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APRIL 2014 / VOLUME 27, ISSUE 8 / FREE
SERVING PORTLAND’S NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE 1986
A Walking Tour
of Historic Stately
Homes on May 4
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center
and Northwest Children’s Theater present
third annual tour of
historic homes.
DAN VOLKMER
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Footprint Investments of Seattle is erecting a 50-unit, micro apartment building with no off-street parking at 2250 NW Thurman St. on a lot
smaller than the standard size for single-family homes. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
Apartment buildings flood Slabtown area
(parking not included)
Increasingly, major apartment buildings coming to Northwest Portland provide little or no
parking for tenants. It’s a new wrinkle in a district already notorious for parking shortages.
ALLAN CLASSEN
T
he “other” parking issue
has come to roost in
Northwest Portland.
After City Council ended two
decades of quarrels over onstreet parking by adopting
the Northwest Parking Plan
in 2012, neighborhood players sat out last year’s citywide
debate about off-street parking.
It didn’t pertain to them.
Minimum off-street parking
requirements for new apartment buildings adopted by the
city a year ago don’t affect the
Northwest District, which is
governed by a local policy plan.
While no one had this in mind
when the plan was adopted in
2003, the “loophole” was discovered after residential buildings without parking began
popping up in the past two or
three years.
The problem was driven
home last year by a Seattle
developer who got approval
for a 50-unit micro apartment
building at 2250 NW Thurman
St. It has no off-street parking. The project stands out for
several reasons—including its
tiny 125-square-foot units—but
it now seems like less of an
aberration. Backers of a handful of more recent projects also
believe they can cut costs by
letting tenants with cars fend
for themselves.
The just completed Addy, a
104-unit building at Northwest
19th and Northrup, has only 24
parking stalls, available to the
first tenants willing to pay an
s you wander through
our beautiful neighborhood and into these historic homes, meet your neighbors and friends, learn about
the grit and glory of our city’s
founders, marvel at the artistic
craftsmanship and know your
$25 ticket fee goes to preserve
our neighborhood icon and
benefits Northwest Children’s
Theater and School.
The Stately Home Tour, to be
held Sunday, May 4, features the
work of some of Portland’s most
extra $165 a month.
The Hoyt, going up at Northwest 17th and Hoyt, will have
39 units without any off-street
parking.
Developers of the DeTemple
Plumbing property at 1951 NW
Overton St. plan to build 126
300-square-foot units without
providing for vehicle storage.
Ron Walters, president of the
Northwest District Association
from 2010-13, has compiled a
list of every residential building in the neighborhood built
since 2005 or currently in the
pipeline. He’s counted about
1,900 new units in that time ▶
Continued on page 18
The Dr. Andrew Jackson Giesy
Home will be on the history tour.
prominent early architects.
Open for viewing to ticket holders will be homes designed by
the early “rock star” architects
who gave Portland its Beaux
Arts turn-of-the-century style
when Seattle and San Francisco were still backwater villages. The Portland Hotel, the ▶
Continued on page 6
Rally to free Packy
F
Dog park a
community generator
Pearlandia
BY KATE WASHINGTON
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ree the Oregon Zoo Elephants and In Defense
of Animals are sponsoring a rally Saturday, April 12,
to gain freedom for Packy, the
zoo’s famous elephant who
turns 52 on that day.
“He will have spent 52 years
behind bars and is suffering
from many conditions and
illnesses directly related to
his captivity, including a lifethreatening form of tubercu-
losis,” stated a Free the Oregon
Zoo Elephants press release.
“We urge the Oregon Zoo officials to release him to sanctuary now.”
Participants are asked to
meet at the zoo entrance, 4001
SW Canyon Rd., by noon. The
rally will continue until 3 p.m.
For information, visit freeoregonzooelephants.org/packysbirthday. ■
See stories on Page 25.
The Oregon Zoo has no plans to release its most famous elephant to a
sanctuary, though Packy suffers from tuberculosis, chronic foot problems and frequent head bobbing considered by some to be a sign of
boredom and stress. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
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1902 Craftsman duplex restored top and
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like new in the classic Historical Alphabet
District. Designer finishes include antiqued
granite kitchen counters, marble baths,
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On the market for the first time in over 75 years, she is still the
masthead for the Thurman Street row of grand houses. Built in 1892,
she is solid, stately, architecturally impressive and built to last for many
years to come. Her original floor plan is still intact and the spacious
rooms, gracious detailing, huge wrap-around porch and turn-of-thecentury ambiance has stories to tell.
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This house was built to last and to
be very liveable
with its jaw-dropping views, stone
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above but not too
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2-car garage.
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off-street parking, a garage and a sunny south yard all prepared
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Readers Reply
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.
Why use bullhooks?
In response to Oregon Zoo staff calling a bullhook a “guide” [“Zoo Director Says All is Well in Elephant Land,”
March 2014]: It has been pointed out
by elephant experts that if all you need
is something that serves as a guide, you
could use a long feather, a children’s
Nerf bat or any other harmless object.
A bullhook is a tool that inflicts pain.
The book “An Elephant in the
Room: The Science and Well-Being
of Elephants in Captivity,” written by
elephant experts from around the
world, describes bullhook/ankus use
as a means to maintain the trainer in
a socially dominant position, and to
mete out physical punishment. The
book explains, “At some point it (the
bullhook) has had to be established
as a negative reinforcer in order to be
effective: That means causing enough
pain and discomfort that the animal
remembers, and seeks to avoid the
experience by complying.
“It seems reasonable to ask: Why
would we want to continue to use a
tool that is unnecessary and carries
with it a history of pain, discomfort
and human dominance? Doesn’t that
clearly break the rules of always choosing the most positive option?”
Regarding the habitat upgrade
currently under construction at the
Oregon Zoo, an article in Scientific
American noted this: “Refurbishing
elephant enclosures so they are roomier and more intellectually stimulating
is at once an acknowledgment and
dismissal of the research on elephant
intelligence and welfare. After all, if
the zoos really have the animals’ best
interests at heart, they would close
their elephant exhibits.”
Index
Can the Oregon Zoo improve its elephant handling practice to eliminate
bullhooks (and all weapons)? Can the
elephant habitat be reimagined, greatly expanded and improved so much
that it does a much better job of meeting the physical and mental needs of
the elephants? If not, then why don’t
we place the elephants together in a
good sanctuary?
Also, thank you to the volunteers
giving a lifeline to the northern redlegged frogs. What a beautiful, inspiring, caring and uplifting thing to do.
Marna Herrington
NW 29th Ave.
Concern for animals
applauded
I have read your publication off
and on for years and applaud your
concerns for community and people’s
well being. I want to especially point
out your articles on the elephants and
frogs [“TLC helps frogs cross busy
Highway 30,” March 2014]. It’s admirable that you would devote so much
space toward protection of these animals. By making people aware of these
issues, they (hopefully) become more
sensitive to beings beside themselves
or their dogs and cats.
Maggi White
SW Landing Dr.
No longer zoo supporter
I want to commend you and your
paper for the stories on elephant treatment at the zoo. I voted for the bond
measure in large part because of the
plan for the off-site elephant sanctuary.
OBITUARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PEARL SECTION. . . . . . . . . . . 9
GOING OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
COMMUNITY EVENTS . . . . 19
BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE .. 20
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BY ALLAN CLASSEN
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Paying to volunteer
T
hose of us who believe government can be a positive force in
addressing social and economic
challenges are too often brought up
short by the less than idealistic attitudes
among people providing government
services. One wonders at times if government programs serve noble public
goals or just the people who collect
their paychecks from them.
I’ve collected a few stories on this
point.
to fix it. The citizens were told they
would need to pay the city $121,500 to
replace the bridge; $60,000 for actual construction and the rest for fees,
design, contingencies and management overhead.
The news put a damper on the whole
project, as one might imagine. As a
result, the city will have to do without its fees, contingencies, etc.—not to
mention use of a major park trail—until
someone comes up with a better idea.
Where that better idea will come from
is anybody’s guess because the best one
imaginable was ushered out the door.
The Timbers Army, the fan club that
has grown into a multi-faceted public
service organization, has an arm that
takes care of soccer fields in city parks.
In the Pearl District, neighborhood
The subgroup, called Operation Pitch
activists responded to the city’s
In, raised $50,000 toward the
installation of an allweather soccer field
at New Columbia
in North Portland. They also
organize 50-person volunteer
crews to maintain and repair
existing soccer fields.
On a Saturday, these
crews can get three or
four fields in playing
condition by replacing broken sprinkler heads, "I'm citing you for improving your community and setreseeding muddy patches, ting a good example for our youth without a permit."
striping the field and paint"Can I work it off in community service?"
ing goals posts—work that
would take regular city crews about two policy of not providing trash recepweeks.
tacles there as in the rest of downtown
The volunteers don’t expect much for
their work, just the satisfaction of helping the community and perhaps sparking an interest in soccer among young
athletes. But they also don’t expect to
be billed for their efforts.
Portland Parks & Recreation requires
Operation Pitch In to pay the city $3,000
a year to do work that would otherwise
be its own responsibility. This is the
cost of paying overtime wages to Parks
Bureau maintenance workers to come
out on a normal day off. Organization
leaders have accepted the arrangement
as the cost of being public spirited.
It should not be too much to expect
park managers to donate some of their
own time for four or five such work days
a year. Or they could come to work two
hours late on the Monday morning after
a two-hour Saturday assignment. What
they’re doing is not only disheartening
and pound-foolish; it’s bad manners.
If someone helps you out by mowing
your lawn or changing a tire, you offer
them a drink or hold an umbrella. You
don’t bill them for the time you spent
watching.
Forest Park lovers offered to replace
the broken bridge on the Maple Trail.
The bridge has been out of commission
for more than a year because Portland
Parks & Recreation hasn’t had the funds
by acquiring their own trashcans and
raising funds to hire a private hauler
to regularly empty them. The Portland Bureau of Transportation insisted that the neighborhood association
go through a complicated permitting
process, provide liability insurance
indemnifying the city and then pay the
city $103 to install each trashcan. To
donate pet waste stations in parks, the
neighborhood association had to go
through another complex permitting
process that took a pro bono architect
10 months to finalize and then pay the
city $167 each for installation.
These fees and procedures may or
may not be reasonable when applied
to a profit-making business. But when
citizens out of a sense of civic duty offer
to assume responsibilities normally
expected of government, the fees and
red tape have to go. They only discourage volunteerism and donations worth
far more than what the city hopes to
extract from the good Samaritans.
In developing countries, it’s not
uncommon for petty bureaucrats to
demand tribute in exchange for government services. In Portland, we tax
people for doing good deeds. In both
instances, civic spirit and the belief that
we can solve problems together are the
first casualties. ■
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NEWS
— Obituaries —
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 information
about a death in our area, please contact us
at [email protected]. Photographs are
also welcomed. There is no charge for obituaries in the Examiner.
Brooke Young Constable
Henry Litton Constable
Brooke and Henry Constable, former residents of
Arlington Heights, died Feb. 8 after being overcome
by exhaustion during a snowstorm near their home
in Sisters. She was 69 and he was 83. Brooke was born
Oct. 27, 1944, in Roseburg, and graduated from Roseburg High School in 1962. An accomplished violinist,
she majored in music at Scripps College in Claremont,
Calif. Henry Constable was born Feb. 7, 1931. He
worked and retired as a stockbroker in New York City.
They married in 1971 and lived in New York City before
moving to Portland, where they were active in the
Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association. They
then moved to Sisters. They are survived by their son,
Cody; and Brooke’s brother, Bernard Young.
William R. Cooley
William Richard Cooley, who chaired
the board of Portland Streetcar Inc.,
died Feb. 22 of complications of heart
surgery at age 66. He was born Feb.
4, 1948, in mid-Multnomah County
and graduated from David Douglas High School in
1966. He attended Harvard University, earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Oregon and a law
degree from Lewis & Clark College. He worked for his
father’s homebuilding business, Cooley Construction,
and later ran the family’s real estate investment company. He served on the Multnomah County Planning
Commission and chaired the Portland Planning Commission. He was a member of the Multnomah Athletic
Club. He is survived by his wife, Leslie Anne Howell;
son, Alexander; daughter, Sarah Trinkle; sisters, Patricia Whiteford and Janet McChesney; and brother,
Lloyd.
Erma Ferrera
Erma Delman Ferrera, a longtime Goose Hollow resident, died Feb. 22 at age 87. She was born May 2, 1926,
in New York and moved to Portland as a child. She
graduated from Grant High School and attended UC
Berkeley. She married Marvin Epstein in 1947; they
divorced. In 1986, she married Sylvio Ferrera. They
lived in the Park Vista Condominiums for more than 25
years. She is survived by her husband; and daughter,
Leslye Epstein.
Pauline V. Illias
Pauline V. Achatz Illias, a longtime Linnton resident,
died March 7 at age 90. She was born in Alamosa, Co.,
May 7, 1923. She graduated from Oregon City High
School in 1941. She married Joseph Illias in 1942. She
was a member of St. Birgitta Church and volunteered
at the Linnton Community Center. She is survived by
her sons, David and Leonard; brother, Charles; two
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
June Lee
June Mersereau Lee, a member of the
Town Club, died Feb. 22 at age 87. She
was born on June 21, 1926, in Portland and attended Catlin Gable High
School. She attended Smith College
for two years and graduated from Stanford University
in 1948. She won the Pacific Coast squash championship three times, the Oregon state badminton championship and was an Oregon State women’s doubles
and Canadian National women’s doubles tennis
champion. She was a member of the Multnomah
Athletic Club. She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth and Jan; son, Hal; and four grandchildren. Her
husband, Sam, to whom she was married for 62 years,
predeceased her.
Peter M. Heitkemper
Peter McClory Heitkemper, who grew up in Goose
Hollow, died Feb. 28 at age 81. He was born Nov. 24,
1933, in Portland. He attended Cathedral School and
graduated from Georgetown University. He served
as a captain in the U.S. Marines and worked as a
lumber broker. He was a member of the Multnomah
Athletic Club and the Mazamas. He is survived by his
wife, Marcia; children, Tory and Mark Shoff, Heidi and
Jim Wilcox, Peter Jr. and Mary Heitkemper; and nine
grandchildren.
Susan M. Holman
Susan Muncy Holman, who was active
in inner Westside civic affairs, died
Feb. 17 at age 80. Susan Morris was
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born May 30, 1934, in Portland and attended Ainsworth Elementary, Catlin Gable and Lincoln High
schools. She received a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Oregon. She and three partners ran a
business called Gathering Moss that arranged flowers for weddings and other special events. She was a
member of the Portland Garden Club, Portland Town
Club, Multnomah Athletic Club and Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral. In 1957, she married Don Holman. She is
survived by her sons, Donald Jr. and Douglas; daughter, Laura O’Brien; brother Robert Morris III; and 11
grandchildren.
Consuelo D. Meurlott
Consuelo “Connie” Dinneen Meurlott,
a former Goose Hollow resident, died
March 2 at age 85. Consuelo Dineen
was born March 14, 1928, in Portland
and graduated from Lincoln High School and Marylhurst College. She became a realtor in the Lake Oswego area. She was an active member of the Mazama
Club. She married Bryron Meurlott in 1951. She is
survived by her husband; sons, Tom and Vince; daughters, Marlu Newvine and Anne Van Holde; sisters,
Beth Loprinzi and Dolores Dineen; brother, Tim; nine
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Dacklin
Meurlott.
Calvin L. Nees
Calvin L. Nees, a resident of the Roslyn
Apartments on Northwest 21st Avenue
for 24 years, died Feb. 24 at age 87. He
was born Oct. 15, 1926, in Amity, and
his family moved to Portland when he
was 5. He attended Kern and Buckman elementary schools and Benson High School. He
competed in swimming for the Multnomah Athletic
Club for three years. He received a purple heart for his
service in the U.S. Marines. After military service, he
returned to Portland, where he worked as a bricklayer.
He married Mary Ruth; they were divorced after nine
years. He was a bartender at the Gypsy Restaurant and
the Aero Club. He is survived by his son, Rodney; and
daughter, Penelope.
Janice D. Orloff
Janice Diamond Orloff, a resident of
Goose Hollow, died March 2 at age
96. She was born Sept. 28, 1917, in
New York City and grew up on Long
Island. She attended Russell Sage University in Troy, N.Y. In 1962, she moved to Portland,
where she established Chamber Music Northwest, did
brailing for the blind and worked with many of the
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NEWS
Norman K.F. Wong
Norman K.F. Wong, owner and operator for many years of Hung Far Low
restaurant in Chinatown, died March
12 at age 88. He was born Oct. 9, 1925,
in China. He immigrated to the United
States in 1950, followed by his wife and eldest daughter
in 1953. He was active in the local Chinese community and served as president of the local chapter of the
Wong’s Family Benevolent Association. He is survived
by his wife of 65 years, Ann; daughters, Kathy, Norma
Martinson, Doris Lane and Winnie Nyman; and four
grandchildren.
John S. Baymiller
John Stuart Baymiller, a retired architect who volunteered for many Pearl
neighborhood livability projects, died
March 2 at age 71. He was born in Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 20, 1942, and graduated from the Mount Hermon School in 1960. He also
graduated from the University of Virginia, majoring
in architecture. He won many architectural awards,
including a trip to the Fontainbleu, France. He lived
in St. Paul, Minn., New York City and Santa Monica,
Calif., before moving to the Pearl District in 2007. He
won a Northwest Examiner 2011 Community Award
for recording and mapping all graffiti in the district,
launching a successful Graffiti Busters program. He
also helped gain city approval for 60 public trashcans
and pet waste stations in the district. He is survived by
his wife, Gail Moss Baymiller; son, Scott; brother, Bernard; sister, Judith; and stepdaughter, Robyn.
Eric Malin
Eric Malin died Feb. 27 in his Northwest Upshur Street
apartment, where he lived for 14 years. He was born
July 4, 1959, in Denver, and the family moved to Lake
Oswego when he was 4. He graduated from Lake
Oswego High School and earned a degree in journalism in 1981 from the University of Oregon. He worked
as a circulation manager for several publications,
including Oregon Business magazine. He co-founded
the Portland Institute for Sustainable Culture and was
active in the Theosophical Society in Portland. He is
survived by father, Edward; and brother, Paul.
Front Avenue station.
Thomas A. McCormick, 71, graduate of Lincoln High
School.
Geraldine Lee Schwab, 79, graduated from St. Helen’s
Hall in 1949.
Kamia Kumari Singh, 79, employed at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Patricia L. Stearns Somers, 87, graduate of Lincoln
High School.
Death Notices
Alvina J. Lordemann Spieker, 95, employed by Montgomery Ward.
Janet Faust Bennett, 93, member of First United
Methodist Church.
Jean Robinson Carrier, 91, member of Multnomah
Athletic Club.
Edwin Parker Cushman, 83, employed by Centennial
Mills.
Lauren “Louise” Boardway Fergison, 85, member of
Portland Audubon Society and Multnomah Athletic
Club.
Nancy Sieurin Weston, 80, employed by Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital and member of Cedar Hills
Church of Christ.
Dr. John W. Wilson, 74, completed internal medicine
residency at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Elizabeth Pilkington Finley, 92, graduate of Lincoln
High School.
Antoinette Kovic Ryals, 78, grew up in Slabtown.
Richard E. Iggulden, 84, grew up in Guild’s Lake and
graduated from Lincoln High School.
Benjamin Isenberg, 67,
member of Temple Beth
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History
A WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC STATELY HOMES ON MAY 4
Continued from page 1
Columbia Gorge Vista House,
the U.S. Customs House and
City Hall were creations of the
same architects who designed
this tour’s featured residences.
A double-decked Red Bus will shuttle tour goers who don't want
to walk from house to house free of charge. Tickets may be purchased on the bus the day of tour.
The people who commissioned these homes were the
pioneer stock who came West
seeking better lives, achieved
their goals and contributed to
the weft and weave that is Portland today. There is a Civil War
medal of honor recipient, an
Indian fighter, an Indian peacemaker, a resident who came to
Oregon on a horse, a rancher
and, of course, a lumber baron.
The parents of some of these
residents came to Oregon in
covered wagons.
Each home features a special “live” event this year to
enhance the tour experience.
The Dr. Andrew Jackson Giesy
Home will feature Historic
Aurora Museum Curator Patrick Harris sharing insights into
Oregon's first utopian Christian commune. The Captain
Joseph Sladen Home will feature Mike Ryerson, with his
deep knowledge of old Northwest Portland, showing historic
slides never seen by the public.
Ruby Jewel Ice Cream Cart will
be serving free ice cream at The
Edward King Home. Classical
guitarist and Rimsky-Korsakoffee House regular Jeff Ashton
will perform along with some
of his students at the CardwellHolman Home. Two neigh-
borhood lions of preservation,
Bing Sheldon and Bill Welch,
will lead a tour through the
inner sanctums of the Northwest Cultural Building from
2-2:45 p.m. Last year’s tour,
“The Renaissance of the Historic Alphabet District,” raised
money for removing an unsafe
chimney and for building a
new one, ensuring a warm theater for many winters to come.
Tickets are available at
Northwest Children’s Theater,
1819 NW Everett St.; Pearl
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Zupan’s, 2340 W. Burnside St.;
Windermere Stellar, 733 NW
20th Ave.; or online at nwcts.
org. Call 503-222-4480 for tickets ($25) and information. ■
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Dr. Andrew Jackson Giesy Home
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Built: 1899
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Cardwell-Holman Home
Architect: Erik Hendricks
Built: 1905
Tour what Oregon preservationists claimed in their recommendation to
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Architect: Solon Spencer Beman
Built: 1909
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art and theater to children ages 3 and a half to 18 all year long. This resource
brings 65,000 people (half of them children) into the neighborhood annually
for an artistic experience. A $25 tour ticket helps preserve and enhance our
building and improve the Children's Theater.
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Dining & Entertainment
World Foods: International food with a local flavor
If you want a liter of
Coke, you most likely
head to the nearest
chain supermarket. If,
however, you have a
hankering for Curaná
Brazilia cola, then you
visit World Foods.
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hat trip has been made
easier for Northwest
Portland residents since
John Attar, owner of World
Foods on Southwest Barbur
Boulevard, brought his unique
mix of local and international
foods to the Pearl District. He
stocks products from 55 different countries, often exotic
items you can’t find anywhere
else, like mango powder.
World Foods is not just a
specialty item store; they also
carry/stock everyday products
such as yogurt, chicken broth
or Stove Top Stuffing.
“You can find all the ingredients to put a meal together
here,” Attar said. “And we can
really customize the store for
the neighborhood, so in about
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three or four months, some of
the products will not exist here
any more because they’re not
needed in the neighborhood.
So the store will evolve.”
Attar had not been looking
to expand, but after the ill-fated
Local Choice Produce Market closed last fall, he saw real
potential for the space at the
corner of Northwest Ninth and
Davis. At roughly 3,000 square
feet smaller than his original
store, it wasn’t an easy fit.
“You’ll notice we have a
lot more shelving going up,”
said Attar. “My coolers are the
newest [style], and they have
a lot of vertical capacity, yet
you can reach them. We offset
the height of the shelves with a
good design of lighting, so the
place is not dark.”
He kept the wine and coffee
bars, but expanded the meat
section by 75 percent.
He is perhaps proudest of the
deli, which is billed as a true
Mediterranean deli, carrying
World Foods features a large variety of fresh produce.
items he says other stores’ delis
do not and which celebrate the
family’s Lebanese heritage.
“The deli is in a class by
itself,” he said. “We are so different. Grape leaves we roll by
hand. Hummus we make fresh
every day. So what you experience in our deli is just like having the meal at my house. We
don’t tweak it just because it’s
the business. It’s the real thing.”
Cola from Brazil is just one of the many exotic items to be found at
World Foods.
Don’t know how to cook with
some of the exotic items you
may come across? Just ask. Not
only do many of the employees
have helpful ideas, Attar says he
foresees offering cooking demonstrations to the many “foodies” of the city.
“Like green almonds right
off the tree, what do you do
with them? We will show people. The fresh pistachios, right
off the tree, what do you do
with them? Fresh grape leaves,
loquats, and green olives, right
off the tree. How do you cure
olives? We’ll demonstrate; we’ll
show people.”
World Foods is a family
business and Attar’s daughter,
Joyce, manages the Pearl District store.
“I grew up around food with
my family, and it’s big in our
culture,” she said. “I was ready
to do something I was really
passionate about and work
with my family.”
To bolster customer service,
every employee has a notepad
to write down suggestions or
requests. Many of the employees from the Barbur store wanted to transfer to the new location, and she said their experience is helping things run
smoothly.
Competitive pricing is also
a high priority. Local Choice
failed to last a year amid complaints of high prices. Attar is
determined not to follow suit.
“I want people to experience
the foods of the world at reasonable prices,” he said. “We
don’t want to leave anyone out.
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Comparison of selected items at
three Pearl District stores in March.
budgets. This is their store, and we want
them to keep shopping here.”
An informal survey of common items
(see box) at three Pearl markets suggests
World Foods is indeed affordable.
World Foods
“Things you do not want to buy in
here are your detergents and soaps and
toilet papers. I buy a few boxes for convenience purposes, while big stores buy
trainloads. But, I am extremely competitive on all the food items.”
“I will do whatever I can to make this
store survive and do well,” he said. “We
Whole Foods
$3.29
$3.69
$2.99
$1.79
Pacific Chicken Broth
$3.39
Newman’s Own Marinana
$3.19
When good weather arrives, look for
sidewalk tables and open garage doors.
Attar wants it to become a place people
hang out.
Attar is pleased with the public
response so far. Many Pearl residents
have told him they used to drive to the
Barbur Boulevard store regularly and
they’re thrilled to be within walking
distance now.
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World Foods owner John Attar greets a
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BY KATE WASHINGTON
Dog park a
community generator
Where is your community? For many people,
community is found in a religious organization.
For outdoor enthusiasts, it may be in their biking, hiking or bouldering club. All of the above are
good ways for people to form connections based
on shared experience or values. We are drawn to
people who are like ourselves in part because it’s
easier to make friendships with people who are
similar to us. And humans like to connect.
When dogs socialize, a community of dog owners may also develop. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
Y
our neighborhood is much bigger than your book club and you
don’t know everyone in it, but
it is your geographic community. Usually, neighborhoods attract like-minded
residents, and in the Pearl District, we
generally value urbanism. We are a selfselecting bunch of people (over 6,000)
who appreciate walkability, access to
transit, proximity to amenities and density.
But forming community in urban
spaces is a tricky thing. Part of my
master’s degree work (see my February 2014 column) was in ethnographic observation. In addition to demographic research, I spent several hours
observing people in Sisters Coffee and
Starbucks to see how social interaction
happens and whether it happens differently in a local shop as opposed to a
national chain. The only spontaneous
social interaction I observed occurred
through children and dogs.
Since The Fields opened a year ago, I
had been biding my time to pursue this
“social interaction in the Pearl” idea,
and since these days it might appear
super creepy to observe children in public spaces, I went to the dog park. I could
only spend three hours between two
Saturdays conducting my interviews
and observations, so I’m realistic about
how universal the results might be—but
they’re still interesting.
Not all dog park users are from the
Pearl. Steve and Jan brought their golden retriever Duke from “over by the Ross
Island Bridge” and Brandon and Katie
brought their goldendoodle Annabell
from “Cedar Mill, off Cornell.” David,
who was there with his golden retriever
Bella, only lives here every other month
in a time-share. For them, this was not
their community.
However, Brandon and Katie do have
friendships that carry over outside their
usual park. They have more social connections from The Fields than they ever
made in their old Sherwood neighborhood. Though David and Bella are at the
park infrequently, David does recognize
other owners outside the park and they
make eye contact. Maia and Drew, who
were there with their schnauzer-mix
Miss, live in Northwest, but Maia recently started working at The Bar Method,
and she expects she’ll start to recognize
more dog park people in the Pearl.
The dog park seems to be useful to
newcomers. I talked to people who lived
here before The Fields and people who’d
moved here since it opened. The longtimers have community that pre-dates
the dog park, but Jake and Kristen, who
were there with Louis, are very new to
the neighborhood, and they say it’s been
a good way to meet people and network
about pet services in the area.
I was surprised that many owners
drop in randomly. I had a fantasy that
people attend at the same time to catch
up with friends and let their dogs play.
But in reality, weather may be a bigger
factor in when people show up.
humans actually interact with each
other. Most people arrived with someone or stood apart. One woman sat in
the middle of a bench and used her
phone—a clear indication that she did
not want company.
There were some exceptions. Two
women greeted each other with “long
time no see!” and shared blueberries
with another woman on their bench. A
woman with no dog came to read the
paper, and a man who arrived with a
goldendoodle sat next to her and introduced himself to start a conversation.
I saw strangers share poop bags and
compare notes about breeds. And I
enjoyed unexpected conversation with
two neighbors from my own building.
Most amusing to me, because I do this
myself, a crowd of observers sat on a
ledge up the little hill, watching the
goings-on. The dog park is prime for
people watching.
While the dog park doesn’t bond
everybody, it does seem to increase the
number of people we recognize (and
maybe say ‘hello’ to). And that is a good
foundation for community.
What are your experiences at dog
parks? ■
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Blog helps 4-year-old cope with dog’s death
When the family pet
died suddenly last
year, Lisa Cohn decided to engage her son
in writing about it.
WENDY GORDON
A
year ago, Northwest
writer and publicist
Lisa Cohn’s goldendoodle Lucy died suddenly
of cancer of the spleen. Lisa
was so devastated by the loss
that tears still come to her eyes
when she thinks about it. Her
son Michael, then 4, was also
terribly upset, and being so
young, had trouble processing
his grief.
Lisa is an award-winning
writer with publications in the
Christian Science Monitor, Parenting and Brainchild, among
others. So she dealt with her
sadness in the way that came
naturally: she wrote about it.
A children’s book, something
she’d wanted to try for a while,
seemed a good way of helping Michael. Since much of her
freelance writing dealt with
youth sports, and since one of
Lucy’s favorite activities was
catching balls, she decided to
write a book about a dog that
helps out a boys soccer team.
Michael loved the idea and
made many suggestions. Two
“Dogblogger” Michael Cohn and the family’s new dog, Hudson.
Fetch Confidence,” is a sweet,
touching love poem to a dog. In
it, Lucy inspires a young soccer
team to success on the field,
winning the affections of their
initially dubious coach in spite
of (or maybe because of ) some
canine misadventures.
Lisa Cohn previously published two self-help books
through conventional publishers, but she
wanted to get
Bash and Lucy
out quickly. She
decided to selfpublish through
Create Space,
a subsidiary of
Amazon. She
held a book
re l e a s e / f u n d raiser for Portland Humane
Michael and Lucy Cohn were recently filmed in Society last Septheir Northwest Portland home.
tember. Before
the advent of
of his friends from Hillside pre- social media, the story probschool (Adam and Matthew) ably would have ended there.
became characters in the book. But the book release party
Heather Nichols, an artist the ended up being just the beginCohns befriended at Saturday ning, and is a testimony to
Market, provided whimsical the passionate love that dogs
illustrations.
engender.
The result, “Bash and Lucy
While preparing for the book
release, Lisa created Michael’s
Dog Blog, featuring her 4 year
old on YouTube talking about
dog-related topics such as
doggie heroism and why dogs
aren’t natural swimmers; playing with their new puppy, Hudson; and reviewing his favorite
children’s books. The combination of adorable, gregarious
little boy and adorable little lab
proved irresistible.
The blog got tons of hits,
word spread on Twitter and
LinkedIn, and children’s book
writers started contacting
Michael and asking for reviews.
The Humane Society fundraiser
garnered lots more local publicity, with national publicity
soon to follow. A half hour after
receiving her press release, The
Today Show contacted Lisa. In
January 2014, they sent a crew
from Los Angeles and Seattle to
Portland, spending five hours
with Lisa and Michael both at
their Northwest Portland home
and at Powell’s Books.
After that, book sales skyrocketed, along with emails
and other opportunities. One of
the paths they chose to follow
was Skype in the Classroom, an
international program whereby
teachers use Skype to introduce
their students to people and
places all over the world. Lisa’s
idea was to show kids how to
write, publish, and publicize
their own book.
“The concept was, ‘Michael
did this, you can too,’” explains
Lisa.
Through Skype in the Classroom, they’ve interacted with
elementary school children
from as far-flung locales as
India, Australia, Ireland, and
Pakistan. One of their most
popular themes has been a
brainstorming session where
children come up with ideas for
a new Bash and Lucy book. Lisa
and Michael have also done a
limited amount of in-person
presentations in Portland,
including at Opal and Emerson
schools. An enthusiastic booklover, Michael continues to do
his Dog Blog book reviews.
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Lisa and Michael are about
to embark on their next adventure, launching a Kickstarter
campaign April 12 at the Northwest Companion and Pet Fair
at the Portland Expo Center.
Tentatively titled “Mom-Son
Authors Write with Kids Across
the Globe,” it will raise funds
for writing and publishing their
next kids and dogs book, based
on input from the students they
are chatting with online. The
basic theme will incorporate
the power of dogs to help and
heal. Children involved will
get their names in the book,
and classrooms involved will
receive free copies.
For Michael, the experience
is akin to any child star. Outgoing and engaging, he usually
loves to talk endlessly about
his favorite subjects: dogs and
books. But sometimes—like
after five hours filming The
Today Show—he is ready to
return to the more private pleasures of Hillside preschool, soccer balls, and Hudson.
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Going Out
February snows were blessing
or curse for local restaurants
Dining & Entertainment
With streets impassable, floods of goodnatured neighbors
poured into the few
restaurants that managed to stay open.
ALLAN CLASSEN
W
hen the snow piled
deep on Sunday
morning, Feb. 9,
Dockside Saloon & Restaurant
owner Terry Peterson had reason to worry.
Peterson and his wife, Kathy,
checked the security cameras
from their home 15 miles away
at 7:15 a.m. and saw footprints
going to the front door of the
business they have operated
for 28 years at Northwest 17th
and Front streets. They normally open at 7 a.m. on Sundays,
but local television stations
were telling everyone to stay
off the roads, and the Petersons
intended to heed that advice.
But the footprints they could
see on their monitor suggested
that perhaps burglars were taking advantage of the situation,
so they got in their four-wheeldrive truck and headed into
town to check it out.
When they arrived, nothing
seemed amiss, but they went
inside to make sure.
“As soon as we unlocked the
door, the phone was ringing off
the hook,” he said. “They all
wanted to know: Are you open?
Are you open?”
Groups of three, four or five
began pouring in the door.
“Then a guy came in here
and said, ‘There will be eight of While heavy snow kept things quiet outside, Rae’s Lakeview Lounge at Northwest 27th and Upshur was crowded during the four-day storm.
us,’” he said.
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So the Petersons called their
children, Kelsey and Andy, who
usually runs the place, to come
in and start cooking. Another
employee, Angel, was also able
to come in.
“By 10:30 in the morning,
we were full, and it was pretty
much full all day until about
2:30,” said Peterson. “We went
outside and there was not a
single car. They had all walked.”
The restaurant seats about
100 people.
“The people were just absolutely awesome,” he said.
One customer even poured
coffee to help out.
“It was pretty cool,” he said,
noting that people were in a
great mood and delighted to be
part of an out-of-the-ordinary
community-building experience.
They were not the only restaurateurs to make the best of
what might have been a tough
situation.
“It affected us very positively,” said Todd Morey, owner
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“When we say we are open 362 days
a year, that means through blizzards,
floods and heat waves alike—like a hotel
or a train station,” said Morey. “We were
open throughout for our regular business hours all through the weekend.
way I’d get the rest in, and that our customers were probably feeling the same.
We stayed closed on Friday and had to
call [customers who had made reservations] to our full dining room and apologize and ask them to reschedule.
“Being one of the only restaurant/
bars in the neighborhood that was open,
there was a huge community spirit for
everyone who arrived. It felt kind of like
the lodge up on the ski slopes: red faces,
damp outerwear, everyone with messed
up hair, everyone cozy and jovial.
“Saturday was the same story. By this
point, the snow was entrenched enough
that anyone who lived on a hill wasn’t
coming down off it. Again, we had to call
everyone on our sold-out dining room
list and tell them we were staying closed.
“Thursday and Friday, when the
snow was getting thick, we played a constant soundtrack of old-time Christmas
music—which a ton of people enjoyed
and laughed about, making remarks
like, ‘only at Rae's.’
“Lots of walk-ins, lots of neighborhood folks from all over Northwest, several who cross-country skied or sledded
in. We had a better weekend of business
than the week before, but most importantly for a one-year business, we were
able to make a big statement to our
neighborhood about being open come
hell or high water.
“A clerk over at Trader Joe's said,
when finding out I was from Rae's, ‘Oh,
you guys are tough, of course you're
open.’ That is a delightful reputation.”
They might also take kudos for planning ahead.
“We stocked up extra on all our food
and alcohol when the storm was beginning on Thursday, and luckily it mostly
lasted through the weekend, as vendor deliveries ceased entirely by Friday
morning,” said Morey. “By the end of the
weekend, our supplies were wiped out.”
At the other end of the neighborhood,
Uptown Billiards, 120 NW 23rd Ave.,
took a more cautious approach.
“On Thursday, we ran with a skeleton crew: only one bartender and one
kitchen staff,” said General Manager
Kyle Pfeiffer. “By 10 p.m., it was evident
that no one was going to come in past
the four or five people who had bravely
grabbed a drink before making their way
home.
“Being positioned on a hill, we realized getting our staff to the bar would
be a challenge,” said Pfeiffer. “By Friday,
I asked [my bartender] if she was comfortable coming in, but she was up near
Council Crest, and the snow was already
enough that her little car wasn’t going
to make it.
“I realized if I couldn’t get my first
staff member of the day in, there was no
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“To add insult to injury,” said Pfeiffer,
“I started getting an influx of calls from
large groups, which are our bread and
butter, asking us if we were open. I imagine cabin fever had set in, because on
top of the phone calls, I received email
reservation requests as well, and it was
really hard to reconcile enjoying the
snow with the fact that we were losing
an unprecedented amount of Saturday
business.”
For Meriwether’s, which gets many of
its vegetables from its own Skyline Farm,
the winter storm brought on a different
set of issues.
“This winter was very different,” said
Caitlin Blood, manager of Meriwether's
Skyline Farm. “Most years, we plant root
crops and hardy greens at the end of
summer that we are able to harvest for
the restaurant throughout the winter.
“We got about 4-6 inches of snow at
the farm, accompanied by a half inch of
ice that covered all of the kale, collards,
brussel sprouts, cabbages, parsnips and
leeks, eventually making them impossible to harvest,” said Blood. “When it
first fell, the snow made the muddy
winter fields look nice and clean. We
could harvest a little bit of greens in the
beginning: kale and collards from the
field and mustard greens for the salad
mix from the hoop house.
“After a few days, the ground was frozen about 4 inches down. We couldn't
dig up any of the parsnips or leeks. The
beets were frozen straight through, and
so were the over-wintering watermelon
radishes, purple radishes and chicories.
We lost a few plantings of crops that we
can usually count on to be incredibly
hardy through winter in the Northwest.”
Since the thaw, most of the crops
bounced back, she said. In fact, after
plants recover from the stress of ice, they
tend to put out flowering shoots more
quickly.
“We like to think of them as a reward
for making it through this wild, snowy
season,” said Blood. ■
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The non-alcoholic Grapefruit Superstar ($6) features fresh juice and house
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The Old Town Chinatown Community Association will hold a public forum on its
five-year action plan Wednesday, April 9, 5-7:30 p.m., at the University of Oregon
Building, 70 NW Couch St.
The association hopes to gather input on the plan, which has three main objectives:
■ Additional investment to activate key properties and improve district connectivity.
■ Promote cluster industries and the vitality of neighborhood businesses.
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Apartment buildings flood Slabtown area
and 939 associated parking
stalls, about one stall per two
housing units.
More disturbingly, the ratio
is going downward.
“We were getting a 60-65
percent parking ratio,” said
NWDA’s longtime Planning
Committee Chair John Bradley.
“Recently, that’s down to zero.
“This is alarming,” said Bradley.
Tavo Cruz, the association’s
main spokesperson in getting
the Northwest Parking Plan
passed, said current parking
conditions for residents are
“intolerable” now and will only
get worse.
While the no-parking trend
began on the Eastside, Northwest activists suspect that
developers pursuing this strategy turned to the Northwest
District after the city began
requiring buildings with more
than 30 apartments to provide
at least a 20-percent parking
ratio.
“There’s a feeding frenzy out
there,” said Steve Pinger, an
NWDA board member, architect and small-scale developer.
Pinger believes land values
are spiraling in the northern
end of the district because so
many developers realize this is
their only opportunity to erect
large apartment buildings in
Portland without providing
space for parking.
For example, Pinger said he
doubled his offer on a property
at Northwest 20th and Pettygrove from the price he offered
just one year earlier. It was still
not enough. Another investor scooped up the 100x100foot corner lot for $1.9 million, $300,000 more than his
upgraded bid.
“The forces coming down
on this neighborhood concern
me,” he said.
Those forces also include
unleashing pent-up demand
for the 17-acre
Con-way property
at the heart of the
Slabtown area in
2012 with completion of a city-sanctioned master plan.
The master plan
entails
parking
a c c o m m o dat i o n
within its boundaries, but no such
expectations apply
to the circle of
underdeveloped
lots surrounding
the plan area. Suddenly, developers
are forming a line
for these prime
parcels.
“I think we need
to hit the pause
button,” said Pinger.
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Any day, we may
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“I think this is urgent,” said
Walters. “We can’t wait until
summer.”
As an interim measure, the
neighborhood
association
passed a resolution in January
asking the city to apply citywide
parking minimum standards in
Northwest. It’s not a comprehensive solution, he said, but it
would be “better than nothing.”
On that point, the organization is united.
“If we wait,” said another
NWDA board member and
small-scale developer, Karen
Karlsson, “we’ll see larger noparking buildings. … This to me
is an important issue that we
really should be pushing on.”
The thought that Northwest Portland has to plead for
parking protections already
in place across the city seems
backwards to Jeanne Harrison,
a former Portland Bureau of
Transportation planner who
chairs the NWDA Transportation Committee.
The district has denser construction and greater parking
pressures than do the Eastside
neighborhoods that successfully rebelled against new residential development without
parking, she said.
Bradley, Harrison and Cruz
of NWDA met with Portland
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Chief Planner Joe
Zehnder in February to explain
the neighborhood’s predicament. They came away feeling
that Zehnder understood the
problem but could offer little
staff support or hope of prompt
action. He promised to get back
to them in early March but so
far has not done so.
If an off-street parking
requirement is not put in place
soon, many fear that the coming on-street program will be
too little too late. The Northwest Parking Plan will involve
metering in commercial areas
and permits for residents and
workers throughout the district
east of Northwest 25th Avenue.
So far, the permit system is
enforced only south of Irving
Street and full implementation
of the program isn’t expected
until early next year.
But by then, the demand for
parking may have spiked so
high that having a permit may
be only a license to hunt for
a parking space. There could
be far more cars than available
parking places.
Karlsson thinks waiting even
until the fall to install meters
may be too late.
“The more buildings like
this we get,” said Cruz, “the
more futile our parking plan
becomes.”
The topic of social justice
comes up with most major policy matters in Portland these
days. Predictably with complex
issues, there is more than one
social justice perspective on
apartments without parking.
Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability officials
reason that residents without
vehicles shouldn’t have to subsidize those who do and that
buildings without parking are
less costly to build, resulting in
a lower-cost housing option.
But Northwest neighborhood representatives see it differently. They don’t buy claims
that most tenants of no-parking
buildings will not own vehicles.
They believe developers are
externalizing the cost of their
tenants’ parking by shifting the
burden onto the public streets.
“We’re socializing the costs
of development,” said Pinger.
“That’s wrong.”
Developers of no-parking buildings “are making an
obscene amount of money,
and we are paying the difference,” said Walters.
Harrison said she used to
recommend letting the onstreet parking program play
out before deciding if additional measures were needed. The
pace and type of development
afoot has changed her mind.
“Patience hasn’t helped,”
she said. ■
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Community Events
Candidate forum
A forum for Multnomah County candidates at the Sauvie Island Academy,
14445 NW Charlton Rd., will be held
Tuesday, April 15, at 6 p.m. The following candidates plan to participate:
Chair: Jim Francesconi, Deborah Kafoury and Steven Reynolds.
Commission District 1: Jules Bailey
and Brian Wilson.
Commission District 2: Teressa Raiford.
County Auditor: Steve March.
Candidates will make an opening
presentation, respond to questions
submitted earlier and answer questions from the audience as time permits. The forum is sponsored by Oregon
Dog Political Action Committee, Sauvie
Island Drainage Improvement District
and Sauvie Island Grange. For information, contact Ron Murray at Fusion
Advocates, 971-340-3940.
Polish the Pearl
The spring Polish the Pearl is scheduled Saturday, April 19, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Volunteers are invited to meet at Peet’s
Coffee, Northwest 11th and Couch, for
a morning of cleaning up the neighborhood. After the cleanup, participants
will meet at Chipotle, 1201 NW Lovejoy
St. to celebrate. (The first 75 people to
register online will receive a free burrito.
To register, visit solv.org/get-involved/
events/polish-pearl.) For more information, contact Bill Dolan at 503-256-1010.
Dementia forum
A forum on “The Many Faces of
Dementia” will be held at the Schnitzer
Family Center, 1972 NW Flanders St.,
Sunday, April 6, 10:15 a.m.-noon.
Speakers include Dr. David Douglas,
who specializes in geriatric psychiatry;
and Shelly Edwards, program director of
the Oregon Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association. The program is hosted by
the Women of Reform Judaism/Beth
Israel Sisterhood. For information, contact Jemi Kostiner Mansfield at 503-2221069.
Town hall meetings
Rep. Mitch Greenlick and Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward will hold joint
town halls Saturday, April 19, at Friendly
House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. at 11 a.m.;
and at Cedar Mill Community Library,
12505 NW Cornell Rd., at 2 p.m. They
will discuss the 2014 Oregon legislative
session and answer any questions from
constituents.
Friendly House awards
Neighbors of all ages are invited to
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the annual Friendlies Awards, Friendly
House’s answer to the Oscars. Individuals will be recognized for outstanding
contributions to Northwest Portland as
volunteers, donors and partners. The
event will be held Thursday, April 17,
6 p.m., at 1737 NW 26th Ave. Food and
drinks will be served. RSVP to [email protected].
Spring cleanup
A spring cleaning and recycling event
to dispose of household items and waste
while raising funds for the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association will be held
Saturday, April 19, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at
the Ecotrust parking lot, Northwest 10th
and Irving streets. This is an opportunity to properly dispose of paint, batteries, fluorescent lightbulbs, electronics,
bulky appliances and other items without driving to the Metro Transfer Station. Items such as pots/pans, dish sets,
microwaves, linens, lamps, mattresses,
furniture, rugs and vacuum cleaners in
good condition will be donated to needy
households. A donation of $10 is suggested per visit.
Earth Day ivy pull
The Forest Park Conservancy is
seeking volunteers to remove invasive
ivy on Earth Day, Saturday, April 26,
9 a.m.-noon. All training, tools, coffee
and prizes will be provided. Sign up at
forestpark.businesscatalyst.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=219400. Work will
begin at the Birch Trailhead off Northwest 53rd Drive.
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Forest Park Conservancy’s all-woman
hiking group meets every second Sunday of the month. The next outing is
Sunday, April 13, 1-4 p.m., at the Leif
Erikson Trailhead off Northwest Germantown Road. Sign up at forestpark.
businesscatalyst.com/BookingRetrieve.
aspx?ID=220473& for the 4-5 mile hike
guided by a naturalist.
Rotary speakers
Honoring 12 individuals who have contributed
to the life of our neighborhoods
Saturday, May 10
Doors open 6 p.m. — Ceremony 7 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Church - Northwest 19th and Savier
Ample free parking
Complimentary desserts & refreshments
All are invited - Free
Sponsored by:
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Bridgeport Brewing
Con-way
Chown Hardware
Downtown Self Storage
Holiday Inn Express
Hoyt Street Properties
McMenamins Pubs
Nob Hill Bar & Grill
Northwest District Association
Northwest Industrial Golf Invitational
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Papa Haydn West
Pearl District Neighborhood Association
Portland Pearl Rotary
Rainier Pacific
Selco Community Credit Union
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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:
April 8: TBA
April 15: “Hiking Oregon's History:
Folk Heroes of the Northwest,” author
William Sullivan.
April 22: “The Lovejoy Columns: The
Art of Tom Stefopoulos,” speaker from
Hellenic-American Cultural Center &
Museum.
April 29: “What 73 Chimpanzees
Taught Me About Life, Love and Connection,” Sheri Speede, In Defense of
Animals, Africa.
May 6: “Sexting, Social Media and
Legal Problems for Young People,” Ryan
Lufkin, Multnomah County deputy district attorney.
Old Town cleanup
Old Town Chinatown Community
Association will sponsor a neighborhood cleanup Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m.3 p.m. Participants will meet at Oregon
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 315 NW Davis St. Register at
solv.org/get-involved/events/old-townchinatown-streetscape-cleanup.
Quilt luncheon
The 12th annual quilt luncheon, My
Favorite Things, will be held at First
United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St., Friday, April 11. A quilt preview begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch is at
noon and the program begins at 12:30
p.m. The program benefits mission
projects of the church. For reservations
($20), call Ruth Green at 503-698-8420
by April 6.
Senior chorus
Friendly House is seeking voices to
join a senior chorus. The group will sing
everything from Bach to Glen Miller,
led by a volunteer from Portland State
University. The group will meet weekly
at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. If
interested and able to carry a tune, contact Maggie at 503-228-4391.
Tai Chi classes
Ongoing classes in Yang-style short
form and other Tai Chai styles will meet
Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m., beginning April 1 at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. All
ages, experience levels, first timers and
drop-ins welcome. The cost is $10 per
class.
Zumba Gold
A low-impact dance-fitness class for
older adults meets Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m., beginning April 7
at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave.
Zumba Gold features Latin and international beats in a community-oriented,
exhilarating format. The cost is $25 a
month for members and $30 for nonmembers ($6-$8 for drop-ins). Pre-registration is appreciated. Call 503-2284391.
Middle East conflict
Rabbi Melissa Weintraub will speak
on “Exploring the Limits of Righteous
Rage” related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.,
at Havurah Shalom, 825 NW 18th Ave.
Weintraub, who was awarded the Grinnell Young Innovator for Social Justice
Prize in 2011, is an educator, facilitator,
consultant and trainer whose focuses on
building civil discourse around polarized wedge issues in the American Jewish community. Her presentation will
follow a music-filled Kabbalat Shabbat
service.
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Japanese Garden wants to keep
offices in neighborhood house
The house at 369 SW Kingston Ave. has been used for Portland Japanese Garden offices since
1969 as a temporary measure. Now the organization wants to make the arrangement permanent.
Community leaders say temporary approval was supposed to end when major expansion created
space on campus.
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increase the workforce there
from 10 to as many as 22.
hile Japanese gardens are marvels of
miniaturization, the
Portland Japanese Garden can’t
keep its burgeoning operations
from spilling into the surrounding neighborhood.
The Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association, whose
leaders say they supported the
arrangement initially because
they were promised it would
only be temporary, says no to
the deal.
The nonprofit Japanese
Garden Society of Oregon that
operates the Washington Park
attraction plans to double the
size of its campus buildings,
but even that won’t contain its
growing office staff, which it
proposes to house permanently in a residentially zoned home
next to its grounds.
“The issue for us was temporary, temporary, temporary,”
said Joe Angel, an AHNA board
member who worked on the
2009 agreement. “They now
have reneged on that agreement.
The society is seeking permanent approval for use of the
house at 369 SW Kingston Ave.
A 2009 permit gave permission for office use there for up
to 10 years while preparing to
enlarge its on-site facilities. But
plans for that expansion recently submitted to the city do not
include sufficient space for
offices, and the society hopes
to not only continue using the
house but also enlarge it and
“These institutional uses
think they can nibble away at
neighborhoods by getting a
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The society’s executive director, Stephen Bloom, denies there has been
bad faith. He said the 2009 conditional
use permit foresees a possible need
to extend the original 10-year period,
terms understood by neighbors all
along.
Angel explained that the potential
extension language is in the document
because the association was willing to
be flexible if the society ran into difficulty and needed more time to begin
constructing the project, but it never
intended to allow either permanent or
expanded use of the house.
“We in good faith tried to show that
we were in support of the organization,”
he said, “and then we get stabbed in the
back.”
Bloom claimed the neighborhood
association supported the latest plan to
continue and intensify use of the house.
“Our feeling was, they were satisfied,”
he said. “We did not ask for a letter of
support because we were in an ongoing
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Expansion plans were triggered by
the growing popularity of the garden,
which has seen a rise in annual attendance from 120,000 to 275,000 in the
past eight years, he said.
“AHNA is pretty clear that we only
support conditional use of the Kingston Home until 2019,” said Siegel. “The
Japanese Garden has … held many
meetings with the neighborhood and
has worked with the residents on many
details of their expansion within the garden itself—and they have incorporated
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Business Briefs
Speakers on both sides of the ballot measure over control of the Portland water
system will speak at the Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 a.m. meeting of the Northwest
Industrial Neighborhood Association at Holiday Inn Express, 2333 NW Vaughn
St. The speakers will be Dave Cook of the City Club’s Water/Sewer Advocacy
Committee, Tom Fahey of Siltronics and citizen activist Floy Jones.
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Starbucks closed its Northwest 23rd and Hoyt coffee shop last month.
C2K Architecture is renovating an old warehouse at Northwest 16th and Hoyt
to become its home office. Completion is targeted for June. The 23-person firm is
now located in the Central Eastside Industrial District.
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Fore Property Company of Las Vegas intends to erect two apartment buildings at either end of the Riverscape development just northwest of the Fremont
Bridge. Both would likely be six-story buildings with underground parking and
limited retail on Front Avenue.
Monkey King, seller of imported Asian furniture and household accessories at
2215 NW Quimby St., will close June 30. The store has been at this location for
four years.
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14th Ave.
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Portland Bicycle Studio has moved from 1120 NW 17th to 1435 NW Raleigh St.
A hearing has been scheduled May 21 on an application to change the zoning
and comprehensive plan to build an apartment building and Multnomah Athletic Club parking structure on Block 7, bounded by Southwest 19th, 20th, Main
and Madison streets.
Dragonfly Chai has moved to a former Blitz brewery building at 1991 NW
Upshur St. after nine years in Northeast Portland.
Dark Horse Pub, a more upscale version of its predecessor but under the same
ownership, has replaced O’Brien’s at 519 NW 21st Ave.
The Marriott Residence Inn in the Pearl District is set to open April 11.
The Gypsy Restaurant and Lounge, 625 NW 21st Ave., closed Feb. 20. Concept
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business and/or the property.
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Mud Bay
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Mud Bay, selling healthy dog and cat
food including frozen, baked, canned,
extruded and freeze-dried varieties,
opened its second Oregon store across
from Pearl Hardware in the former Sony
Only location. There will be a grand
opening Saturday, April 19. “Refreshments and treats for your pets will be
offered all day during the event,” said
store manager Christina Hunt. They also
carry litter, dog toothpaste and other pet
supplies. The company was founded in
1988 by Elsa Wolf in a tiny, 88-year-old
farm store on Mud Bay Road on one of
the southern arms of Puget Sound.
Katelyn Carlson (L-R), Ashley Gunning,
store manager Christina Hunt, Shannon Dennehy Istari, Paidhrin-Wales and
Mariah Borman.
B Street Coffee House
1139 NW 11th Ave.
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Brannon Riceci and Patrick Fleming
are opening their second Asian-inspired
restaurant in the new Addy apartment
building. Boke is Japanese for knucklehead, a term of endearment for the
two longtime friends. The menu features ramen with beef curry, smoked
pork and southern fried chicken, a tribute to Fleming’s New Orleans heritage. Brannon Riceci
The restaurant will have a full bar that
includes sake and carbonated bottled
cocktails, such as cucumber gin lime
fizz. Boke Bowl will have 48 indoor and
20 outdoor seats and be open seven days
a week for lunch and dinner.
Celeste Trapp is opening her third
HairM salon catering to male clients,
and this time she’s adding a section
for women. The salon is taking over
the 4,600-square-foot space in the Metropolitan Building once occupied by
Smash Cuts. Trapp, a Pearl resident for
10 years who has a background in marketing, has introduced the higher-end
services for men that traditionally have
only been available for women. “We’re
known for our pampering,” said Trapp.
The new outlet, set to open April 11, will
also offer massage, hair removal and a
beauty bar will also be available.
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chef, Judd Anthony, has created a small
plate menu featuring entrées such as
gnocchi, wild sockeye salmon and Beef
Tenderloin Gorgonzola. They also serve
burgers, sandwiches and salads. There
is a full service bar and imported draft
beers. Fulfilling the sports bar theme, it
has high-definition, flat-screen TVs.
Joe Frade
Ramzy Hattar and his cousin Shadi
Hattar opened a bar last month in the
former home of Ready Paint Fire. “This
used to be a gritty, blue collar part of
town and we wanted to be true to that,”
said Ramzy, who took the River Pig name
from a slang term for lumberjacks who
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Treatment of zoo animals a long-running controversy
"All the animals in the zoo are jumping up
and down for you" went the 1960s advertising jingle about the Washington Park Zoo. It’s
now called the Oregon Zoo, and the creatures
jumping up and down may be city residents
concerned about mistreatment of Packy and
the rest of the elephant herd.
DONALD R. NELSON
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oncern about the welfare of caged animals
has been a subject of
controversy since Portland’s
zoo opened more than 100
years ago.
After the end of the Lewis &
Clark Centennial World's Fair
in 1905, owners of Jabour's
Wild Animals were looking
to unload their caged beasts,
which were a popular attraction at the fair. Portland's Park
Board purchased several of the
animals for City Park (today's
Washington Park).
One of the orphaned beasts
was a polar bear named—literally enough—Polar.
In 1906, hot weather raised
concerns about Polar. Mayor
Joseph Lane, who was not in
favor of the zoo, suggested a
haircut as opposed to finding the funds to purchase ice,
which would melt too quickly
to do any good.
W.T. Shanahan of the Oregon
Humane Society examined the
zoo’s main location near the
western edge of Washington
Park above Barnes Road, and
found the conditions there—
with the breezes blowing
through the nearby trees and
the frequent changing of the
water in the enclosure’s pool—
were actually much more favorable for Polar than those provided other animals.
After a silver thaw in 1912,
Polar's imagined thoughts were
included in a newspaper article.
"After a plunge in the icecovered pond, he climbed onto
the floor and began his peculiar stationery trot. The theory
is that he imagines he is on
a cake of ice and is balancing. Yesterday his imagination
hardly needed to strain itself.
From his shaggy coat hung long
streamers of icicles that clicked
as he tethered back and forth.
At intervals, he turned around
with an expression that seemed
almost a grin of pleasure. He
acted as though he was on
his way home, and that just
over the snowy ridge of King's
Heights was the old home he
left years ago.”
For 10 years, Polar the polar bear paced in confinement at the Washington Park Zoo.
Two years later, Polar rolled
in the snow shoveled into his
cage after a January snow. It
gave him something to do other
than constantly pacing in his
cage. Polar died in 1915, and
his pelt was to be mounted and
displayed at the City Museum.
Nero the Lion, also a leftover
from Jabour's, lived at the park
from 1905-19. His wild past
was said to include killing two
keepers and maiming another.
In 1906, his claws were growing back into his flesh causing
great pain. Elaborate plans to
give Nero a mani-pedi included sedation and a special cage.
In 1908, Park Superintendent
Mische moved Nero to another
cage at the south end of the
animal enclosure. That year, he
clawed a hole in the floor and
could have gotten out if not
moved.
By the time of this circa 1903 photo, the two bears
held in the zoo were getting old. They were killed
to make space for several cubs.
By 1915, aging Nero was
showing the rheumatism prevalent in lions held in captivity. To avoid having to put him
down, Nero was scheduled to
be traded to people in Hollywood, where he would appear
in a motion picture ending with
his (literal) death scene. The
deal fell through.
materialized. When he died in
1919, a news report eulogized:
"In his younger days, Nero was
wont to roar with such vigor
that the hills would send back
their echo, and the residents
near the park would send down
protests (many of the houses
were built long after the zoo was
in the location). But a lion will
roar and the council smiled,
and Nero lived in peace. During
the last year or so, the big fellow
has been more quiet, content to
lie in the sun and switch his tail
and watch the children in front
of his barred home. Now he is
gone and the children, at least,
will miss him." His pelt was
offered to the City Museum.
Likewise, two plans to provide Nero with a mate never
In 1903, Pete and Katy, a
male-female bear couple who
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lived in the
bear pit near Nero the Lion spent some of his 14 years at the
zoo trying to claw his way out of his cage.
the polar bear
man Lowitz, couldn’t watch.
enclosure,
were getting old and sedentary Pete was rousted from his sleep
according to a Morning Orego- next to Katy. The firing squad
nian reporter. The Park Board of one brought Pete down first.
decided to replace them with Upon seeing her mate in a heap,
Katy showed her teeth. Her long
several bear cubs.
claws were visible, and accordPete and Katy would have to
ing to the news account, "she
go. The Morning Oregonian of
lifted her voice in a long wail of
Dec. 31 showed little sympathy
lamentation—but here the exefor the doomed pair.
cutioner turned towards her."
“Children nor grownups
He fired his rifle again, and
will hardly miss the two old
soon she lay dead beside Pete.
bears from the pit,” reported
The writer, however, recovthe Morning Oregonian, “for in
the place of these two fat, dig- ered quickly, finishing the story
nified—some might say lazy— by describing the comedy of
getting the cubs into the bear
bears are five rollicking cubs."
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Humane Society head questions
breeding of zoo elephants
as limited to ensuring that
public money is properly
spent while staying out of
such matters as breeding
programs and the suitability of exhibiting certain species.
The bond measure is
underwriting the expansion of the zoo’s on-sight
elephant exhibit from 1.5
to 6.25 acres. In six years,
costs for this expansion
have risen from a promised
$19 million to $58 million.
Smith has said she does not
have sufficient staff to begin
work on the off-site reserve
until the on-site Elephant
Lands is completed, now set
for the fall of 2015.
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he head of the Oregon Humane Society told the Northwest Examiner she questions whether the Oregon Sharon Harmon is executive director of the Oregon
Humane Society.
Zoo—which prides itself
as a world leader in the
the zoo plans to start a second herd
Meanwhile, the budget
breeding of captive elephants— of up to 11 elephants at a proposed for the off-site reserve has been
should even be engaging in the reserve for the purpose of breed- reduced from $12 million to $7.2
practice.
ing. Metro is considering purchas- million.
“I‘m saying we should have the
dialogue about that,” said Sharon
Harmon, executive director since
1998 of the state’s largest animal
protection organization.
ing 240 acres in Clackamas County
for the reserve, but those plans are
in limbo due to lack of staffing,
according to Oregon Zoo Director
Kim Smith.
“There should be a home before
any animal is bred,” she said, echoing a philosophy of the Humane
Society.
Harmon’s concerns go beyond
breeding to a more fundamental
question: Is it appropriate to keep
elephants in captivity at all?
Noting that elephants are being
phased out at many zoos—21 North
American zoos have closed their
elephant exhibits since 1991—Harmon suggested that places for zoo
elephants are diminishing.
It’s not a question Smith will
entertain. When In Defense of
Animals publicized mistreatment
of Oregon Zoo elephants, Smith
labeled them as “anti-zoo activists
[who] will never agree with our
mission.”
“Where will they go?” she asked.
In-breeding considerations tie
the exchanging of elephants to
aggressive breeding programs.
Documents obtained by Willamette Week in 2012 revealed that
Funding for the reserve and
other zoo improvements comes
from a 2008 bond measure, and
Harmon serves on the Oregon Zoo
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Harmon insists there is no link
between the unanticipated spending for Elephant Lands and postponement of the reserve. While
adamant that a lack of funding is
not a factor, she said she didn’t
know what is holding up progress.
“I think the elephants need an
off-site reserve,” said Harmon,
adding that she has asked—so far
without success—for the off-site
reserve to be added to the zoo’s
master plan.
She said the Oregon Human
Society endorsed the bond measure because it included the possibility of a reserve for the zoo’s
existing elephants. She now concedes that there is disagreement as
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Only one Metro incumbent faces challenger
Johnson considers treatment of
Oregon Zoo elephants one of three
equally important issues. The
other two are TriMet equity matters and failure to maintain Metroowned greenspaces.
Jeremiah Johnson is making Oregon Zoo’s elephants a main issue in
his campaign for Metro chair.
Four Metro Council
seats are up for reelection this year, but just
one challenger has
stepped forward.
J
eremiah Johnson, a Portland
Bottling Company employee
until February and current
Portland Community College student, is running against Metro
President Tom Hughes.
The Northwest Barnes Road
resident has been troubled by
recent revelations in the Northwest Examiner about mistreatment of the zoo’s elephants, and he
questions whether it is possible to
humanely hold the animals here.
“The first thing we need to do
is make sure everything is open,
to open the books without conditions,” he said. “If there’s really
nothing to hide and the elephants
are well taken care of, then that will
be shown.”
Johnson considers forced breeding, including artificial insemination and forced extraction of
semen—procedures practiced at
the Oregon Zoo—cruel.
“Ultimately, the elephants’
health and happiness goes far
beyond any economic impact of
the zoo. We have to get those funds
in a less cruel manner.
“I don’t want to see any animal in any zoo being part of some
glorified puppy mill process,” he
said.■
RALLY TO FREE PACKY!
Saturday, April 12th
Noon - 3 p.m.*
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221
* please arrive at noon if possible bring your sign or use one of ours!
Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants and In
Defense of Animals are sponsoring a “Rally
to Free Packy!” to coincide with the Oregon
Zoo’s party celebrating his 52nd birthday. We are rallying to urge the Oregon Zoo
officials to release him to sanctuary NOW!
Silence
is the Voice
of Complicity
Day after day, Oregon Zoo visitors stop for a brief look at
Packy, unaware of the secret suffering he endures.
During his 52 years of life he has been confined to a
cement cell and an artificial display. He stands on
unnatural surfaces, causing chronic foot problems and
arthritis. He is subjected to prolonged, painful, invasive
medical procedures. He is controlled by the intimidation
and fear of a bullhook. He rocks, bobs and sways with the
boredom and stress of captivity. Now, he is suffering from
potentially life-threatening tuberculosis.
Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants is committed to achieving
freedom for Packy and the other seven Oregon Zoo
elephants. Please check out our new website and join us in
our efforts!
www.FreeOregonZooElephants.org
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NEWS
Readers Reply
Over the years, I have paid
attention to the use of the bond
monies and the plan for the elephants. As the funds have been
shifted to other projects, I wrote
the zoo asking for an explanation but received no answer.
I recently retired from a
public agency that received a
taxpayer-approved bond measure. We took our stewardship
of those funds very seriously.
We honored our commitment
to taxpayers to use the monies for projects they voted for.
So in addition to my concern
for the elephants, I am equally
concerned about the lack of
accountability and transparency on the part of the zoo and
Metro. I am appalled by their
lack of responsiveness to legitimate inquiries. I will be writing to them to let them know
they have lost the support of a
taxpayer who previously supported their revenue initiatives.
I appreciate your coverage of
these issues and encourage you
to continue your efforts.
Sherry Arasim
Beaverton
Exploitation
Many thanks for your exposé
of the Oregon Zoo elephants’
living conditions.
Zoo official have failed to
expand the elephants' living area with the money they
received from a 2008 bond
issue. What have they done with
the bond money designated for
this purpose? Elephant exhibits and breeding programs
are profit-driven exploitation,
and it is time overdue for the
Oregon Zoo to close its exhibit
and retire the elephants to a
sanctuary. With strong evidence
from scientists, animal behavior
experts and responsible animal
rights organizations, it is no longer debatable whether captivity
contributes to serious physical
and emotional problems for
elephants. It does.
That's why I created a petition to Randy Tucker, legislative
affairs manager at Metro. Please
sign this petition to Metro, asking that the elephants be retired
to a sanctuary. Please feel free
to share with others: petitions.moveon.org/sign/retirethe-oregon-zoo?source=c.
em.mt&r_by=3088668.
Irene Mills
NW Davis St.
Another home run
Thank you, Northwest Examiner, for another excellent
report on [Oregon Zoo Director] Kim Smith's evasion tactics
and refusal to address pertinent
and relevant questions about
Packy's condition (regarding
ankus wounds, tuberculosis)
and the other Oregon Zoo elephants. You hit it out of the ballpark again.
freeoregonzooelephants.org
Beware of rail
shipments
I read what the senior vice
president of the Pacific Region
Railroads recently said in an
advertisement. As a Linnton
resident and an experienced
businessman, I am reminded
of the old saying, “Give ‘em an
inch and they’ll take a mile.”
Once we become accustomed to 100-car, mile-long
oil trains coming through our
neighborhood, the number of
shipments could exceed the
three to four times a week that
was originally mentioned. It
wouldn’t take long to reach a
point where the impact isn't so
“minimum.”
Unfortunately, the Linnton
community has to deal with
the effects of seven railroad
crossings within one mile. The
vehicular traffic on St. Helens
Road and the other city streets
adjacent to the railroad tracks
would be impacted at dozens of
crossings in the Portland region.
Adding more train whistles to
the ones that already rock our
homes at all hours of the day
and night make our quiet enjoyment of the land a thing of the
past.
Our local economy could use
a boost, and the proposed rail
shipments would provide some
financial benefits. However,
we need to address the negative impact of increased train
trips by a railroad company with
a less than crystal clean local
operating history. The safety
record described in the article is
worthy of praise. Unfortunately,
it is actually the record of the
parent company and not the
local rail lines that serve our
area. I would have to hope the
operating policies of the parent
company would dictate issues
of safety management locally as
well.
What happens when milelong coal trains are added to the
mile-long oil trains? Everyone
impacted by the additional rail
traffic through their neighborhoods is entitled to an establishment of limits on the number of
increased future shipments and
a commitment from Portland &
Western Railroad to minimize
the whistle blowing impact by
whatever safe means possible.
Glen Gordon
Linnton
Landslide risk
I live directly across from
Block 7 in the Goose Hollow
neighborhood. We have formed
a group, Friends of Goose Hollow, opposing plans by Mill
Creek Residential to build an
eight-story box building designated for apartment rentals across the street from our
condo.
It would encompass the
entire block (between Southwest 19th, 20th, Main and Madison streets) on what is known
as a geological slope. Mill Creek
plans to excavate 50 feet deep
into the earth in order to build
a four-level parking garage
underneath the building.
There are global climate
changes occurring, and no
guarantee what would happen
in the event of a landslide. It
would be devastating. Currently, Block 7 has beautiful greenery—mature trees, shrubbery,
grass—that would be irreplaceable. If a large building, such
as the one proposed, started a
slide, it could be at our doorstep
and potentially knock down our
building.
In addition, we live in the
Cascade Subduction Zone,
which stretches from Vancouver, B.C., to northern California.
Every 300 years, there has been
a major earthquake, the last one
occurring in 1700. You do the
math.
Marilyn Weber
SW 19th Ave.
Stop Greed—Return Compassion
We believe that the large, steadily increasing income gap between TriMet’s top-level managers and TriMet’s front line
workers is toxic. It has killed these managers’ compassion and empathy for employees, passengers and the community.
It has created a pattern of self-serving behavior in which executives and a handful of top technical people continue to
receive over-budget salary increases while the majority of workers – union and non-union alike – sees no raises at all.
ANNouNCiNG
AT TRiMeT TodAy
in May 2013, KoiN News reported that more than
70 managers at TriMet were receiving over $100,000
each in annual wages for a 40-hour work week.
The number of such managers has grown.
The General Manager
receives $222,309 in
annual wages for a
40-hour work week.
over 70 Managers
$100,000+
The average TriMet
front line worker retiree
receives $1550/month
in pension after years of
$222,309
The lowest paid worker at TriMet
receives $28,063 in annual wages
for a 40-hour work week.
$28,063
heAlThdeSTRoyiNG
lAboR.
TriMet’s General Manager’s wages are:
paid full time worker.
1195%
more than
the annual pension of the average
Amend the TriMet Charter and State
Statutes to reduce the total compensation
income gap between the highest and
lowest paid TriMet employees
to no more than 400%
Revive th
To sign the
petition go to
Tr i M e t
@
you CAN helP Revive iT.
A Citizens’ Petition to the TriMet Board,
Governor Kitzhaber and Our State
Legislators. This petition calls on these
leaders to:
retired bus operator.
ThiS ToxiC SiTuATioN hAS PARAlyZed The heART of TRiMeT.
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792%
more than
the annual wages of TriMet’s lowest
Revive the
TRANSiTvoiCe.oRG
Windermere Real Estate honored top selling brokers Dan
Volkmer (left) and Jon Du
Clos for professional service
and charitable giving. Volkmer, a Northwest District
resident, has been selling real
estate for more than 30 years.
Du Clos specializes in Pearl
District condominiums.
What’s Upstairs, a high-end
used clothing consignment
shop at 736 NW 23rd Ave.
since 1983, hosts a social
hour every Friday 5-8 p.m.
highlighting a different
neighborhood charity or
business. Co-owner Rachel
Doran (L-R) poses with customers Cynthia Aceves, Kate
Woodside, Teresa Nicola
and Tracy Talley.
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September
2010
April
2014
Support NWNW: Maple and Vine Preview Performance!
Date:
Drinks & Conversation:
Seating:
Place:
Thursday, May 1, 2014
6:30 PM
7:15 PM
CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh Street
Join us for a preview performance benefiting Neighbors West-Northwest. Come connect with your
neighbors and enjoy an evening of collaborative, homegrown theater. Maple and Vine by Jordan
Harrison features Katha and Ryu who have become allergic to their 21st-century lives. After they meet a
charismatic man from a community of 1950s reenactors, they forsake cell phones and sushi for cigarettes
and Tupperware parties. In this compulsively authentic world, the couple is surprised by what their new
neighbors – and they themselves – are willing to sacrifice for happiness.
Purchase your tickets today! $25 for adult tickets, $15 for seniors, students & educators. Tickets for
this preview performance are available over the phone at 503 823-4288 or in person at 2257 NW Raleigh.
Cash, check & credit card accepted. Learn more online at www.nwnw.org/annualbenefit.
Community Policing
Coffee Klatch
Date: Tuesday, April 29
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Place: Elephants Delicatessen, 115 NW 22nd Avenue
RSVP to [email protected] due to space restraints.
Finding Common Ground
A commuNity ActioN PlAN for olD towN chiNAtowN
Come and provide feedback on your priorities for the neighborhood. Everyone is welcome.
This neighborhood forum will be facilitated by Resolutions Northwest and the Office of
Neighborhood Involvement.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 • 5:00 - 7:30 PM • University of Oregon, 70 NW Couch Street
Heard of community policing, but would like more details?
Looking for positive, productive ways to interact with the Portland Police
Bureau – working together to help improve the community as a whole? Come
have a cup of coffee with Central Precinct Commander Robert Day – volunteers
are invited from throughout the Neighbors West-Northwest (NWNW) coalition
area. Learn more about Portland’s community policing efforts, share ideas
about best practices for your community and connect with neighbors interested
in public safety. Join us for a quick walk up to NW 22nd Avenue & Burnside
Street for a brief introduction to the new “Hotspots” program, an example of
Portland’s community policing efforts. Then join Commander Day for coffee
and conversation back at Elephants Deli. Sponsored by NWNW, the Office
of Neighborhood Involvement’s Crime Prevention Program and the Portland
Police Bureau. To RSVP or to connect with your neighborhood association,
contact Neighbors West-Northwest, [email protected], 503 823-4211. For more
information about Crime Prevention, contact Jenni Pullen at 503 823-4257,
[email protected].
Writing Workshop
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Place: Neighbors West-Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh Street
Interested in sharing your story with the W-NW Collective Memoir project,
but you don’t know where to start? Have a draft in place and would like
some feedback? Join us for a writing workshop in our intimate, small office
setting. RSVP required due to limited space. Please send your RSVP to
[email protected]. With enough interest, additional workshops will be
scheduled. First come, first serve – so if you’re interested, let us know soon!
And remember, the next submission deadline for the Neighborhood
Chronicles, Legends & Anecdotes: W-NW Collective Memoir Project is April
15th. For more information, visit:
www.nwnw.org/projects/storytelling
GHFL Transportation Survey
Find more info & results at www.goosehollow.org/about/committees/
parking-transportation-committee
Sylvan’s Sidewalk Project
Sylvan-Highlands is exploring how to leverage recent PBOT interest in
sidewalk alternatives throughout SW neighborhoods. The Sylvan-Highlands
Sidewalk Project focuses on transit safety on SW Skyline Blvd, SW Fairview
Blvd, and SW 61 Drive for all modes of transportation. Contact Bryan Burch,
[email protected], for more information.
General Events
•
Celebrate Downtown Trees in April
www.westsideportlandtreeguild.org
•
Regional Graffiti Summit
www.nwnw.org/discussion/?p=901
•
Portland Bureau of Transportation
Town Halls on Increasing Funding
www.portlandoregon.gov/
transportation/article/484616
Meet the Board
PeArl District
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Place: The Fields Sports Bar
1139 NW 11th Avenue
This is your opportunity to meet
Pearl District board members and
hear about current neighborhood
activities. We look forward to your
company!
2014 Neighborhood Annual Meetings & Elections
Northwest District AssociAtioN
Date: Monday, May 19, 2014 • Time: 6:00 PM • Place: Legacy Good Samaritan Auditorium, 1015 NW 22nd Avenue
Empower yourself and help your community through service on the Northwest District Association Board.
Your contribution will leave a significant and lasting impact. The NWDA is actively involved with private and
public partners in improving neighborhood air quality, safety, and land use and transportation planning.
If you reside in or represent a business in NWDA, you are eligible to run for the NWDA Neighborhood Board
of Directors. View a map at www.nwnw.org/maps/NWDA.PDF. You must be a member of the NWDA to run
for office. Download a membership application by clicking “Join Us” at www.northwestdistrictassociation.org
Share your vision and take this opportunity to govern. To be on the ballot, you must declare your candidacy for Director
or for President in writing by 5:00 PM, Friday, April 18, 2014. Send declarations of candidacy to: NWDA Elections
Committee, 2257 NW Raleigh Street, Portland, OR 97210 or email to [email protected]
liNNtoN
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Linnton Community Center,
10614 NW St. Helen’s Road
Help shape the priorities for Linnton.
PortlAND DowNtowN
The
Downtown
Neighborhood
Association’s
annual
meeting/
neighborhood social will be on May
27th at Meals on Wheels from 6:00 7:00 p.m. People who are interested
and eligible to run in the Board of
Directors election should submit a bio
by May 15th to [email protected].
There are eight (8) open board positions, plus the presidency. Following the deadline to declare candidacy, there will
be a public meeting of the Elections Committee to declare the official slate of candidates at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 21,
20114 at Legacy Good Samaritan Wilcox ACR 102, 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210. For more information,
call Mark Sieber: 503 823-4212, [email protected].
Neighborhood columns are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Neighbors West-Northwest
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September
2010
April
2014
It’s Clean-up Season! Join an event near you!
Old TOwn ChinaTOwn
FOresT Park
Saturday, April 26, 2014 • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CCBA, 317 NW Davis St.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Skyline & Germantown Road
Great exercise, good friend making and a sparkling neighborhood.
Volunteers will remove litter and weeds from tree wells in the
neighborhood along with general litter removal. This clean-up
will make the neighborhood a more pleasant environment for both
residents of and visitors to this historic district. We will celebrate
this spring cleaning with a lunch for our volunteers provided by
local businesses. Activities include picking up litter, maintenance
& monitoring, and cleaning & weeding tree wells. To register as
a volunteer, visit solv.org/get-involved/events/old-town-chinatownstreetscape-cleanup. For more information, contact Gwen Dulley,
[email protected].
Join us! Help
remove trash
from our roads
& Forest Park.
Questions? Contact Leslie, [email protected]
www.forestparkneighbors.org
POlish The Pearl
Saturday, April 19, 2014 • 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, 1114 NW Couch St.
nOrThwesT disTriCT
9:00 - 11:00 AM
NW Community Gardens,
16th between Johnson & Kearney
Join Your Neighbors for our Spring Neighborhood Clean-up!
Meet at Peet’s Coffee (11th & Couch) at 8:30 a.m. After the
clean-up, we’ll meet at Chipotle (12th & Lovejoy) to celebrate
our accomplishments plus enjoy a free burrito! (Offer of a
burrito applies to the first 75 volunteers to register online.)
The NWDA will join Friendly Streets and
SOLVE in sponsoring a spring clean-up of
the neighborhood. Volunteers are needed to
help pick up litter, remove graffiti and collect
abandoned grocery carts.
To register for the event visit solveoregon.org/get-involved/
events/polish-pearl. Contact Bill Dolan at 503 256-1010 with
questions.
Pearl sPring Cleaning
Light snacks, instructions, maps, and supplies
will be provided. Please dress for the weather.
Our good efforts will be rewarded with pizza
and prizes at the Lucky Lab Brewery, 1945
NW Quimby Street.
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Ecotrust Parking Lot, NW 9th & Johnson
Bring Recyclables and Reusable Donations!
Come rain or shine. Open to all ages. To learn
more and register, visit friendlystreets.org
or solv.org/get-involved/events/northwestportland-litter-pickup-graffiti-removal.
Questions? Email [email protected].
RECYCLING/WASTE ACCEPTED
•
•
Electronics (i.e. monitors, TV’s, cell phones, stereos,
VCR’s/DVD’s, computers/laptops)
Mixed Waste/General Rubbish (non-toxic and legal
materials)
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: Plastics, Metal Scraps, Yard
Debris or kitchen Waste, Styrofoam (including packing
peanuts), Hazardous Waste - for complete list visit
http://tinyurl.com/562leu
REUSE ITEMS MOST NEEDED (Gently used, free of stains/
tears, and in working order): Pots/Pans, Dish Sets, Microwaves,
Linens, Lamps, Mattresses, Household Furniture, Rugs, Vacuum
Cleaners
Suggested Recycling/Waste Donation $10 PER VISIT.
All recycling/waste proceeds benefit the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association, a non-profit neighborhood
association.
Thanks TO Our many sPOnsOrs. Legacy Health, Chipotle
sPring Cleaning
TraFFiC Plan
car traffic
9th Ave
bike/ped
Johnson St
Ecotrust
Recycle
Trash
10th Ave/Streetcar
Mexican Grill, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Multi Services Inc.
Irving St.
Neighborhood Clean-ups are sponsored by:
sylvan-highlands
Saturday, April 19, 2014 • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Starbucks, 1850 SW Skyline
Sylvan-Highlands neighbors host the 14th consecutive neighborhood
clean-up to collect roadside trash in our neighborhood, including a large
section of Washington Park, Hoyt Arboretum and the Oregon Zoo. Past
clean-ups resulted in trash-free roadsides, tires removed from hillsides and pride of
job well done. Meet at Starbucks to receive collection bags and instructions. Children
must be supervised by their adult. Dress for weather, wear gloves and sturdy shoes.
Free coffee, tea and treats all morning. Questions? Email [email protected].
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
Northwest district
Association
www.arlingtonheightspdx.org
northwestdistrictassociation.org
Board meeting
Mon., April 14th, 5:30 pm
Sylvan Fire Station
1715 SW Skyline Blvd
Forest Park
Contact: Jerry Grossnickle
503 289-3046
www.forestparkneighbors.org
Board meeting
Tues., April 15th, 7:00 pm
Willis Community Center
360 NW Greenleaf
Litter Cleanup
Sat., April 26th, 9:00 am
NW Skyline Blvd & Germantown
Intersection
Goose Hollow
Foothills League
www.goosehollow.org
neighBorhood meeting
Thurs., April 17th, 7:00 pm
Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon St
SPECIAL BOARd MEETING
date TBd - Check
www.goosehollow.org
for updates
Planning Committee
Tues., May 6th, 7:00 pm
First United Methodist
1838 SW Jefferson
Vision Realization Committee
Tues., April 15th & May 6th
8:00 am
Providence Park
Community Rm
909 SW 18th Avenue
Communications Committee
Wed., May 7th, 8:00 am
Artists Repertory Theater
1515 SW Morrison
Block 7 Subcommittee
Wed. Apr. 9th & 23rd, 7:00 pm
First United Methodist
1838 SW Jefferson
For more information, email:
[email protected]
Hillside
www.hillsidena.org
Board meeting
Tuesday, April 8th & May 12th
7:30 pm
Hillside Comm. Ctr
653 NW Culpepper
Linnton Neighborhood
Association
www.linnton.com
ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION
Wed., May 7th, 7:00 pm
Linnton Comm. Center
10614 NW St Helens
Board meeting
Mon., April 21st, 6:00 pm
Legacy Good Samaritan (LGS)
Wilcox ACR 102
1015 NW 22nd Ave
Air Quality Committee
Silver Cloud Inn, Breakfast Rm
NW 24th Place & Vaughn St
Executive Committee
Tues., April 8th & Wed., May 7th
8:00 am
NWNW Office, 2257 NW Raleigh
Planning Committee
Thurs., April 10th, 17th, 24th,
May 1st & 8th, 8:00 am
CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh
2nd Saturday Clean-up
Sat., april 12th & may 10th
9:00 am
Food Front Co-op
2375 nW thurman
3rd Saturday Clean-up
Elephants deli
115 NW 22nd Ave
Safety & Livability Committee
6:00 pm
LGS, Wilcox B, 1015 NW 22nd
Transportation Committee
LGS, Wilcox ACR 102
1015 NW 22nd Ave
Spring Litter Clean-up
NW Community Garden
NW 16th between Johnson &
Kearney
Northwest Industrial
www.ninapdx.org
nina meeting
Tues., Apr. 8th & May 13th
7:00 a.m. - Meet and greet
7:30 a.m. - Meeting
Holiday Inn Express
2333 nW Vaughn St
Northwest Heights
Contact: Charlie Clark,
503 459-3610
Board meeting
mon., april 7th
& may 5th
12:30 pm
FHHOA Offices
2033 NW Miller Rd
Old Town Chinatown
Community Association
www.oldtownchinatown.org
for committee contacts & updates
Community Meeting
Wed., May 7th, 11:30 am
Board meeting
Ma Olsen Garden
Project
Saturday, April 26th
9:00 am
107th & St Helens Rd
Meetings held at:
Univ. of Oregon, 70 NW Couch
Old Town Chinatown Continued...
Special Board Meeting
Tues., April 15th
Time & Location TBd
Marketing & Communications
Committee
Thurs., April 17th, 3:30 pm
One Pacific Square
220 NW 2nd, 11th floor
Land Use & design Review
Committee
Tues., April 15th, 11:30 am
Location TBA
Check with committee chairs
Streetscape Improvement
Committee
Tues., April 15th, 3:30 pm
Location TBA
Check with committee chair
Spring Clean-up
Chinese Consolidated
Benevolent Association
317 NW davis
Finding Common Ground: A
Community Action Plan
Wednesday, April 9th, 5:00 pm
University of Oregon
70 NW Couch
Pearl district
www.pearldistrict.org
Board meeting
Thurs., April 10th & May 8th
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th Ave
Executive Committee
Thurs., May 1st, 8:00 am
Urban Grind, 911 NW 14th Ave
Livability & Safety Committee
Monday, April 7th & May 5th
6:00 pm
Cupcake Jones, 307 NW 10th
Planning & Transport.Comm.
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th Ave
Communications Committee
Monday, April 21st, 6:00 pm
Cupcake Jones, 307 NW 10th
Emergency Prep Cmte
Monday, April 14th
6:00 pm
Ecotrust Bldg, 2nd Floor
907 NW Irving
Spring Cleaning Fundraiser
EcoTrust parking lot
721 NW 9th Ave
Polish The Pearl
Peet’s Coffee, 1114 NW Couch
Meet the Board
Weds., April 16th, 5:30 pm
The Fields Sports Bar
1139 NW 11th Ave
Portland downtown
www.portlanddowntownna.com
general memBerShiP mtg
Tues., April 22nd, 6:00 pm
Board meeting
Tues., April 22nd, 7:00 pm
Both meetings held at:
Meals on Wheels Elm Court
1032 SW main
Land Use & Transport. Comm.
Eliot Tower, 1221 SW 10th Ave
3rd floor
Sylvan-Highlands
www.sylvanhighlands.org
General Membership Mtg
April meeting cancelled
Next meeting TBd
Meetings held at: Sylvan Fire
Station, 1715 SW Skyline Blvd
Neighborhood Litter Cleanup
Sat., April 19th
9:00 am
Skyline Starbucks
1850 SW Skyline
Cornell Road
Sustainability Coalition
www.cornellroad.org
Peter Stark, [email protected]
NWNW Office, 2257 NW Raleigh
Neighbors WestNorthwest Coalition
www.nwnw.org
Board meeting
Wed., April 9th & May 14th
5:30 pm
Legacy Good Samaritan
Northrup Building
First Floor Conference Room
2282 NW Northrup St.
Community Policing Coffee
Klatch
Tues., April 29th, 10:00 am
Elephants deli, 115 NW 22nd
W-NW Collective Memoir
Writing Workshop
Wed., April 23rd, 6:00 pm
NWNW Office
2257 NW Raleigh St
W-NW Collective Memoir
Submission deadline
Tues., Apr. 15th
NWNW Benefit Fundraiser
Thurs., May 1st, 6:30 pm
CoHo Theater
2257 NW Raleigh
nob hill
Business Association
[email protected]
general meeting
Wed., April 16th, 8:30 am
Holiday Inn Express
2333 nW Vaughn
Find calendar updates at: www.nwnw.org/Calendar
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Snapshots
BUSINESS
James Edmund Dejarnette, 28, was
arrested for drunken and reckless driving March 19 and charged with driving
his car into the MAX tunnel on Southwest Jefferson Street at 5 a.m. Two light
rail lines were delayed before the car
could be towed away.
The 1884 John B. Bridge House at 1423 SW Columbia St. was demolished last
month by local developer Mark Madden, who plans to build a four-story, 24-unit
apartment building there.
Thurman Bridge construction began April
1, closing the bridge to
vehicular and pedestrian
use until the project is
completed in the fall.
Graham Conroy, who was recognized upon his retirement as a philosophy professor at Portland State University in 1990 with an official
city proclamation of Practice Preliminism Day, is honored annually
in March by friends at the Goose Hollow Inn. Preliminism, which
could be defined as a contemporary philosophy or an ongoing joke,
posits that “practice makes practice.” Photo by Rex Amos
Rabbi Joshua Rose, son of Lorraine and Emanuel Rose, rabbi emeritus at
Temple Beth Israel, will become a senior rabbi at Congregation Shaarie
Torah in July. Rose currently leads a 500-family congregation in Boulder, Co.
Water rushed down a vacated block of Northwest 29th
between Thurman and Upshur streets after heavy rains
last month. Photo by Craig Kiest
Sharon Kelly, homeowner at Northwest 25th and Lovejoy streets,
responds to the din of early Saturday morning anti-abortion rallies at
the Lovejoy Surgicenter across the street by turning on her leaf blower.
Photo by Juliet Hyams
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$1,600,000
Willamette Riverfront
Home + Guest House • Gated • Fenced
Private River Frontage w/ Dock & Boat Lift
R E A L
El
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292.1500
Downtown
445.1500
G
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West Portland
Call Andrew Misk or Heather Holmgreen
E S TAT E
C
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Pool & Outdoor Kitchen • Geothermal Heating
Washington County • Visit 3x3House.com for more info.
Call Lee Davies or Julie Williams
$1,150,000
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A New Name
Dear Neighbors,
In 2007, after selling real estate for over 20 years, my
past clients and advisors strongly recommended that I
name my new real estate company, with my own name.
The logic was simple; I had a good reputation, was
strong in our immediate community, and it was a very
traditional approach to building a foundation of excellence when one knows
there is a true owner operator sitting in the building.
$1,150,000
Master on Main • Fabulous Great Room
4 Car Garage • Wine Cellar • Washington County
Call Lee Davies or Cindy Prestrelski
$799,999
West Haven
$945,000
Call Kristan Summers or Heather
$575,000
Bauer Terrace
$895,000
$339,900
Call Dirk Hmura or Rachel
Hillshire
cy
Pr
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&
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Sp
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$499,900
Bannister Heights
$515,000
Call Andrew Misk or Jasmin
Orenco Station
$329,900
Call Lawrence Burkett or Bob
Andrew Misk
503.880.6400
Garden Home
$499,900
Call Suzanne Klang or Lawrence
$324,900
NW Portland Lot
Call Suzanne Klang or Heather
Angie Arnett
503.320.1988
Heather Holmgreen Jasmin Hausa
503.858.5141
Bauer Highlands
$472,500
Call Megan Westphal
Hickethier Park
$469,000
Lake Oswego
971.645.1751
$299,900
Lake Oswego
$249,000
Call Julie Williams or Kristan
Call Coleen Jondahl or Morgan
The Quintet
$239,900
$524,900
$649,900
Call Trish Greene or Scott
Sexton Mountain
$385,000
Call Andrew Misk or Trish
Mowhawk Meadows $217,500
Raleigh Park Condo $189,900
Call Trish Greene or Coleen
Call Lawrence Burkett or Suzanne
Call Bob Harrington or Lawrence
Bob Harrington
Coleen Jondahl
Dirk Hmura
Kristan Summers
Lee Davies
Scott Jenks
Suzanne Klang
Cindy Prestrelski
Julie Williams
Lawrence Burkett
Linda Nyman
Lisa Migchelbrink
Megan Westphal
Morgan Cox
Rachel Schaden
Trish Greene
503.913.1296
503.705.5033
503.318.3424
503.680.3018
503.740.0070
503.267.7320
503.680.7442
503.970.1200
503.997.1118
971.998.3071
503.936.1026
503.349.7873
Broker Teams Serve Every Client
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Call Andrew Misk or Megan
Call Lee Davies or Julie
$499,900
4 BD • 3.5 BA • Den • Bonus Room • Cul-de-sac
Outdoor Kitchen • Bonny Slope School
Call Lee Davies or Megan Westphal
SA
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PE
ND
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Remington
$439,000
Yamhill
$885,000
SA
LE
PE
ND
IN
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$625,000
Portland Heights
Eliot Tower
SA
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PE
ND
IN
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Lake Oswego
Bauer Oaks
SA
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PE
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IN
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5 BD • 4.5 BA • 4,147 SF • 3 Master Suites
Craftsman Style • Deep 3 Car Garage w/9ft Doors
Bethany
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Broadmoor
$1,050,000
5,084 SF • Master on Main • 4 Car Garage
.78 Acre Backs to Greenspace • Close-In Wash Co.
Call Lee Davies or Coleen Jondahl
Take a V-Tour of These Homes
at EleeteRealEstate.com
$869,500
Forest Heights-New $899,000
Transitional Sophistication
ELEETE Real Estate accomplishes just that. It represents our core values,
as well as allowing our brokers to clearly brand themselves as an ELEETE
Realtor. This paradigm shift is more in keeping with today’s top agents as
they consistently are looking for ways to clearly distinguish their name. Our
existing brokers have been successful building their independent portfolios,
and now with our new name, they, will also be able to better establish their
ELEETE brand. On March 3rd, we will begin the transition to the new name.
This big move will now allow everyone to win, especially the public, as we
look to raise the standards of the industry by ensuring that our brokers
always deliver our consistent brand of EXPERTISE and EXCELLENCE, the
ELEETE way.
--Lee Davies
4 BD • 4.5 BA • 4,977 SF • Gorgeous Craftsman Style
Show Home Award Winner • Fabulous Great Room
Call Lawrence Burkett or Lee Davies
Forest Heights
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$1,060,000
$1,085,000
1.5 Acres • 4,014 SF • RV Shop with Full Bath
Private Cul-de-Sac • Washington County
Fast forward to today, and the company name has served us well. Lee
Davies Real Estate is one that is synonymous with local real estate and
represents quality, exceptional service, and boasts a positive reputation.
The company has grown each year during what have been extremely
challenging economic times and that is due to ingenuity, aggressive
marketing, strong ethics, and sheer determination. That being said, as the
owner, I have worked hard to build our company’s platform of excellence
and would like to see it utilized by more Realtors and ultimately serve more
clients. To accomplish this mission, we have chosen to create a brand
that represents our standards of EXPERTISE and EXCELLENCE that will
allow Realtors to harmoniously build their own business identity with their
individual names.
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Skyline Street of Dreams
Close-in Estate in Northwest
Po
West Hills • Braedon Heights
503.310.8901
503.502.8910
503.969.9182
503.998.7207

april 2014 - NW Examiner

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