understanding that a new trail would be created
and paid for by us. … How trails are built and maintained
is a Portland Parks decision and responsibility. Once the
planning of alternative trail options
began, it became clear that,
given the topography of the land,
there are very few viable options
that are safe, environmentally
friendly and sustainable for Parks’
maintenance/resources.”
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Sidewalk
Ped Route to
Wash. Park
Commissioner Dan Saltzman:
“OK, thank you.” Bloom: “That’s correct. Our
commitment with Portland Parks
was to build the new trail before
we began construction and close
down the old trail. So the public
will never lose access from
the Wildwood Trail to Kingston
Avenue at any time.” SW
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Bookin: “Kelly will look for it
and give it to you. Yes, it’s in the
public record.” Saltzman: “Will the closure of
that trail or connector occur
only after the new spur trail is in
place?” R
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Bookin: “Yes, it does.” RY
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“The article [“City sends Japanese Garden back to
drawing board,” April 2015 NW Examiner] also mentions
the Wildwood Trail and suggests the Portland Japanese
Garden and Portland Parks are reneging on the promise to
ensure continued access to the Wildwood Trail. This is not
true.
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Bookin: “Yes, it is. It’s in the application. It is just color
enhanced so that the different things can be pointed
out. But yes, it is in the record.”
Email message last month to garden members:
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Commissioner Amanda Fritz: “Beverly, is this diagram
in the record?”
Mayor Charlie Hales: “Does the
document in the record include
the spur trail?”
III. Japanese Garden
explanation
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“The references you give from the
Aug. 28, 2014, testimony are in
the context of the information that
we had at that time. Since that
time, the context has changed,
given the decision of Portland
Parks that the alternatives are
not acceptable options. Our
understanding when we began
this project was that the existing
trail link would be replaced. We
were and remain absolutely ready
to pay to make that happen. We
stand behind [statements made
to City Council last August],
but ultimately it is not our
decision.”
Portland Parks & Recreation prepared this map to show neighbors how each of four alternative trail
Trail Options
Studied
By PP&R Staff
locations
had serious
drawbacks.
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Dining & Entertainment
Not-so-small bites
A roundup of new and impending restaurant openings in Northwest Portland
BY MICHAEL C. ZUSMAN
New or coming soon
Every spring the cycle begins anew with the emergence of nettles, fiddleheads, rhubarb, asparagus …
and the annual crop of new restaurants that inevitably
open this time of year. Every owner hopes theirs will
become the next hot destination or, short of that, do
well enough to afford a decent living for staff and
management. Such is the optimistic world of the restaurateur, enhanced in midspring by longer, warmer
days that prod Portlanders out from their gloomy season hibernation.
As usual, Northwest Portland is not at the cutting
edge of 2015’s spring fling of restaurant openings.
That distinction would belong to Northeast Fremont
Street and the Central Eastside Industrial District,
which is looking increasingly less industrial these days
and boasts the opening of the ramen-and-more shop,
Noraneko (little sister to nearby Biwa), and Plaza del
Toro, the event space and, I’ll guess, brunch spotto-be from John Gorham (Toro Bravo and the Tasty
restaurants). In late summer, expect to see the debut
effort from former Le Pigeon sous chef and Little Bird
chef, Erik Van Kley.
Even if Northwest is not the “it” place to open a restaurant, neighbors will nevertheless have their chance
this spring to gauge potential new favorites.
Bellino Trattoria
Siciliana
Bellino Trattoria Siciliana,
in the old Fratelli space at
1230 NW Hoyt St., is already
open. I poked my nose in a
few days before opening to
have a look, then walked
in to try a few courses on
opening night. Here’s what
I can report: a beautifully
redecorated room with
ample lighting, reasonably
comfortable furnishings and
a menu that points to Sicily,
the birthplace of owner and
executive chef Francescano
Inguaggiato. (If you drop by,
ask Inguaggiato about his
other career as a professional hoopster in Italy.)
Since it was opening
night, I left my reviewer hat
at home. Sometimes you just
want to eat and soak up the
vibe. I recall an enjoyable
octopus salad that paired
chunks of the cephalopod
with cubes of potato bound
fare. Personally, I’d rather
see a few ably prepared veal
dishes on the menu, though
the opening night version
was short and presumably
will expand as they get their
legs under them.
Francescano Inguaggiato
together in a light dressing. Fritto misto was as one
would expect: fried to golden items encasing different
stuffings. We had a few other
things I don’t recall, though
I noticed that raisins figured
in three different dishes on
the compact opening menu.
I’m not sure why.
Inguaggiato seems to be
making an extra effort to placate the special diets crowd
with ample vegetarian (possibly vegan) and gluten-free
My only other observations were of the neighboring tables: one with two couples and their two infants
who were enthusiastically
practicing newly discovered vocalization skills as
the old-enough-to-know-better parents drank wine and
cooed at length, heedless
of anyone else in the dining room; another hosting
a pair of sylph-like young
things who had marinated in
their favorite expensive fragrance before arriving; and
the third with a lovey-dovey
fifty-something couple, the
gent unironically sporting a
half-size straw cowboy hat
that he might have stolen
from a 10-year-old. Note to
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Kung Pow
The one about-to-open
Northwest restaurant I’m
really excited about is called
Kung Pow! If you drive by
the corner of Northwest 21st
and Glisan, you will notice
the awning already in place.
According to operator Henry
Liu, whose family runs
Shandong restaurant over on
Northeast Broadway, Kung
Pow’s fingers-crossed opening date is May 10. I’m jazzed
that Kung Pow!’s menu will
include spicy dishes from
Sichuan and environs that
can actually induce a sweat.
When is the last time serious Sichuanese food was
offered in Northwest Portland?
After a bit of cajoling on
my part, Liu arranged for
me to try a few of Kung
Pow’s intended menu items
in an exclusive taste test for
the NW Examiner, possibly
a first for this publication.
(Since Liu refused to bring
me a bill and I refuse to take
freebies, our compromise
was my contribution to the
gratuity fund for the hardworking servers at Shandong where the trial run was
held).
Liu went on like a proud
papa about the not-so-spicy
lightly battered fish balls
Work continues at Kung Pow! at Northwest 21st and Glisan. May 10 is the targeted opening date.
that will emerge from the
Kung Pow! kitchen with
either a curry or sweet-hot
sauce. As Liu reminded me,
preparing the fish balls—
grinding the tilapia-like swai
fish, a type of Vietnamese
catfish, mixing in the seasonings, forming the balls
and creating a not-too-thinnot-to-thick coating—takes a
lot of time and experience.
The end result was worth it
at our tasting.
And on top of the masochist chilihead list is the liberally spiced lamb bao bing,
finely chopped and stir-fried
lamb and dry red chilies
served with mu shu pancake
wrappers and hoisin sauce.
Diners make their own fiery
little packets and can modulate the heat a bit in doing
so. One other dish of note is
the zhen beng chicken wings
that are dry-rubbed with a
mixture including Sichuan
peppercorn (Liu prefers
the Chinese term “mah lah
berry”), mandarin orange
zest, chile, ginger and garlic,
then deep-fried.
Kung Pow’s location is
especially appropriate in historical context. Before Zefiro
wowed Portlanders in the
early 1990s, a fellow named
Steven Lee ran a popular
Cantonese restaurant (well,
Americanized Cantonese, to
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Gypsy down the street.
Lee had a good run at the
Glisan Street location. My
sense after first tastes is that
Liu will do even better.
Hamlet
Up until a few days ago,
little was known about the
third Northwest newcomer. The basics are that it
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will be a joint effort from
local restaurant icon Cathy
Whims, mixologist-abouttown Ryan Magarian and
Kurt Huffman’s multifaceted
restaurant management and
finance organization, Chefstable. The location will be
a storefront south of Northwest Everett on 12th Avenue, where a little bar no one
ever visited called Jinx used
to be.
The concept is a bar offering cocktails together with
several varieties of ham
and items that go well with
ham. After dithering for
four months following the
announcement of the project, the principals finally
revealed a name, Hamlet,
on April Fool’s Day. (My
favorite names, Piglet and
Hamster, were apparently
rejected.)
In a publicity release from
Chefstable fronted by OregonLive (the timing on information appearing on social
media leaves little reason to
doubt coordination between
the O and Chefstable), a
few additional details were
released. Opening date will
be May 5, with $30 reservations-only “preview dinners” May 1 and 2. According to the OregonLive blurb
by Sam Bakall, the cocktails
will come from a “curated
bar” and all the ham selections “will be cut within
view of the customer.”
The one remaining question mark is how this is all
supposed to work in the
diminutive Hamlet space. In
other words, good luck getting a seat if it turns out to be
popular. Still, like most Portlanders, I like my cured pork
products, so I’m anxious to
see how this plays out.
Charlie's Deli
Finally, I’ve been meaning
to mention a lesser known,
simple but impressive sandwich spot that’s been open
in Northwest for about three
months but has mostly flown
under the food media radar.
Neighbors: Meet Charlie’s
Deli.
Charlie’s is run by namesake Charlie Mattouk, a
recent East Coast transplant,
and his partner, Ali Matos.
They couldn’t be nicer.
But, to be blunt about it,
Charlie’s opened in a dicey
location
on
Northwest
Fourth Avenue between
Burnside and Couch. The
storefront is just a few yards
from downtown’s unofficially sanctioned homeless headquarters in an area
where crime and substance
abuse are uncomfortably in
your face.
The large space itself initially resembled an underdecorated shell, with a vintage cold case in front and
a few big semicircular red
booths—the kind you might
have seen in a Vegas showroom circa 1975—lining
one wall and part of another. Upgrades are already in
place.
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What’s impressive about
Charlie’s is best summarized
in the tag line on the shop’s
Charlie’s opened in a dicey location on Northwest Fourth Avenue
where homeless people habituate.
website:“Real Food. From
Scratch. Every Day. With
Love.”
lic mayo—are as tempting
as anywhere in town. They
take orders online and they
deliver within the downtown and close-in Northwest
neighborhoods.
I’ve only been in once,
but every word of that slogan came through with the
sandwiches we ordered and
Did I mention that Matour interaction with Mat- touk and Matos are as nice as
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Besaw’s closing May 29,
hopes to reopen nearby soon
Landlord claims it
owns Besaw's name
B
esaw's owner Cana Flug
vows to find a nearby location and reopen by the end
of summer in response to her
landlord’s decision to not renew
her lease after May 29.
She also intends to keep the
name, which goes back to 1903
(although the original Besaw’s
was on the opposite side of the
street).
C.E. John Co., a Vancouver,
Wash., development company,
is just as determined to keep
the name as it looks for a new
operator to take over the popular
restaurant. C.E. John intends to
redevelop the quarter block surrounding Besaw’s while keeping
the restaurant structure intact.
Four 19th century houses will
be demolished within a year if
things go as planned.
“If it were up to us, we would
stay,” said Flug, who bought the
business in 2005. “This little corner
of Portland has a lot of history for so
many people.
We’re trying to look on the bright
side and work fast to stay in the
Cana Flug and waiter Sam Powell, who
has worked for her at Besaw’s for eight
years.
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report we are already in negotiations
on a location in the same neighborhood and have every intention to
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Community Awards
The NW Examiner Community
Awards moves to Pacific Northwest
College of Art’s new building at 511
NW Broadway this year. The 21st
annual Community Awards night is
Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m. Doors
open at 6 p.m. The public is invited
to this free event, which will honor
12 individuals and organizations for
notable public service. Complimentary
refreshments will be served.
Foot patrol training
A training session for volunteers
interested in serving on a new foot
patrol in the Pearl District is Monday,
May 11, at 6 p.m., at The O’Donnell
Group, 1221 NW Everett St. Patrol
members will walk the neighborhood
in groups to deter crime and report
problems. RSVP by May 6 to 503388-8484.
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Community Events
writing workshops in hospitals,
schools, homeless youth shelters,
senior centers, low-income housing
buildings, prisons, treatment facilities
and social service agencies. For
information, visit writearound.org.
Couch Park Playground
“John Phillip Sousa: The March
King,” a presentation tracing Sousa’s
career from a Marine Corps musician
to an icon of music and theater, will
be held Wednesday, June 3, 1:30 p.m.,
at 1737 NW 26th Ave. The speaker is
Gordon Neal Herman. The cost is $7
for Friendly House members, $9 for
non-members.
Rotary topics
Portland Pearl Rotary Club meets
every Tuesday at 7:25 a.m. in the
Ecotrust Building, 721 NW Ninth
Ave., second floor. The public is
invited. A $10 charge includes
breakfast. For information, contact
Randy Vogt, vogt4me1@icloud.
com or 503-228-9858. This month’s
programs are:
Friends of Couch Playground,
Harper’s Playground and the
Metropolitan Learning Center 4th6th grade students will present an
update on the replacing of the Couch
playground equipment Tuesday,
May 5: Rotary Friendship Exchange,
May 26, 6-7:30 p.m., in the MLC
Adina Flynn.
Auditorium, 2033 NW Glisan St.
May 12: “The Morning: A Foundation There will be opportunities to share
ideas and plan to raise funds.
for Your Day,” Cally Fruscello,
certified holistic health coach. May 19: “An Update on Bhutan and
New Directions,” Taylor Stevenson.
May 26: “Alternative Careers in
Veterinary Medicine,” Greg Timmel.
Robotics author
Sousa featured
Word processing
Journeys Art Festival
The third annual Journeys Art Festival,
an author’s showcase to benefit
Sisters of the Road, will be held
Thursday, May 28, 6:30 p.m., in the
first Congregational Church, 1126 SW
Park Ave. The panel includes Renee
Mitchell, Renault “Polo” Catalani,
Emily Newberry and Alberto Moreno.
Tickets are available through Brown
Paper Tickets. For information, visit
sistersoftheroad.org.
An introduction to Microsoft Word
2007 and other word processing
products will be presented Sunday,
May 3, 2-4 p.m., at the Northwest
Library, 2300 NW Thurman St.
Registration required; register online,
in the library or by calling
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Pets and human health
Research on the phenomenon that pets
provide human health benefits will
be presented Sunday, May 17, 2-3
p.m., at Northwest Library, 2300 NW
Thurman St. Registration is required;
register online, in the library or by
calling 503-988-5234.
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private lessons
Family Movie Night at Friendly
House in the Pearl, 1542 NW 14th
Ave., is Friday, May 8, 6:30 p.m. The
movie has not yet been selected.
circus fitness
Write Around Portland presents a
reading and book signing of its 47th
book, “Toward the Sound,” Friday,
May 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at First
United Methodist Church, 1838 SW
Jefferson St. Books will be available
for purchase ($12). Write Around
Portland runs community-building
summer camp
Book reading
Daniel H. Wilson, author of the
New York Times bestselling
“Robopocalypse,” “Robogenesis,”
“Amped:,” “A Boy and His Bot” and
“How to Survive a Robot Uprising,”
will speak at Northwest Library, 2300
NW Thurman St., Saturday, May 23,
3-4:30 p.m. Free tickets for seating
will be available 30 minutes before
the program.
group classes
Friendly House will host a Speakeasy
Party to celebrate its 85th anniversary
Saturday, May 16, 7-10 p.m. at 1737
NW 26th Ave. The $30 admission
charge includes cocktails from local
distilleries, light fare inspired by
1930s party favorites, a silent auction,
a raffle and live dance music by the
“7-piece swing machine,” The Beacon
Street Titans. 1930s attire is optional.
Email meldridge@friendlyhouseinc.
org for information about sponsoring,
volunteering or other questions.
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“Architecture and the Japanese
Garden,” a two-session program
begins with a lecture by Fujiko
Shono Friday, May 15, 1 p.m., at
1737 NW 26th Ave. The field trip
to the Portland Japanese Garden
will be held Thursday, May 21, 1
p.m. Preregistration is required. The
cost is $12 for the lecture, $17 for
the field trip or $25 for both. Visit
friendlyhouseinc.org for details.
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PEARLANDIA
Elegant Manors once lined Southwest King Avenue
BY DONALD R. NELSON
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n the Kings Heights neighborhood
of Goose Hollow, there are many
mansions. Some remain standing
despite high-density infill beginning
in the mid-20th century.
In the early 1900s, the west side
of Southwest King Avenue between
Yamhill Street and Park Place had
four stately homes of Portland business leaders and the widow of an
early merchant. Only one of them
remains.
At the corner of King and Yamhill
was the home of Adolphe and Sadie
Wolfe, which was built in 1901. It
was designed by architects William
Whidden and Ion Lewis. Adolphe
Wolfe was the vice president of the
Lipman, Wolfe and Co. department
store. Their house remained until the
1940s and was replaced by the Corsun Arms, a 44-unit apartment house
known today as Park Lane Suites.
The Van Rensselaer house, south
of Honeyman’s, was built in the
late 1880s for Anna Jenkins Van
Rensselaer. She was the widow of
“Bouquet With Red Matadors” watercolor, image size 40”x30”
KENDAHL JAN JUBB
Above: Parking was not a problem when this 1908 postcard photo was taken. Donald R. Nelson collection
Below right: The Wilcox Mansion is the only one of the four Southwest King Street houses still standing. Donald R.Nelson photo
an early 1850s Portland merchant,
James Courtland Van Rensselaer.
The Honeyman and Van Rensselaer dwellings were gone by the mid
1940s. In their place, the 12-story
King Tower (now known as Celio
Apartments) was completed in 1950.
“Festival of Color” acrylic on canvas, image size 8”x8”
The stone house south of Wolfe’s
was the William and Jane C. Honeyman residence, which was also
designed by Whidden and Lewis,
completed in 1894. Honeyman was
the vice president of Honeyman,
DeHart and Co., a wholesale hardware business.
It was the first multistory apartment
house to be built in Portland since
the 1930s.
At the south end of the block
is Theodore B. and Nellie S. Wilcox residence, built in 1893. Whidden and Lewis designed their home
as well. At the time of his death
in 1918, Wilcox was the Portland
Flouring Mills Co. president and the
Federal Milling Commissioner for
the Pacific Northwest. The Wilcox
Mansion was home to KWJJ radio for
many years and currently is used for
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Mio Sushi celebrates 20 years
by helping local groups
Mio Sushi at 2271 NW Johnson St.
will donate 20 percent of sales for the
first 20 days of May to four local nonprofits.
Customers of the restaurant will vote
from a list of six organizations to determine the four beneficiaries. They are:
Chapman Elementary School, Friendly
House, Lift Urban Portland, Lincoln
High School, Slabtown Community
Festival and Oregon Women’s Prison
Ministry.
“This is our way of thanking all of
our customers for their support and
patronage,” said James Han, vice president of the Mio Sushi International.
Since Sonny Kim and his wife, Joon,
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The West Burnside façade of the remodeled Stadium Fred Meyer store was the subject of extensive debate before it was built, and it still is. Critics and project architects
agree that presenting a more welcoming pedestrian environment was the goal. Photo by Wes Mahan
"Fred Meyers", continued from page 1
the remodeling’s impact can now be measured.
Although neighborhood representatives generally
appreciated Fred Meyer’s willingness to accommodate their recommendations—while simultaneously addressing sometimes conflicting advice
from the city—not all of their advice was enacted.
NWDA’s Steve Pinger, an architect, wanted the
main entrance at a corner rather than mid-block.
“The proposed design does not capture the enormous urban design opportunity present at this
site,” he said.
City design guidelines call for main entrances to
retail buildings to be near corners.
“The proposed design has only one main entrance
on West Burnside, and it is located ... mid-block,
closer to the Northwest 20th Place intersection,”
said Pinger, who felt the 20th Avenue corner
should have had the primary entrance due to its
proximity to the stadium and adjacent redevelopment.
Pinger also criticized the “semi-sunken arcade
at the 20th Avenue intersection” that creates
retail spaces with low ceilings. OnPoint Community Credit Union and Papa Murphy’s lease
those spaces.
“The examples of this sort of building frontage
and pedestrian environment have been consistently unsuccessful,” he said.
Jerry Powell, speaking for GHFL, said, “Goose
Hollow’s concern is the substantial foot traffic
that Freddy’s generates from that Southeast direction … and the fact that a lot of that foot traffic
consists of elderly and otherwise compromised
pedestrians.
“Even that moderate slope [westward on West
Burnside to the main entrance] is a lot for
many of the folks one regularly sees at 20th and
Burnside,” he said. “I believe that the slope on
Burnside will encourage use of the parking level
entrance to the store.”
No major building satisfies all of its customers
and community members, just as some predictions miss the mark. The ongoing evaluation of
intent versus outcome is the essence of good
planning.
But how much the company has learned so
far is a mystery. Project architect Dick Spies, a
neighborhood resident, failed to respond, and
Fred Meyer spokesperson Melinda Merrill had
only positive things to say.
“I would be hard-pressed to come up with a
regret,” said Merrill about the store’s interior or
exterior. “The new store is a huge success.”n
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Most shoppers like the new Fred Meyer store
Survey of local readers reveals positive reactions,
though some think it’s too big
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ost of the neighbors we talked to like the remodeled Stadium Fred Meyer store and
consider it an improvement. About
three out of four (17 of 23) could be
classified as generally or fully pleased
with the enlarged and modernized
store.
Of course, one should expect that
a $30 million investment will make
things better.
People like the airy design, with big
windows and high ceilings. They like
the upgraded produce section, which
is not coincidentally the first department to be seen whether entering from
the official front entry on West Burnside, the side entrance on Northwest
20th Place or from the underground
parking level.
“I love the new Fred Meyer store,”
said Wendy Chung, who lives within walking distance of the store. “It’s
a nice upgrade. I am especially
impressed with the extras, such as
the growler/wine station and sandwich bar and the sushi-go-round. I
understand they’re
putting in a test
kitchen for cooking
classes too.”
Some say the Fred Meyer store has gone to the dogs—our
photographer saw four dogs during her photo shoot—but
that pattern was well established long before the remodel.
Photo by Julie Keefe
“I love the new
Fred
Meyer,”
echoed Goose Hollow resident Tina
Wyszynski. “The
expanded produce
section is easy to
shop and visually
pleasing. The floral
department is much
improved and has a
much greater offering of cut flowers,
plants and seasonal
starts.” Before complet-
Samples of fresh-baked bread offered with a smile. Photo by Wes Mahan
ing her paean, she raved about the
deli, wine steward, bar and the growler station plus the cheese, nutrition,
bulk, meat and seafood, and bakery
departments.
“I like it much better,” said Northwest Uphsur resident Carmen Davis.
“I also appreciate the printed menus
of where everything is.”
Davis also likes the escalator for
shopping carts.
Bigger
The one thing growing from 62,000
to 103,000 square feet could not
accomplish was a sense of compactness. Some prefer their supermarkets
not supersized.
“It’s BIG,” said Southwest Madison
resident Jerry Powell.
“Bring your walking shoes,” said
Mike Wisnoski, who lives on Northwest 29th Avenue.
“It is too big a store for me,” said
Elaine Tanzer, co-owner of Elephant’s
Deli, noting that she visits less often
now.
“The place is massive,” said Northwest Everett resident Emma Pelett.
“They have everything, but shopping
there takes forever.”
“I don’t like mega-stores,” said
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been back.”
For every shopper who has not
returned, there are apparently several
more who have. Sales volumes have
risen, though the company won’t say
how much.
“Our sales are strong,” said corporate spokesperson Melinda Merrill.
“We’re seeing strong increases every
week.”
“We seem to visit Fred Meyer more
often now,” said Northwest 12th
Avenue resident Bruce Levy, “usually twice a week versus once a week
before.”
Three other respondents indicated
they shop more often or buy more
now, while most say their shopping
patterns haven’t changed.
Parking
The old underground parking garage
had 260 stalls, which were virtually
never filled up at once. The garage
now has only 159 stalls, and it’s
not uncommon to see drivers circle
through without finding space available.
Wine demonstration specialist Susan MacLoves pours a drink for customer Peter Von Irle. Julie Keefe photo
"fred Meyer shoppers", continued from page 21
Arlington Heights resident Hilary
Mackenzie.
“The smaller footprint meant you
could be in and out much faster,” said
Peter Stark, a Hillside resident. “It’s
one of the reasons we dread Costco—
it’s just too big. Bigger isn’t always
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better.” “It used to feel somewhat like a bigger version of a corner grocery store,
where you could stop in and quickly
and readily pick up what you needed
and be on your merry way in a few
minutes,” said Donna Matrazzo, who
lives on Sauvie Island.
“I immediately was completely dis-
oriented. I couldn’t picture what the
old place was like and how it fit into
this huge cavernous space.
“All I wanted was to buy some
fancy crackers … and it seemed like I
walked 2 miles and still couldn’t find
what I was looking for. By the time I
got to the cash register, I was feeling
like ‘Let me outta here.’ I’ve never
The reduction in parking capacity was a gamble the company took
because it was confident many, if
not most, of its patrons would arrive
on foot in this densely populated
area. Some criticized the company for
increasing interior space 66 percent
while cutting off-street parking (from
289, including a surface lot, to 188) by
35 percent.
So far, it seems to be working.
“Parking is borderline OK,” said
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Willamette Heights resident George
Wright.
not perform well even before we
took it out.”
“Normally, I walk, and someone
who works there told me that a good
percentage of their customers arrive
without cars,” said Chung, affirming
that parking supply seems sufficient.
Another category some respondents feel has been slighted is clothing. The new Fred Meyer emphasizes athletic gear with Blazers and
Timbers logos, but is shy on everyday wear.
“I think [it has enough parking], but
we won’t know until it’s reached its
full customer potential,” said Stark.
“The checkout lines seem short,
which tells me they expect more customers over time. My guess is we will
eventually find there isn’t enough
parking.”
Kevin Mullane, a Northwest
Glisan resident, would like to see
“more affordable and larger variety
in the clothing department.”
Great service
Many sources called out the
extraordinary customer service that
accompanied the remodeling.
“You can’t walk down an aisle
in any department without a staff
member asking if they can help
you or answer any questions,” said
Wyszynski.
“They seem to have done a lot of
staff education,” said Davis. “There
are many more employees, and they
are consistently helpful and friendly!”
“The staff seems to be more friendly and helpful in helping me find
the specific items I am looking for,”
said Northwest 30th Avenue resi-
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feature of a remodel in the 1980s
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“Without a doubt, the visual from
Burnside is much better and now
makes many other spots truly show
how rough they are,” said Craig Purdy
of Northwest Pettygrove.
“The Burnside entrance feels quite
grand and ‘civilized’ with its wider
sidewalk,” said Levy.
“It has succeeded in making a small
stretch of West Burnside a lot more
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The new Fred Meyer has many “stores” within the store. A sushi-go-round and Starbucks greet customers just inside the West Burnside entrance. Julie Keefe photo
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“The employees’ treatment of customers is superb,” said Wright.
What’s missing?
While the additional products
and departments in the new store
are obvious, some notice what’s not
there.
Greg Capshaw of Northwest Johnson Street is disappointed in the loss
of the electronics department and
the limited hardware and clothing
sections.
“I would have preferred that they
keep the electronics department,”
said Powell, in a common refrain.
“I miss the audio/visual department,” said Stark. “I used to bring
my kids to Fred Meyer and we’d
buy a movie, video game or the
latest CD. The kids always wanted
to go with me to the store for that
reason. We actually purchased more
gaming gear at Fred Meyer than at
GameStop.”
“Electronics is a dying business,”
said Fred Meyer’s Merrill. “Customers don’t buy CDs and DVDS;
they stream live or purchase them
through iTunes or whatever download service they use.
“An electronics department was
not the right fit for this store. It did
palatable,” said Mullane. “The widened sidewalk and storefronts were
sorely needed. The overlooking balconies and flower shop frontage are a
leap up from the rent-a-movie joint.” “It may have even had a positive
effect on Burnside traffic due to the
improved bus stop locations and the
wider, more efficient sidewalks,” said
Powell.
“The clean new retail spaces have
great curb appeal architecturally and
are well lit,” said Leslie Hutchinson,
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though it’s cleaned up that block of
Burnside, the street presence reinforces a fast food/chain store aesthetic with little for pedestrians,”
said Northwest District resident Paul
Golden. “Having another Starbucks,
Papa Murphy’s and a bank seems like
a bit of a letdown.” “The Burnside side looks and feel
much more attractive,” said Northwest Thurman resident Reinier
Warschauer.
“I think it is a better presence on
Burnside, which is still a street that
needs a lot of help,” said Michael
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Manuel and Leslie Recio, who met
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1736 SW Alder St.
503-294-0769
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SCRAP PDX, a non-profit devoted
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A grand opening on Southwest Alder
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Business Briefs
The Gypsy and adjacent properties
at Northwest 21st and Irving will be
redeveloped by a partnership that
includes Rob Gurganus, whose family
has owned the property since the
1980s. A four-story mixed-use building
will fill the 175x100-foot parcel.
Matthew C. Freitas will open the
Peddler and Pen Tavern at 2327
NW Kearney St., the previous site of
Huckleberry Pub.
Cha Taqueria at 305 NW 21st Ave.
was renamed Cha! Cha! Cha! in
March. The restaurant, one of 10
Portland eateries operated by Javier
Hurtado, added a deli and margarita
bar as part of the new format.
Developer John Carroll plans to
build a 14-story apartment building
at Northwest 11th and Hoyt streets,
the longtime home of Jim Stevens
Autobody. It will have mechanical
underground parking.
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last business was Viridian Farms near
Dayton, where they grew “heirloom
and European produce … for creative
chefs. Most of their products come
from small producers, for instance,
raspberry Champagne cookies from a
family business founded in 1780. The
inventory includes hams from Spain
hanging on a rack; canned tuna cheeks,
octopus and mussels; wine; jams and
chocolates.
Christopher Handford and Ana Chaud
have opened a second Garden Bar in the
former Chez Joly. Customers can create
their own salads choosing from six kinds
of greens and toppings including carrots,
Brussels sprouts, roasted chickpeas,
bacon, salami, chicken and beef. There
are also ready-made salads and soup.
Local beers and wines will be available
soon. The goal is to provide healthy and,
when possible, locally sourced items. At
noon, the line of customers often snakes
out the door and down the sidewalk.
The pair plans to have five locations by
WeWork, a New York-based provider
of co-working space, has leased the
entire U.S. Custom House at 220 NW
Eighth Ave.
The Portland Development
Commission is selling an irregularly
shaped parcel at Northwest Northrup
and Ninth to Williams/Dame &
Associates, who plan to build a ninestory office building.
Cup of Hope, a fundraiser for the
American Foundation of Suicide
Prevention, will auction creative
mugs designed by local artists at
Coffee Time, 712 NW 21st Ave.,
this month. For information, visit
thecupofhopeproject.org.
Dapper Frog has closed its 915 NW
Davis St. location.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
will move its 3-D Fabrication Labs,
the MFA in Visual Studies program
and student studios to three floors of
leased space at 321 NW Glisan St.
Larry Olson has purchased Le Cookie
Monkey 1902 NW 24th Ave. from
Amber Darrington.
Kung Pow!
500 NW 21st Ave.
503-208-2173
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Henry Liu and Vo Chien are transforming the former Blue Olive into
Kung Pow!, where they plan to serve
Sichuan-style dishes with plenty of
spice. “Kung Pow! is not your traditional Chinese restaurant. It is for
the adventurous,” said Liu. XLB
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1932 W. Burnside St.
503-444-9954
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Lyle Gadin and his partners created
MÜV Training to help customers
move better, whether climbing stairs,
cycling or improving balance. The
program combines barre, strength,
cycling and yoga in a small studio,
while borrowing techniques used by
elite athletes. Classes are offered, and
each customer gets a health assessment
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Gila Lane moved her art gallery
from Southeast Clinton Street to
Northwest Raleigh just in time for
First Thursday in May. Lane, who
studied art at the School of Visual
Arts and the Art Students’ League in
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professional photographer and painter,
features her own works along with
that of other artists. For the past 30
years, she has focused on portraits of
celebrities. Other works at the gallery
include photography, acrylic paints,
watercolors and jewelry. A May 20
grand opening is planned.
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The Old Town Chinatown neighborhood has committed to a Street Tree Inventory this summer! Why? Street
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We will need two to four data entry volunteers. Data entry volunteers must attend one of these training
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We need two on-call arborists with cell phones and bikes to assist on Saturday, July 18 AND Saturday,
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Liquor Licenses. Hospitality. Tavern Best Practices. Good Neighbor Agreements. Are there best practices for bars and taverns
on how to build good relationships with the local community? What role does the community play when a business applies
for a liquor license? What tools can we use to move forward in a way that supports business opportunities while building
neighborhood livability? Come share your successes and challenges with your community peers. Join us for coffee and a casual
conversation with local business representatives, neighbors, Portland Liquor License Coordinator Mike Boyer and Portland
Liquor License Investigator Todd Engstrom.
Pearl Foot Patrol Training Begins
NWNW e-news
Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 • Time: 6:00 PM • RSVP: [email protected]
Place: The O’Donnell Group Office, 1221 NW Everett St.
Sign-up to receive stories midmonth through our e-newsletter at
www.nwnw.org. The site also includes
recent news items and community
events that don’t fit in the printed
Neighborhood Activist. Questions?
E-mail [email protected].
by Stan Penkin – Twelve Pearl District residents attended the first Foot Patrol
training session in April. Ten additional residents signed up, but could not
attend the first meeting. Join us in May, and please RSVP (above) due to limited
space. Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Wells, from the City’s Office of
Neighborhood Involvement, is leading the trainings and will help to organize the
program. Interested in participating? Email [email protected].
Receive news and information
on major service disruptions
in the Portland-Vancouver area
by signing up for Public Alerts.
Find out more or sign up at
www.publicalerts.org/signup.
Expose
Yourself
to Art Day
Mayor Charlie Hales proclaims
Thursday, May 7, 2015 as “Expose
Yourself to Art Day” to honor
long-time NW Portland resident
& historian, Mike Ryerson. Learn
more online at www.nwnw.org/
discussion/?p=1132.
Neighborhood Annual Meetings & Elections
linnton
Sylvan-HigHlandS
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Linnton Community Center
10614 NW Saint Helens Rd.
Join your neighbors in
selecting the Linnton board
members for the upcoming
year. Questions? Email
[email protected].
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Sylvan Fire Station 16
1715 SW Skyline Blvd.
We need more SHNA Board Members!
If you are interested in a
position, please contact
Gretchen
Hollands
at
[email protected].
nW induStrial
2015 nortHWeSt diStrict annual Meeting:
election of Board directorS & PreSident
Date: Monday, May 18, 2015 • Time: 6:00 PM
Place: LGS Hospital Auditorium, 1040 NW 22nd Ave.
Active participation in your neighborhood association helps maintain
our quality of life ... be it affordable housing, safe and clean streets, good air to
breathe, historic preservation, improving transportation, promoting sustainable
practices, celebrating our diversity, and much more!!
Please plan to attend this annual meeting, hear what the candidates have to say
about why they are running for election, and make your voice count as one of the
many diverse voices that make up this great Northwest Portland neighborhood.
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 • Time: 11:30 AM
Place: Portland Brewing, 2730 NW 31st St.
RSVP: [email protected]
Cost: $30 per person (Visit www.nwindustrial.org/donate to pay in advance.)
There are eight candidates declared for the ten positions open for the Board of
Directors. The candidates are: Tyler Bullen, Wendy Chung, Roger Eddy, Karen
Karlsson, Page Stockwell, Ron Walters, Bill Welch, and Wayne Wirta. There is
one candidate for President: Gustavo Cruz.
Come to our annual meeting and help shape NW Industrial Neighborhood
Association. Have lunch! Vote for new board members! Stay in touch with
your neighbors! Voice your concerns! Hear about the possibilities of ‘green
manufacturing’ in the NW Industrial Sanctuary and a report on this topic from
PSU Masters students studying Urban and Regional Planning. Visit us online to
learn the top 10 reason to become a member and join us today!
Balloting will close at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2015.
Portland doWntoWn
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 • Time: 5:30 - 6:45 PM
Place: Meals on Wheels Elm Court, 1032 SW Main St.
Interested and eligible to run in the Board of Directors? Submit your bio by
Friday, May 15, 2015 to [email protected].
To vote in this election – either at this meeting or as an absentee – you must be
a member of NWDA as a resident, a property owner, or as a representative of a
business or non-profit organization. The deadline for submitting a membership
application is Noon, Wednesday May 13, 2015. Membership forms are available
online at www.northwestdistrictassociation.org/?page_id=354 or at Neighbors
West-Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, 97210.
Absentee ballots are available at Neighbors West-Northwest between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. weekdays from Monday, May 11 to Friday, May 15, 2015 and
Monday, May 18, 2015. Absentee ballots must be received at the office by 4:00
p.m. on May 18, 2015. Absentee voting is permitted but proxies are not allowed.
For more information contact Mark Sieber at 503 823-4212.
Neighborhood columns are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Neighbors West-Northwest
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Arlington Heights
Neighborhood Association
Hillside
Northwest Heights
Pearl District
www.arlingtonheightspdx.org
www.hillsidena.org
Contact: Charlie Clark,
503 459-3610
www.pearldistrict.org
BOARD MEETING
Mon., May 11th & June 8th, 6:00 pm
Sylvan Fire Station
115 SW Skyline Blvd
BOARD MEETING
Tues., Oct. 13th, 7:30 pm
Hillside Community Center
653 NW Culpepper Terr
Linnton Neighborhood
Association
Forest Park
www.forestparkneighbors.org
BOARD MEETING
Tues., May 19th, 7:00 pm
Willis Community Center
360 NW Greenleaf
www.linnton.com
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
& ELECTIONS
Weds., May 6th, 7:00 pm
Linnton Community
Center, 10614 NW St.
Helens Rd
Northwest District
Association
Goose Hollow
Foothills League
BOARD MEETING
Mon., May 4th & June 1st, 12:30 pm
Forest Heights HOA Office
2033 NW Miller Rd
Clean-up & Recycling Day
Sat., May 9th, 10:00 am
Forest Heights HOA Offices
2033 NW Miller Road
Northwest Industrial
www.nwindustrial.org
northwestdistrictassociation.org
BOARD MEETING
Thurs., May 14th & June 11th
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th Ave
Meet the Board
Irving Street Kitchen
701 NW 13th Ave
Executive Committee
Tues., May 6th & June 3rd, 9:00 am
Urban Grind, 911 NW 14th
Livability & Safety Committee
Weds., May 6th & June 3rd, 5:30 pm
Portland Center Stage
128 NW 11th Ave
Planning & Transportation Comm.
Tues., May 5th, 19th & June 2nd
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th
Communications Committee
Mon., May 26th, 6:00 pm
LRS Architects
720 NW Davis, Ste 300
www.goosehollow.org
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Thurs., May 21st, 7:00 pm
Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon St
Planning & Zoning Committee
Tues., May 5th & June 2nd, 7:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson
P u b l i c S a f e t y, P a r k i n g , a n d
Transportation Committee
First United Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson
Bylaws Committee
The Legends Condominiums
1132 SW 19th
Duty of Loyalty Committee
Tues., May 12th & June 9th, 7:00 pm
The Legends Condominiums
1132 SW 19th Ave
Neighbors West-Northwest
Coalition
ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS
Legacy Good Samaritan (LGS)
Building 2 Auditorium, 1040 NW
22nd Ave
BOARD MEETING
LGS Auditorium, 1040 NW 22nd Ave
Mon., June 15th, 6:00 pm
(LGS) Northrup, 2282 NW Northrup
Executive Committee
Weds., May 6th & June 3rd, 8:00 am
NWNW Office, 2257 NW Raleigh
Air Quality Committee
Silver Cloud Inn, Breakfast Rm
NW 24th Place & Vaughn St
Transportation Committee Meeting
Weds., May 6th & June 3rd, 6:00 pm
LGS, Wilcox A
2211 NW Marshall
BOARD MEETING
Weds., May 13th & June 10th
5:30 pm
LGS Northrup Building, 1st floor
Conf Rm, 2282 NW Northrup
Community Policing Coffee Klatch
Simple Local Coffee
115 SW Ash
Emergency Preparedness Work
Group
LGS Northrup Building, 1st floor
Conf. Rm., 2282 NW Northrup
NINA MEETING
Tues., June 9th, 7:00 am
Holiday Inn Express
2333 NW Vaughn
Old Town Chinatown
Community Association
www.oldtownchinatown.org
Planning Committee
Thurs., May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th,
June 4th & 11th, 8:00 am
CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh
Call to confirm, 503.823.4212
Public Safety & Livability Committee
LGS, Wilcox B, 2211 NW Marshall
www.nwnw.org
ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS
Weds., May 13th, 11:30 am
Portland Brewing Company
2730 NW 31st Ave
2nd Saturday Clean-up
Sat., May 9th & June 13th, 9:00 am
Food Front Co-op
2375 NW Thurman
3rd Saturday Clean-up
Sat., May 16th, 9:00 am
Elephants Deli, 115 NW 22nd
Nob Hill
Business Association
[email protected]
GENERAL MEETING
Holiday Inn Express
2333 NW Vaughn
Emergency Prep Committee
Ecotrust Bldg, 2nd Floor
907 NW Irving
Portland Downtown
www.portlanddowntownna.com
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MTG
BOARD MEETING
Both meetings held at:
Meals on Wheels Elm Court
1032 SW Main St
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MTG
Weds., May 6th & June 3rd
11:30 am
Central City Concern
232 NW 6th Ave
BOARD MEETING
Weds., May 13th & June 10th
11:30 am
University of Oregon, Room 150
70 NW Couch
Land Use & Transport. Comm.
1900 Building, Room 2500 B
1900 SW 4th
Public Safety Action Committee
Portland Building, Room B
1120 SW 5th Ave
Sylvan-Highlands
Art History and Culture Committee
Non Profit Center, 221 NW 2nd Ave,
2nd floor front conf room
www.sylvanhighlands.org
Business Committee
Thurs., May 28th, 10:00 am
Davis Street Tavern, 500 NW Davis
Land Use Design & Rvw Committee
Tues., May 19th, 11:30 am
University of Oregon, Room 152
70 NW Couch
Livability Committee
Oregon College of Oriental
Medicine, 75 NW Couch St
MEMBERSHIP MEETING &
ELECTIONS
Tues., May 12th. 7:00 pm
BOARD MEETING
Both meetings held at:
Sylvan Fire Station
1715 SW Skyline Blvd
Find calendar updates at: www.nwnw.org/Calendar
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BUSINESS
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4080 N WILLIAMS
PORTLAND OR 97
2486 NW RALEIGH
TEL 503.841.5239
FROM owners
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CODE
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at 2486 NW Raleigh St. withdrew
their plan to redevelop the lot with a modern three-story house after the
Portland Adjustment Committee indicated it would not support reductions
of minimum sideyard setbacks. Jamie Baldwin and David Carter now say
they will proceed with this code-compliant design.
ZONE R2
MAX HEIGHT 40'
MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE 50% (1850 SF OF 3700 SF)
FRONT SETBACK 10'
SIDE AND REAR SETBACK 5'-15' PER TABLE 120-4
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© 2015
ZONING INFO
The Cottrell family donated three acres of wooded land along Northwest
Skyline Boulevard to Forest Park. The family also donated eight adjoining
acres to their former home to the University of Oregon School of Architecture.
Seth Hosmer, who has a chiropractic practice in the Pearl District, gives son
Max, 6, a ride in his custom-built passenger compartment. Thomas Teal photo
Members of the Pearl Rotary tackled 10th Avenue at last month’s Polish the Pearl.
Rotarians on duty included Dave Price (L-R), Nigel Peck, Tracy Vicario, Dave Brownell
and Dough MacGregor.
Pearl Rotary Club honored
Lincoln senior Samson
Criscuolo, co-founder and
co-editor of the Lincoln High
School magazine, Beyond the
Flock, as its April student of
the month.
Sadie and Chris
Lincoln, co-founders
of Barre3 in the Pearl
District, will speak at
Pearl Rotary’s third
annual Community
Vision Awards
Breakfast Tuesday,
June 2, 7 a.m., in the
Ecotrust Building, 721
NW Ninth Ave. Tickets
($10) are available at
the door.
“All is quiet up on the hill,” reports Tom Saunders, who bought the
Montague House in Willamette Heights from Google executive Kevin
Rose last summer to prevent its demolition. “We rented it in August to a
tenant who wants to renew his lease. My son Daniel gardens on the two
spare lots. The [annual community] Easter egg hunt was bigger than I
have ever seen.”
Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants and In Defense of Animals held their annual Rally
to Free Packy last month on Packy’s 53rd birthday. Their goal is to have Packy
released to a sanctuary and stop the zoo’s breeding program.
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$3,300,000
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$1,485,000
Northwest Portland
$1,150,000
180° View • Private 5.10 Acres • 9,188 SF
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Call Lee Davies or Renée Harper
Wash. Co. “Close In” • Level .5 Acre
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Call Lee Davies or Megan Westphal
3,406 SF • 4 BD + Den + Bonus • 3.5 BA
Remodeling by Hammer & Hand
Call Dirk Hmura or Rachel Schaden
Gated Country Estate
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3,964 SF • 5 BD + 4.5 BA
Includes 700 SF Apartment
Call Suzanne Klang or Linda Nyman
3,797 SF • 2 BD + Den • 2 Master Suites
Surrounded by Green Space
$650,000
$635,000
Beautiful Townhome $459,000
3,809 SF • 5 BD • 3.5 BA • Territorial Views
Call Andrew Misk or Trish Greene
Thompson Park
$770,000
2,271 SF • 2 BD • 2 Master Suites
Call Lynn Marshall or Morgan Cox
Bethany
$764,900
Call Lawrence Burkett or Suzanne
Call Lawrence Burkett or Jasmin
Wismer Ridge
Cedar Mill
Call Dirk Hmura or Rachel
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$1,285,000
Forest Heights
5,505 SF • 5 BD + Loft + Bonus • 5.5 BA
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Bauer Woods Estates $749,900
Bauer Woods
Call Coleen Jondahl or Jasmin
Banton Park Estates $584,900
$689,900
Call Lee Davies or Renée
Bauer Woods
$715,000
3,274 SF • 3 BD • 3.5 BA
Call Lynn Marshall or Morgan
$599,900
Happy Valley
$609,900
Call Lawrence Burkett or Jasmin
Vista Hills
$499,900
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Newberg
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Michele Shea-han
503.969.6147
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503.858.5141
Morgan Cox
503.349.7873
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503.806.5200
503.705.5033
Julie Williams
Kristan Summers
Lawrence Burkett
Lynn Marshall
Jan Berger
Jasmin Hausa
Jessica Corcoran
Linda Nyman
Lisa Migchelbrink
Erin Vick
503.680.7799
Rachel Schaden
503.502.8910
971.645.1751
Sam Porter
503.701.2942
503.680.7442
503.953.3947
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503.330.7481
503.680.3018
503.267.7320
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503.890.1221
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