June 2014 - NW Examiner

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JUNE 2014 / VOLUME 27, ISSUE 10 / FREE
SERVING PORTLAND’S NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE 1986
Angels save Goldsmith House
Pile driving
hits a nerve
Noisy construction
projects in Pearl spur
neighbors to organize,
but being heard in
City Hall is an uphill
climb.
ALLAN CLASSEN
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ile driving isn’t new
to the Pearl District,
where in recent years
the construction of tall buildings on soft ground has usually involved jarring intervals of
steel-on-steel pounding.
But the latest round of pile
driving has somehow struck a
chord.
About 20 individuals, including Allen Tooke (L-R), Dan Volkmer, Karen Karlsson, Tanya March, Anne McLaughlin, Ruth Roth, Kathy Sharp, Rick
Michaelson and Wendy Chung, have come together to buy the Goldsmith House at Northwest 24th and Quimby. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
Neighborhood pillars combine resources to
buy out developer Marty Kehoe.
ALLAN CLASSEN
C
ivic-minded neighbors
have pulled the Goldsmith House from the
brink of destruction.
It came down to a last-gasp
meeting against long odds.
Developer Marty Kehoe
had given up on efforts by
Northwest District Association
representatives to postpone
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demolition 60 days while looking for someone willing to pay
$900,000 for the partially disassembled 1898 Victorian house
at Northwest 24th and Quimby
streets.
On May 6, Kehoe told the
Examiner there was no such
agreement, and given the city’s
lifting of a temporary hold on
his demolition permit, he was
free to take down the house
immediately.
“We’re going do it the way
we’d planned on doing it,” he
said, referring to his original
intent to demolish the Goldsmith House and a smaller one
to the north and replace them
with seven row houses.
The only sliver of hope
lay in his willingness to keep
an appointment with Rick
Michaelson the following day.
Michaelson, a developer, commercial property owner and
neighborhood resident, has
been saving old houses in the
district since the 1970s. The
most notable one was the Hol-
man House at 2359 NW Overton St., the only one of seven
vintage houses developer Phil
Morford allowed to remain in
place after calling out the bulldozers in 1989.
Michaelson and another
preservation champion, realtor
Dan Volkmer, met with Kehoe
and made a bold offer: buying both parcels and removing
Kehoe from the picture altogether. It was not what Kehoe
expected; all previous negotiations had assumed splitting off
the Goldsmith House and ▶
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Residents near a 16-story
building going up on Block
17 (surrounded by Northwest
Overton, Pettygrove, 11th and
12th streets) are fed up and not
taking it quietly. And they’re
organized.
Most live in the Sitka Apartments, a subsidized housing
building directly south of the
construction site. Weeks after
pile driving began in early April,
the ad hoc group led by Patrice
Hanson and Maura Jess elevated the issue to one echoing
throughout City Hall.
“You’ve made an amazing
effort,” Portland Noise Control
Officer Paul van Orden told
more than a dozen Block 17
neighbors who attended last
month’s meeting of the Noise
Review Board. “You’re ahead ▶
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dropping views
1553 SW Upper Hall Street
The Lazarus house – saved
It is not without irony that we use the name Lazarus in reference to
the house pictured here. While Goldsmith, the home’s first resident,
was a prominent business man and the son of Mayor Goldsmith,
the home’s architect, Edgar Lazarus, is the most prominent
personality associated with this structure. Two of his greatest works,
the U. S. Customs House on the North Park Blocks and Vista House
at Crown Point, the memorial to Oregon’s pioneers, contribute
handsomely to Portland’s Beaux Arts collection.
A whimsical, 1934 old world rusti
c craftsman with vaulted
ceilings, exposed beams, wrought
iron detailing, leaded glass
windows, 3 fireplaces and updated
high-end kitchen. It sits
above but not too far from downtow
n Portland and views...
well, it views everything. Herman
Brookman inspired.
3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3,454 Sq. Ft.,
2-car garage.
MLS #14269097 $999,000.
While most folks can appreciate its special qualities even in its
current neglected and miserable state, all will be blown away once
this sleeping beauty is brought back to life. Not a Craftsman, not a
Victorian, not an Old Portland, this home has a Romantic elegance
derived from its steeply pitched roof lines and architectural features
that emphasize an “upwardness”…like a castle on a hill.
We have to give thanks to Marty Kehoe for agreeing to sell and Rick
Michaelson for agreeing to buy and save this important building.
Saving and restoring this special home will raise the bar a little
higher for future development in the neighborhood. This is truly a
win-win all around.
– Dan Volkmer
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Editor’s Turn
Letters can be sent to
[email protected] or 2825 NW Upshur St., Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210.
Letters should be 300 words or fewer; include a name and a street of residence.
Deadline third Saturday of the month.
Why free rent?
The Japanese garden has re-negotiated its lease with Portland Parks in
order to accommodate their very large
upcoming expansion. This "lease"
involves no payments to the city or
Parks Bureau. Why?
How can the garden have monies for
such lavish expansions but acquire the
land from the city without cost? This is
land that is otherwise available to citizens as open space. The expansion will
give the garden more public property
that they will charge admission for visitors to use.
Is this right? No one disputes the garden's beauty or value, but why does it
need to be so big, gobbling up Washington Park, Hoyt Arboretum and butting
into residents' backyards?
Lisa Calef
SW Upper Cascade Dr.
Festival annoys neighbors
Whiskey Fest NW was held in the
heart of the Pearl District recently. We
wish to express our concerns about the
overall negative impact it had on our
neighborhood in hope of initiating a
dialogue about the future location of
this event and raising awareness of our
neighborhood values. As residents, we
take pride in the positive livability and
family-orientation of the Pearl District.
Although proceeds go to charitable
organizations, the festival was a major
disappointment to our community for
the following reasons:
• A local artist’s work was disrespected and eventually destroyed by a
large Whiskey Fest sign placed over his
mural.
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• Very loud hard rock music played
on both days until 10 p.m.—loud
enough to drown out conversation and
television viewing by residents and to
affect pets and young children. Vibration from amplifiers could be felt inside
nearby residences. Noise levels were far
in excess of maximum limits allowed by
the city.
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EDITOR & PUBLISHER
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• Hard alcohol was served all day,
and drinking was visible from numerous locations.
ost are familiar with the concept of “externalized costs”—
harmful consequences of
business activity that are passed on to
innocent parties or society in general.
Industrial pollution that degrades the
air and water, for example.
• People roaming streets were so visibly drunk that they were stumbling and
staggering as they left the event, which
was especially disconcerting to parents
with children at the nearby children’s
playground at Fields Park and across
the street at Tanner Springs Park.
Another example is occurring in the
form of pile driving in the densely populated Pearl District. The earth-shaking pounding goes on for six to eight
weeks per building, with blows coming
every second in roughly 15-minute-on,
15-minute-off cycles.
• Garbage was left on the streets and
the event site for two days following
the event, including broken bottles, discarded cups and wristbands.
Everyone agrees the effect is annoying at least. There is evidence that
extreme and repeated noise can cause
stress and psychological harm, sometimes even hearing loss.
• Overflowing dumpsters remained
in full view of the Sitka Apartments and
the Bridgeport, Pinnacle and Encore
condominiums for two days. Much of
this garbage was whipped around the
neighborhood by winds on Monday,
May 12.
Hopefully, the city will not allow Hoyt
Street Properties to use this or other
properties in the neighborhood in such
a manner again. Even though the Pearl
is zoned as “mixed use,” it is now more
than 95 percent residential. This event
would never have been allowed in any
other residential neighborhood.
Ted and Debbie Hanson, Bridgeport residents
Glenn and Joan Traeger, Bridgeport residents
Chris and Robin Klemm, Bridgeport residents
Bill Few, Bridgeport resident
Ken Brown, Bridgeport resident
Rick Swift, Pinnacle resident
Stan Richard, Pinnacle resident
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In the past,
most Pearl residents have tolerated pile driving
with only scattered complaint.
Neighbors
of
construction on
Block 17 are the
first to resist in
a focused and
political way.
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ance rights exists, and efforts to find a
better approach deserve consideration.
The developer of Block 17 characterized the complaints as coming from a
“small group of renters.” Who cannot
read that without detecting disdain for
tenants as a class? Replace “renters”
with “residents” and sense the change
in tone.
Why is “sorry, we can’t help”
expressed as “stop whining, you foolish
malcontents?”
Believing that creativity and empathy can lead to a better way, I offer
these suggestions (some of which are
already normal procedure in other city
bureaus):
Construction companies could open
temporary spaces in nearby buildings
The city of
Portland places
no noise limits on pile drivPeople were wondering why Ned and June were so jumpy.
ing nor protections for affected
neighbors. The
process is inherently loud and totally where affected residents could escape
legal. If rights are all that matters, this is to work, watch TV or have refreshments
the end of the story.
in air-conditioned comfort while also
But cities are livable because soci- getting updates on construction progeties develop norms and unwritten ress.
standards of civility. A neighbor’s dog
that barks a few times a day is scarcely a nuisance and should be ignored.
But if the dog barks continuously for
hours, it becomes a serious offense and
demands corrective action, including
apologies to nearest neighbors.
How about a pre-construction party
where builders would explain what to
expect and tell them where to call in
case of problems? Having construction
managers meet the neighbors would
do wonders. It’s harder to be upset with
someone you know.
Social etiquette of this kind has not
yet emerged in Portland regarding pile
driving. I don’t believe Ann Landers
ever fielded such an inquiry. And after
all, what do manners have to do with
corporations and construction?
What about loaning window air conditioners so residents wouldn’t have to
open their windows for cooling, thereby
letting in more sound?
In the absence of social norms, elected officials and neighborhood representatives who have been asked for help
by neighbors of pile driving have been
brushed off and even shamed.
“What do they want us to do, stop
construction?” asked one Pearl District
Neighborhood Association board member.
No. And neither does the neighbor
complaining about the barking dog
want the owner to shoot it.
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The minimum expectation would be
recognition that something is amiss. No
reasonable recourse or process to bal-
Quieter methods exist for setting
piles. While widely employed in Europe,
they are more expensive (though no
one locally has quantified how much
more they cost). Until quieter technologies are feasible or required by law, why
can’t people of good will treat those
bearing their external costs with respect
and gratitude?
If this must be reduced to the bottom
line, I’ll bet hospitality suites or parties
would cost less than putting out fires at
city hall. And far less than building in a
city where pile driving must meet normal noise limits.■
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— Obituaries —
Ralph S. Crawshaw
Ralph Shelton Crawshaw, a psychiatrist and longtime Northwest Portland
resident who helped launch many programs, including the Oregon Health
Plan, died May 24 at age 92. He was
born in Brooklyn on July 3, 1921. He graduated from
New York University College of Medicine in 1947
and completed one of his residencies at the Oregon
State Hospital in Salem. He was a navy physician in
World War II. In 1961, he cofounded Tualatin Valley
Child Guidance Center, which continues providing
mental health care today in Clackamas, Multnomah
and Washington counties as Lifeworks Northwest.
In 1982, he founded Oregon Health Decisions, a citizen organization that created the framework for the
Oregon Health Plan adopted in 1993. He later formed
the Foundation for Medical Excellence and Healthcare Volunteers Oversees. He wrote a 622-page book,
“Compassion’s Way: A Doctor’s Quest into the Soul of
Medicine,” in 2002. He was president of the Medical
Society of Metropolitan Portland and was named the
Oregon Medical Association’s Doctor-Citizen of the
Year in 1978. He is survived by his wife of 67 years,
Carol; son, David; and daughter, Laura.
Millard I. Malkin
Millard Ivan Malkin, who grew up on Northwest Cornell Road, died May 3 at age 76 in his Vancouver,
Wash., home. He was born April 20, 1938, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1956. He worked as
an X-ray technician while still in high school. He is
survived by his wife, Suzanne. His sister, Phyllis Swett,
predeceased him.
Milton J. Lampros
Milton John Lampros, a Northwest
Portland business owner, died May 21
at age 81. He was born May 14, 1933,
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in San Francisco, where he attended Washington High
School. He began his 60-year career at Gilmore Steel
in San Francisco and was transferred to its Portland
plant in 1959. In 1983, he opened Lampros Steel
on Northwest Front Avenue, where he worked with
his son Marcus for nearly 30 years as the company
became one of the largest structural steel distributors in the Northwest. He married Stella Marinos. He
later married Bobbi Young. He is survived by his wife;
son, Marcus; daughters, Georgia and Andrea; and five
grandchildren.
Charlotte K. Stanton
Charlotte Kingsley Stanton, a longtime
Southwest Portland resident, died May
19 at age 91. She was born Jan. 15,
1923, in Portland, the granddaughter
of an Oregon pioneer lumberman. She
graduated from Catlin School and Pine Manor College in Wellesley, Mass. She lived most of her life on
Southwest Montgomery Drive and in later years lived
at The Legends condominiums on Southwest 18th
Avenue. She was past president of the Town Club and
a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the Multnomah Athletic Club, and Waverly County Club. She
was active in the Portland Junior League and volunteered at the Portland Art Museum and the Oregon
Symphony. She married Richard K. Stanton in 1949;
he died. She was also predeceased by her daughter,
Julia A. Stanton. She is survived by her son, Richard K.;
sister, Ann K. Diestra; brother, Daniel T. Kingsley; and
one grandchild.
Joseph P. Treacy
Joseph Paul Treacy, a resident of the
Pearl District, died May 14 at age 89.
He was born Jan. 23, 1925 in Grand
Forks, N.D. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-46
and received several medals for distinguished service
as a radio operator during World War II. After the war,
Death Notices
Beatrice C. (Ryan) Emahiser, 92, Multnomah Athletic
Club member.
Seymour ‘Sy’ Danish, 96, former president of Shaarie
Torah.
Ted Ellison, 94, member of Multnomah Athletic Club.
Donald C. Fiske, 84, Pearl District resident.
Evelyn (Scher) Georges, 87, active in Museum of
Contemporary Craft.
Colleen (McCarthy) Higgs, 93, Multnomah Athletic
Club member.
Robert J. Johnston, 83, Multnomah Athletic Club
member.
Jeffrey L. Lamy, 76, Multnomah Athletic Club
member.
Mary (Wagar) Lindsey, 75, Lincoln High School
graduate.
Gregory M. Lowes, 61, Multnomah Athletic Club
member.
Barbara L. (Shipman) List, 80, worked at Attic Gallery, Fountain Gallery and Laura Russo Gallery.
Gerry Swanson, 70, Multnomah Athletic Club member.
In our May review of St. Jack, we misspelled the
name of owner Aaron Barnett, and erroneously
stated that the restaurant used white tablecloths.
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he married Iris Bernice Treacy. In recent years, he
was a regular attender of Loaves & Fishes lunches on
Northwest Irving Street. He and Iris had four children:
Murray, Simone, Joey and Jan; four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
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The 20th annual Northwest Examiner Community Awards
was the biggest—and many would say best—show of them
all. Nearly 200 filled the St. Patrick Church social hall May 10
for an evening of recognition, inspiration, entertainment and
food, with a surprise ending.
Kids Company NW from Northwest Children’s Theater
provided “halftime” entertainment, a new element in the
awards series.
All costs were underwritten by 28 local companies and
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Mayor Charlie Hales delivered the opening remarks and
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2014 AWARD WINNERS
Ron Walters
Bill Failing
Marcy Cottrell Houle
Jane Hartline
Steven Lowenstein Leadership
Historic Preservation
Friend of Forest Park
Alfred Edelman Environment
During his term as president of the
Northwest District Association, 201013, Ron Walters shepherded three
pivotal agreements addressing longstanding problems: The Slabtown Plan
and related Con-way Master Plan,
the Northwest Parking Plan and the
ESCO good neighborhood agreement
addressing air quality. Through it all, he
acted firmly and fairly—even kindly—
while devoting more of his time than
seemed possible.
The descendant of early Oregon pioneers and two former Portland mayors,
Bill Failing’s love of our city’s history
was imprinted early and manifest in a
lifetime of achievements. He was president of the Oregon Historical Society
board, co-founded the Portland Vintage
Trolley, helped restore the Old Church
and was a founding board member of
the Bosco-Milligan Foundation's Architectural Heritage Center. He led the
campaign to renovate the main Multnomah Country Library and to build
the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation’s
new museum. In the 1980s, he helped
organize the Vista Bridge Light Brigade,
which funded installation of historical
lighting fixtures, and is now working
to replace the chain link fence on the
bridge with appropriate barriers.
The author of “Forest Park: One City’s
Wilderness,” Marcy Cottrell Houle may
know more about the park than anyone
alive. The guidebook has been in print
continuously for more than 20 years and
is now in its third edition. Since 1982, she
has studied the park intensely as a biologist, written commentary and spoken
out against degradation of the park and
its wildlife by mountain bikes, lead Discovery Hikes in the park and defended
the Forest Park Natural Resources Management Plan against political pressure.
Her mission has steadfastly remained to
preserve this unique wilderness reserve
and ensure its benefits to future generations.
Jane Hartline is an environmentalist
in the fullest sense of the word, not only
devoting herself to projects and causes
that protect ecosystems but also inspiring others to join in. A Sauvie Island
landowner for more than 35 years, she
has made her backyard a haven for
native plant and animal species of all
kinds. As president of the West Multnomah County Soil & Water Conservation District and volunteer with many
other organizations, she has worked on
projects to remove invasive ivy, plant
hedgerows, provide habitat for painted turtles, surveyed aquatic plants and
educated the public about these and
many more projects. She was the one
who recruited dozens of volunteers to
get out on rainy winter nights to help
red-legged frogs cross Highway 30 to
reach their breeding ponds along the
river.
Jan Valentine (L-R), winner of the 2010 Livability Award, with Stephen Kafoury and
Deborah Kafoury.
Former Mayor Sam Adams, Civic Gold Award winner Stan Penkin and Rod Underhill,
whose son won the Young Achievement Award.
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2014 AWARD WINNERS
Tom McCallister
Ethan Underhill
Judy Kafoury
Friend of Forest Park
Young Humanitarian
Arts & Culture
Tom McCallister served on the task
force that established enforceable protections for Forest Park. He fought to
block the logging of the park’s largest
concentration of old growth trees when
other park advocates were willing to
accept the clearing of 800 acres in the
northern end of the park in exchange
for the acquiring the land. This section
now has an elk trail and coho salmon have returned to Miller Creek in its
center. This gentle but persuasive man
raised the environmental awareness of
many Portlanders by publishing a book
on birding and serving as the outdoors
sportswriter for The Oregonian.
As a seventh grader at Northwest
Academy, Ethan Underhill headed a
Core Care project in which nine classmates produced a play—performed
at the school’s Blue Box Theatre this
spring—that raised more than $3,700 to
construct a well in Africa through Mercy
Corps. He wrote and directed “Pulling
Ivy," about a Sudanese girl struggling for
her family’s survival after a disastrous
storm. “The fact that Ethan was able to
successfully direct a group of his own
peers in a play that he'd written himself is a highly unusual accomplishment
for a seventh grade student,” said his
instructor, David Berkson, who called
the script “unusually sophisticated” and
well researched.
Judy Kafoury founded the Northwest
Children’s Theater and School in 1993
and has served as its only managing
director, a full-time position that for
years included no salary. She steadily
built the organization, upgraded the
quality of its performances, and expanded its reach with performances for Portland Public School students. More than
1 million children, families and students
have been reached with its arts and education programs. The theater now has
a long-term master lease of the historic
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, ensuring its place at the heart of
Northwest Portland’s culture and community life.
Mayor Charlie Hales congratulates NW Examiner Publisher Allan Classen on his
unscheduled Community Champion Award.
Eliza Erhardt-Eisen
Education
Eliza Erhardt-Eisen co-chairs the
Portland 80 Percenters for Education
Excellence, whose core tenet is that
quality public education benefits all of
society, even the 80 percent of city residents who have no children in the Portland Public School System. By attending
every PPS and Portland Association of
Teachers contract negotiation session,
analyzing documents and interviewing
officials and experts on all sides of the
issue, the group put competing claims
to the test: What would best advance
student achievement? A Northwest Portland resident and former pediatrician,
she continues to volunteer at schools
and at career centers.
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NEWS
2014 AWARD WINNERS
Heidi Rose
Paul Terdal
Stanley Penkin
Joan Pendergast
Father Abbott Social Service
Glen Downs Justice for All
Civic Gold
Lifetime Achievement
A trained chef, Heidi Rose has volunteered her talents to prepare some
of the best meals in the city to the
homeless and hungry guests at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral every Wednesday
for the past four years. Every Tuesday,
she calls the Oregon Food Bank and
Good Samaritan Hospital to see what
food that might have been thrown out
as day-old has been donated by local
restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries
and butchers. She then plans a threecourse meal for up to 430 guests, who
not only receive nutrition but a sense
of community. “It’s like going to a party
where people welcome me home,” said
one grateful guest, “and Heidi Rose has
been the creative heart of this project
from the very beginning.”
A Hillside resident, Paul Terdal,
has become a volunteer advocate for
families denied insurance coverage
for autism treatments in violation of
state and federal law. In the past two
years, he has helped more than 100
Oregon families navigate the insurance reimbursement process. After he
forced Kaiser Permanente to provide
therapy for more than a dozen individuals, Kaiser extended coverage to all
autism patients. He then took the effort
to the state Legislature. Last August, he
and his family were part of the signing ceremony with Gov. John Kitzhaber for Senate Bill 414, making Oregon
the 34th state to mandate coverage of
Applied Behavorial Analysis treatments
for autism.
Our city and many of its institutions
and grassroots organizations are richer
because of Stanley Penkin’s leadership,
guidance and insight. For five years, he
has been an officer on the Portland Plan
Community Involvement Committee. He
chairs the Arts Education and Access
Fund Citizen Oversight Committee and
heads the Oregon Arts & Cultural Political Action Committee, which advocates
for candidates who commit to the arts.
He serves on the Pearl District Neighborhood Association board and its Livability and Safety Committee. He is also
an officer in the new nonprofit, Friendly
Streets, a role that includes rolling up his
sleeves to pick up litter and remove graffiti in neighborhoods across the city.
In 1999, Joan Pendergast moved from
the Midwest to the Irving Street Lofts,
one of only two residential buildings
in the Pearl at the time. She immediately began making it a better neighborhood, joining the recently formed Pearl
District Neighborhood Association. She
saw what was needed and did it. She
helped fund and place public trashcans
and pet stations. She forged good neighbor agreements with restaurant and bar
owners. She helped launch the community garden under I-405 and establish
the Pearl’s own Zimmerman Community Center. She served as PDNA president several terms and now chairs the
association’s livability committee. Joan
is also active in the Pearl Rotary and First
Immanuel Lutheran Church. With every
endeavor, her grace and kindness have
inspired others and made pleasure of
doing good work.
Winning lineup—Front row: Judy Kafoury (L-R), Eliza Erhardt-Eisen, Heidi Rose and Joan
Pendergast; middle row: Jane Hartline, Ethan Underhill, Stan Penkin and Tom McCallister; back
row: Bill Failing, Paul Terdal, Allan Classen and Ron Walters.
The trophies were again handmade by Greg Hermens using recycled
materials.
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NEWS
Everett Street to become one
lane between 19th and 23rd
The city wants to make Northwest Everett Street safer
to cross on foot while aiding bicycle travel and reducing vehicle collisions.
ALLAN CLASSEN
W
hat will be sacrificed for these multipronged benefits?
One traffic lane will be
removed between Northwest
19th and 23rd avenues. A bike
lane will also be striped along
the left (north) side of the street
between 23rd and 15th, moving
cyclists out of the way of the
right turn onto the I-405 and
“right hook” conflicts.
Andrew Sullivan, who is
managing the project for the
Portland Bureau of Transportation, said the loss of one lane
for four blocks will not create
congestion.
Northwest Everett Street crossing I-405 with bike lane switched to left side of the street. Image
courtesy Portland Bureau of Transportation.
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Sullivan said the one-lane
alternative aids safety in this
case by reducing the lanes of
traffic to be crossed.
Told of Sullivan’s assessment of the traffic load, Warrens, replied, “They obviously
have no clue whatsoever about
the volume of traffic on 23rd
eastward. I travel it night and
day, and it’s often bumper to
bumper. … I don’t think they’ve
done their homework.”
PBOT intends to do the
restriping later this month or
in July.
The website makes it easy to
comment on these stories, and
to easily access an archive of past
NW Examiner editions. It is also
designed to be very convenient to
read from devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Committee members are
concerned about the unsignalized intersection at 20th
Avenue, where cars and pedestrians crossing Everett northward are visually screened by
large tree trunks near the curb.
A marked crosswalk here was
suggested.
Two of the signalized intersections between 16th and 21st
will be compromised. According to a PBOT grading system,
21st and Everett will go from a
B or good level of service to a
C (fair), while 19th and Everett
will fall from B level to D (poor).
Four parking spots west of
18th Avenue will also be lost.
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greatly improved website. The new
website—still at nwexaminer.com—
provides an easy-to-read format
resembling the printed edition for
the featured stories of the month.
Committee Chair Jeanne
Harrison agreed that corrective action was needed and that
“this won’t hurt.”
Frank Warrens, owner of the
auto repair shop on Northwest
20th near Burnside bearing his
name, doesn’t accept the positive claims for the project.
The space created by removing a traffic lane will be converted into a 7-foot bike lane
and 3-foot buffer between the
transportation modes.
Everett would be reduced to one traffic lane between 19th and 23rd avenues. Image courtesy Portland
Bureau of Transportation.
District Association Transportation Committee, which had
no serious objections.
“It will have negligible impact
to travel times along the corridor,” said Sullivan. “Our analysis has shown there is quite a
bit of excess capacity on Everett upstream of 19th Avenue,
so travel times should remain
approximately the same as they
are today.”
The intersections at 18th and
16th will remain at B and D
levels, respectively. In sum, he
expects the inconveniences to
be so slight that few drivers will
be tempted to detour onto side
streets to get around congestion.
Northwest Everett would retain two traffic lanes east of Northwest 19th Avenue. Image courtesy
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PBOT staff presented the
plan in May to the Northwest
“I think it is absolutely
insane,” said Warrens. “I fail to
find any logic to cutting to one
lane.”
Warrens said Everett is the
main route from the west to
both the northbound and
southbound lanes of the freeway, and this project will compound delays on a heavily used
street.
Nor does he see much value
in an exclusive bike lane west of
19th Avenue, a stretch in which
he sees few bikes.
Traffic counts made by
PBOT in August 2012 showed
559 eastbound vehicles at 21st
Avenue during the afternoon
peak hour, 795 at 19th Avenue
and 885 at 16th Avenue.■
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The Pearl
Pile driving hits nerve
demanding prompt action.
Dissatisfied with mere encouragement, they’re already looking to the governor’s office for
real help.
where else to get my work done
when the constant pounding
and shaking become too much.
“Now that the weather is
warm, I can't open my windows
to get air lest the hammering
fill the whole room. The construction has affected my sleep
patterns, waking me up every
morning in a most unpleasant
manner, making it hard to transition out of sleep and into my
day. These people have taken
over life for blocks upon blocks.
“When they are driving, I
cannot be in my home, even
with ear plugs,” said Jess. “My
apartment is jolted with such
force that it rattles the glasses
in the hutch. I have on occasion
been literally shaken out of bed
in the morning.”
“My cat cannot nap during
it,” said Jen Elliott, “and the dog
next door howls all day long
through it. And last Saturday, I
reached the tipping point when
I started to feel headachy, dizzy
and nauseous. … This was
definitely from the constant
pounding. I'm appalled that
the city is allowing this much
construction all at once without serious mitigation to noise,
pollution, etc.”
of the ball in already thinking of
going to City Council.”
For the band of hearingimpacted citizens, the commendation from a city official
was slim solace. Few have been
involved in city politics or in
their neighborhood association, and they see pile driving
as an unconscionable assault
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“It is astounding that the city
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said Hanson. “With three more
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neighborhood—with each pile
driving job taking six to eight
weeks—we face six to eight
months total of being exposed
to this daily abuse. This is
unacceptable! I've spoken with
many neighbors about it, and
everyone I've spoken with is
suffering somehow from this
nightmare.”▶
Another Sitka resident, Jamie
Rich finds it hard to work.
Neighbors hold their ears to demonstrate the effect of constant pile driving across the street.
Photo by Vadim Makoyed
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“I go between feeling trapped
in their bubble and being run
out of my own apartment,” said
Rich.
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I spend most of my days at
home,” he said. “Many of my
work hours are spent finding
ways to drown out the noise
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Van Orden hears their pain.
“This board really does take
this seriously,” he told Block
17 neighbors. “This board is
pleased to have you here.”
Portland’s pioneering noise
program—the first comprehensive noise program established
in the country in 1975—continues to push the envelope in
raising noise as a health hazard
akin to other forms of pollution and a factor in long-range
policy formation.
Van Orden, who has held the
position 18 years, sometimes
grows frustrated by the city’s
failure to adopt stronger regulations. After years of study,
for example, City Council has
not passed recommendations
to reduce noise from nighttime
garbage collection in residential areas. Noise complaints
provide ammunition van Orden
and his board can marshal for
reform.
“We hear you,” said Noise
Review Board Chair David
Sweet. “You are living with a
serious noise impact, and it
affects your health.
“We are really impressed that
this many people came down
here on a nice evening.”
The day before the May 20
Noise Review Board meeting,
van Orden took readings as
backed by scientific evidence
and a supportive city office, the
path to regulatory action may
seem clear. It is not.
For one, the city specifically
exempts pile driving from any
noise limits.
“The city is not in a position
to impose a short-term solution,” said Sweet, noting the
developer and contractor cannot be forced to curtail their
noisy operations and any council action would not come soon
enough to address the series
of buildings about to break
ground.
While he believes “we can
get something better than present,” he cautioned neighbors
against expecting the city to
adopt stringent limits on pile
driving.
Hanson and her troops have
done their research, and they
know quieter technologies
exist.
KOIN news did a substantial segment on the campaign,
including a video clip of a virtually silent giant drill used in
New York City and European
cities.
“The issue is whether City
Council has the will to impose
the best technology on the
developers of Portland,” said
Sweet.
So far, that
looks like a tall
order.
The
Pearl
District Neighborhood Association has steadfastly treated
pile driving as
the cost of progress.
Neighbors posted flyers dramatizing the dangers
of excessive noise. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
high as 109.9 decibels within 50
feet of the Block 17 pile driver.
OSHA requires ear protection for workers exposed to
decibel levels of 110 for more
than 30 minutes per day. That
volume is equivalent to a power
saw from a distance of 3 feet.
With
mobilized
citizens
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PDNA President
Patricia Gardner,
an architect,
said piling driving has been
employed for all but one major
building since the Pearl became
a residential district.
“They all had pile driving,” said Gardner, noting The
Gregory as the one exception.
“That’s all they can do. The
reality is we’re on fill.”
Gardner concedes that pile
driving harms livability, but
most longtime Pearl residents
have borne it without complaint.
“It definitely is a quality of
life issue, and it always has
been,” she said. “What people
have done is grit their teeth.”
She called the giant auger
method “ridiculously expensive.”
“I get it; people complain,”
she said. “People complain
about a lot of things. Just
because someone complains
doesn’t mean we have to take it
on. We would just end up fighting all the time.
“Where the slippery slope
leads is: We don’t want to see
more development.”
“What do they want us to
do, stop construction?” asked
PDNA board member Yasmine
Foroud, whose opinion of more
development is unalloyed: “It’s
all good.”
Two PDNA board members
suggested a more supportive approach toward Block 17
neighbors, but no action was
taken.
There is no hint that City
Council will revisit the city
noise ordinance or the pile
driving issue.
“My understanding is that
the state regulations set the floor
for the standards in construction,” said City Commissioner
Amanda Fritz. “In some issues,
local jurisdictions are prohibited from adding more restrictive requirements. I don’t know
whether that is the case for this
matter.”
That’s as far as she went with
it before directing inquiries
to Mayor Charlie Hales, who
oversees the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, of which
the Noise Review Board is a
division.
Hales has no intentions of
meeting with Block 17 neighbors as requested.
“We’re not offering any particularly good news that those
neighbors want to hear,” said
Hales’ spokesperson, Dana
Haynes. “We’re not offering a
remedy for the neighbors other
than we get that it can be really,
really annoying.
developing there,” said Haynes.
“We want people building.”
Tiffany Sweitzer, president
of Hoyt Street Properties, the
developer of Block 17, has even
less sympathy for the neighbors.
“Every one of our projects
was built just like Block 17,” said
Sweitzer.
“This small group of complaining (mostly) renters has
had the luxury of a bad economy and no activity around them
for five to seven years. Now with
some recovery (luckily), we are
building again, and I would
think everyone would understand that this is progress.
“The pile driving took about
45 days total, always following
the allowed hours as required
by the city.
“This is nothing new. Hopefully everyone is prepared for
Block 15, The Abigail and the
Unico project—all starting this
year. Isn't this how cities and
neighborhoods are built?”■
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BY KATE WASHINGTON
Downsizing provides new
perspectives
A
s an apartment dweller, I can certainly talk
about downsizing, one
thing the boomers and millennials have in common. In 2010,
I lived in a house. In 2011, I did
not. In my house, I had scads of
storage space, a garage, a mud
room and a shed. Everything
was full. My husband and I had
hobbies that required lots of
gear.
Once we moved, though,
those hobbies went away. It
became apparent that there
was no room for our camping
bins and two sets of paintball
gear. My husband optimistically clings to the last vestiges of
his favorite pastime, but I gave
in long ago. My life now consists of portable things that can
fit in a backpack and be carried
back and forth
between home
and campus.
Downsizing is a popular word
right now. People are running
surveys and demographic analyses about the lasting effects of the
recession and how retiring boomers and coming of age millennials
will shape future development.
We
just
can’t
bring
ourselves to
pay for a storage unit, so
our camping gear now lives
at my mom’s house. We have
one car instead of two. As
floor space is at a premium,
we’ve invested a small fortune
in shelving, and I gave up my
desktop PC and office furniture
in favor of a laptop. My dining
table is now my office.
know the importance of keeping two weeks of food and
water and a pair of Bug Out
Bags, which takes a surprising
amount of closet space. Nor Moving from a house in Washington to a Pearl apartment involved
can we shake my husband’s many trips in a crammed-full minivan.
military wardrobe. He’s been
issued a uniform for every possible situation, and it’s scat- multi-purpose lids: cushion on keep up with our house’s yard.
one side, tray on the other. A Last summer, I did the aparttered across all three closets.
side table hides the remnants ment homesteader thing and
Our kitchen has far fewer
We quickly learned that furof our board game collection, tried to grow a balcony garden.
appliances and gadgets than niture must be as multi-funcand our dining table has a This year, I’m sticking to flowour old one.
tional as possible. We sold off
self-contained leaf. Even our ers, and I like it much better.
As members of the Pearl Dis- the guest room furniture and nightstands were specifically
My only disappointment
trict Neighborhood Associa- our three-piece sectional. Now purchased because they have
about this lifestyle has to do
a
compact
hide-a-bed
does
tion’s emenough drawers to hold small- with the expectation that our
e r g e n c y double duty for us and our er bits of clothing, as we share
neighborhood would be our
prepared- guests. I scored a six-drawer one dresser and it’s stashed in
living room. Unfortunately,
platform
bed
on
Craigslist,
and
ness comthe closet.
my neighborhood living room
mittee, we a pair of storage ottomans have
It sounds like a closes at 6 p.m., unless I want
lot of doing with- to do homework in a loud resout, but in truth, taurant.
it’s been liberating.
Our smaller home has, of
Sometimes on a course, made us face our clutquiet weekend, we ter demons and identify that
lament the loss of a which is truly worth keeping.
hobby, but mostly It’s also created opportunities
30 years dedicated to handcrafted
we celebrate the for innovation, like when we
30 years dedicated to NW Portland
freedom from stuff. got very creative at Storables to
It’s difficult to mis- devise hanging spice racks.
place things in 900
Through this evolving prosquare feet.
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My favorite part become much bolder about
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Though I regret the
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not regret downsizing,
and I bet a lot of us,
across many age brackets, can say the same
thing. There’s room for
a lot of wonderful things
when we’re not chasing
our tails to keep up with
the demands of a house
and yard.■
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NEWS
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Block 7 recommendation from city hearings officer expected this month
ALLAN CLASSEN
recently formed to challenge
the project, said such a covenant has a “major loophole”
in that the city could revoke it
later.
Opponents of plans
to redevelop a residential block immediately south of the
Multnomah Athletic
Club got traction on
at least one key issue
raised at a city hearing last month.
Furthermore, “the MAC is
free to lobby the city at any
time to override the covenant,”
Bragar said.
Sheila Frugoli, a senior
planner with the city Bureau
of Development Services, concurs, though for a somewhat
different reason.
P
ortland Hearings Officer Kenneth Helm has
extended the hearing on
a requested zone change and
comprehensive plan amendment to accommodate the
project. The MAC is partnering
with developer Mill Creek Residential Trust to build a sevenstory apartment building atop
four levels of parking, the bottom two of which would have
225 stalls dedicated to Multnomah Athletic Club members. The structure would also
have 14-16 hotel-type suites for
MAC guests.
The institutional parking and
Opponents of the Block 7 development proposal donned “MACzilla” T-shirts last month and marched
downtown to the public hearing. Photo by Allan Classen
guest suites are not allowed in
the current residential zoning
of Block 7, which is bounded
by Southwest 19th, 20th, Main
and Madison streets. That’s
why the MAC and Mill Creek
are requesting a change to
commercial zoning.
To allay fears of broader
commercial activity in the
future, MAC and Mill Creek
have promised that any approv-
al will be conditioned by a cityapproved covenant prohibiting
all other commercial activity.
But Jennifer Bragar, an
attorney representing Friends
of Goose Hollow, a nonprofit
“After further consideration,
staff agrees with Ms. Bragar,”
said Frugoli. “Because [the
code] is silent on the myriad
of uses that are allowed in the
CX zone, in future years this
condition would be interpreted to only limit housing units
and hotel suites but allow other
uses such as retail, office and
institutional uses.”
After considering opposing positions and evidence on
the reliability of a restrictive
covenant, Helm is expected to
make his recommendation on
the entire case later this month.
The matter would then go the
City Council for a decision.■
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the year, but the drier season when
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people want USB ports next to a
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can charge their phone on their
bedside table without dangling
cords from a separate plug-in
charger.
As for the age-old question
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or the bathroom, Pruitt thinks
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However, since baby boomers don’t like to think of themselves as getting older, the
phrase contractors use for
these kinds of products is “universal design.”
“Universal design makes
things easy for a young child
or an older person as well,” she
said.
New technology is definitely
having an impact on remodeling plans. Dustin Posner and
Britt Brewer of DDP Architecture, another Hillside-based
company, do many additions
or expansions of older homes.
But with cell phones dominating the scene, they no longer
even include phone wiring in
their designs.
“You used to see a lot of
built-in stereo systems,” says
Posner. “Now, with the wireless, it’s gone. People’s homes
are wired for wi-fi. I think landlines are going to disappear.”
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cooktop will put you ahead of
the curve. Induction stoves are
flameless and must be used
with ferromagnetic pots and
pans, such as cast iron or stainless steel. They heat food very
quickly and lose less heat in the
process.
“They’re starting to put that
product into the home ovens
now so you’ll be able to cook
a pizza in three minutes,” he
said. “For dual-working families—husbands and wives—
who want to do things faster,
this allows them to cook dinner
in a fraction of the time.”
“This is very green, because
it uses less energy,” said Cronin. “The amazing thing about
them is there are no burner
locations visible. Wherever you
place the pot, the stovetop recognizes it and heats below.
For the more traditional, gas
range tops continue to be the
choice over electric for most
Basco customers. Prices go
from a few hundred dollars to
a top-of-the-line La Cornue
range that will set you back
$45,000. Cronin says another favorite item is a cooktop
downdraft vent.
"More and more people are
hearing about them and reading about them, but (we’re not)
seeing a lot of people asking for
them quite yet. Europe is ahead
of America on those right now.”
Other new products include
super-fast-cooking ovens, such
as those seen in a Subway sandwich shop or Starbucks.
“People are putting more
money into kitchens than they
used to,” he said. “People enjoy
cooking and the kitchen has
become a focal point of homes.”
Cronin says the “retro”
look is popular right now, and
SMEG brand offers a refrigerator that looks like it came right
out of the 1950s. While you may
not want to put it alongside
your other stainless steel appliances in your kitchen, Cronin
said they’re finding a place in
bonus or party rooms.
Companies are beginning to
design with downsizing baby
boomers in mind, too. Basco
carries dishwashers with dual
pull-out drawers—perfect if
a couple only wish to wash
a couple of cups and plates.
And with most condos featuring open concept living spaces, most new dishwashers are
“super quiet.”
When it comes to bathrooms, Sherri White of Cooper
Design Builders said people
want luxury. Heated floors are
a favorite request, along with
heated towel bars. People want
a bathtub that is more of a spa
tub, and at least two shower-
heads in the shower. Women
also want a shower bench so
it’s easy for them to shave their
legs. White says they get a lot
of requests to create a deluxe
bathroom off the master bedroom.
“Quartz countertops, mirrors
that have lights in the mirror,
lots of tile, granite and chrome.
We do a lot of craftsmen homes,
but the bathrooms tend to be
more modern,” she said.
But along with luxury, White
said more people are asking
for renovations with “aging in
place” in mind.
An example, she said, is the
curbless shower, which allows
people to get in and out without risk of tripping. Some of
White’s clients have made their
homes completely ADA friendly with wider entryways, new
knobs and fasteners that are
easier for hands to grasp.
While adjusting your home’s
thermostat or locking a back
door from your cell phone
sounds appealing, Brewer
warns that being too techdependent could lead to problems down the road.
“Technology
changes,”
Brewer said. “What if the newest gadget stops working and
isn’t trendy anymore—will we
be able to get parts 10 years
down the road?”
What they do advise people
to focus on is creating a space
that works for their lifestyle
today. Brewer said older homes
in Portland were designed for
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While other home improvements
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Becker said “an authentic hardwood
floor will probably last 100 years.
“Wood floors are not a fad,” he
said. “They are authentic. They’re
built into the bones of these homes.”
White oak and red oak are the
most common hardwoods used in
Portland, he said, and Douglas fir is
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Dining & Entertainment
Eat Local: Northwest Portland
re-emerges as a dining destination
but area long-timers)
might not be much
by today’s standards,
they shared the local
limelight in the prefoodie ’60s and ’70s.
Portlanders waited in long lines to
score profanely sized
sandwiches and pastries at the original
Rose’s, a Jewish-style
Michael C. Zusman Photo by Dina Avila
deli with a penchant
for Austrian excess.
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A pecan roll, oozing
caramel and spilling its payload
of nuts, was literally the size of a
The long lull is over.
human head.
Northwest Portland
is back. Come, let us
dine together in our
neighborhood.
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his quarter of town has
seen some brilliant
culinary highs over the
years. Though Rose’s, Henry
Thiele’s and Fryer’s Quality Pie
(names unrecognizable to all
At Thiele’s, generous hospitality was also the order of the
day. Supersized meals arrived
on vast platters, including the
Brobdingnagian German pancake, a miracle of eggs, milk
and flour.
Quality Pie was the beating
bohemian heart of this most
eccentric slice of town. It’s
where old weirder Portland ate
its dessert and sipped coffee
into the wee hours.
But it was the 1990s that saw
Northwest Portland rise to halcyon heights coincident with a
broader awakening to the joys
of eating the best from close
by. Though the longtime flagship site of the Portland Farmers Market is the vast weekly
assemblage on the Portland
State University campus, the
market’s humble
roots are in the
parking lot of
the Alber’s Mill
building. There,
in 1992, the pioneering first 13
farmer-vendors
angled for Saturday morning
attention.
even more notable accomplishment was helping to establish
bonds between Portland chefs
and nearby farms. As market
co-founder Craig Mosbaek
remembers it, “When a new
restaurant opened, the chef
would sometimes come down
to the market to buy produce.
As the restaurant grew, they
were able to have the farmers
deliver directly to their restaurants.”
The Chef in the Market program completed the circle, with
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vendors.
plenty of vacant space has been key.
For those looking for a relaxed neighborhood take on traditionally Eurocentric gourmet grocery stores, City Market NW opened in 1990 with the day’s
charcuterie impresario, Fred Carlo,
selling his sausages and other cured
meats from the blocky building at the
corner of Northwest 21st and
Johnson. This was back when
only the French and the jet set
even used the term charcuterie.
Sharing this gourmand’s indoor
field of dreams with Salumeria di
Carlo was Pastaworks (pasta and
cheese), Newman’s (seafood)
and Kruger’s (produce).
Northwest Portland also took a
huge hit during the recession between
2008 and ’12, and if rents didn’t actually drop, they sure didn’t increase
by much. I remember walking along
formerly fashionable Northwest ▶
Three of the most historically
important Portland restaurants
of the ’90s were located in Northwest. Zefiro was the first, opening
in 1990, and the name still brings
a nostalgic sigh from those who
sampled from its deep Mediterranean-meets-Northwest menu.
Its East Coast transplant founders, Bruce Carey, Monique Siu
and Chris Israel, have all gone on
to distinguished careers in the
Portland restaurant world.
Soon after Zefiro debuted,
fifth-generation Oregonian Cory
Schreiber opened Wildwood,
and Vitaly and Kim Paley brought
us Paley’s Place. These restaurants were the hottest tables of
their time, each reinforcing the
message that the Willamette Valley was a cornucopia of kaleidoscopic seasonal abundance from
which we could all partake. And
we did. Sadly, Zefiro closed in
2000. Wildwood followed earlier
this year. Paley’s survives, though
it seems to struggle against a tide
of high-energy competition and
the ultra-casual dining preferences of today’s Portlanders.
Drift and struggle best characterize Northwest Portland’s food
and restaurant scene over the
last decade and a half. Two Portland Farmers Market locations
in the Pearl and one at Northwest 23rd and Savier sparked but
fizzled. All the major restaurant
action moved across the Willamette. Northeast Alberta, North
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“Trendythird” one Saturday
afternoon during the summer
of 2012, noticing with new eyes
the sad sea of empty storefronts
and a palpable air of desperation. Of the few new Northwest
restaurants I could even name,
the two that come first to mind
were apocalyptically awful.
Others were merely tired and
mediocre.
A third-gen Portlander, I had
moved into Northwest Portland in 1994 after growing up
across Burnside. I experienced
the ’90s good times, and 2012
was the polar opposite. My side
career as a local food writer (I
have a full-time day job) kicked
off around the turn of the millennium, but by mid-decade,
I was mostly heading east of
the river to eat and write about
the new and scintillating food
scene there.
Finally, the worm has begun
to turn. There is so much that
is fresh and exciting right here
in our quadrant. The biggest
thrills since the ’90s have come
with the openings of Ataula,
a modern Spanish food gem
the likes of which has been
missing citywide for more than
a decade, and the relocation
of St. Jack from Southeast to
Northwest 23rd, where hearty
French country-style cooking
and a lively bar have kept the
house full nearly every night
since opening.
Olympic
Provisions NW at 16th and
Thurman represents
the leading edge of
a nationally regarded local charcuterie
movement. Great tea
comes from next door
at Steven Smith Teamaker, and highestcaliber morning coffee
is served at two local
branches of Barista,
one on 13th and the
newest on 23rd. Noisette has brought white
tablecloth respectability and mesmerizing
soufflés to Northwest
Vaughn Street, and
the Fireside (on 23rd)
has proven that campfire cuisine isn’t just a
pipedream. And the
list continues to grow.
Quality Pie was the beating bohemian heart of Northwest Portland. It’s where old weirder Portland ate its
dessert and sipped coffee into the wee hours. NW Examiner file photo
It will be my privilege to share the latest and greatest (and
sometimes the not so great) of
Northwest Portland food and
dining over the coming months
through reviews, interviews,
lists, short essays and whatever else I can pull together to
inform and entertain. If readers have any tips or information to pass along, my contact
information is below. Until next
time, see you around the neighborhood.■
Small Bites—News and notes from the Northwest Portland dining scene
Explore with the Gorhams:
No one has been more successful catering to the ineffable
Portland vibe than chef/restaurateur John Gorham. His first
restaurant, the quasi-Spanish
Toro Bravo, continues to pack in
the crowds nightly. The menus
at his two Tasty operations,
Tasty ‘n Sons on North Williams
and Tasty ‘n Alder downtown,
demonstrate Gorham’s uncanny knack for balancing creativity, accessibility and value. On
July 10, look for the soft opening of Gorham’s Mediterranean
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City Market NW, a European-style gourmet grocery store, opened in 1990 at
Northwest 21st and Johnson. There at the beginning were developer Randall
Arvidson (L-R); Peter DeGarmo, co-founder with Don Oman (right) of Pastaworks;
Don Kruger of Kruger Farm; and John Cleary, co-owner of Newman's Fish. NW
Examiner file photo
“Our name is truly our mission, and
we’re excited to serve food from this
vast region with all its rich history,” said
co-owner Renee Gorham. “We wanted
to open a restaurant like this because
we saw a void in Portland when it
comes to eastern Mediterranean food.”
The previously dark and awkward
space will be unrecognizable with lots
of shiny white tile, blue-toned walls
and chef’s counter seats so diners can
watch all the hot kitchen action. The
bar program will be piloted by Jamal
Hassan, who will move over from Tasty
‘n Alder. He is curating a still-in-theworks slate of cocktails flavored variously with pistachio, orgeat, rose water,
dates and honey. I’m told there might
even be a harissa martini on the list.
Look for MEC to be the next hot ticket
in town.
Here and There: A couple of Northwest standard bearers are branching
out. Mini-cookie shop Two Tarts will
soon have a half-sister downtown,
Palace Cakes (at Southwest 14th and
Yamhill), which will sell the kinds of
cakes you loved as a child, but can
never find as an adult. From owner and
head baker Elizabeth Beekley: “Palace
will be a cake shop based on the same
principles as Two Tarts—really amazing ingredients, including seasonal
produce and simple, time-honored
recipes. No fondant or artificial food
coloring. Lots of buttercream. Lots of
vanilla beans. The best local butter.”▶
“Jenry” turn their backs on the press.
After sitting next to each other for years at
the Nob Hill Bar & Grill, a strange phenomenon has overtaken Jen and Jerry. Though
not related, they increasingly have begun to
resemble each other! They appear to have
cross-cloned themselves!
Neither one is happy about it. In fact, they
never liked each other. They could sit elsewhere, but Jen likes her view of the TV from
her barstool, and Jerry likes to stay close to
the beer taps.
Theories abound. “He’s her brother from
another mother,” quips Mikey the bar cynic.
“She’s a sister from another mister,” adds
Jamie with a pretty smile.
“It’s Darwinism plain and simple,” chimes
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“Beau and I have been sniffing around this
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get to the bottom of it,” he said.
Jen and Jerry, or “Jenry” as people refer
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but thanks to the intrepid staff of the Nobby
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Yum. Until the anticipated July opening, cakes can
be ordered via the web at palacecakes.com. … On
the savory side, Olympic Provisions NW has moved
its sausage production facility, formerly behind the
restaurant, to a 35,000-square-foot space on the inner
Eastside. Never fear, the restaurant is only bound
to get better. Co-owner Nate Tilden told the Examiner that “We will expand our kitchen into the back
space and offer a larger menu and faster service. We
will also add a 60-seat area for private events and an
Oregon Department of Agriculture-certified pickling
program.”
Quick Hits: The second branch of the orangebranded ramen phenom, Boke Bowl, has opened on
the ground floor of The Addy apartments at the corner
of Northwest 18th and Northrup. … Oswaldo Bibiano
has expanded his Mexican restaurant empire yet again
with the opening of the second Uno Mas taco shop,
this one at 1914 W. Burnside. … Speaking of Mexican,
my pal Nick Zukin’s Old Town branch of Mi Mero
Mole began dinner service on June 2. Look for an early
happy hour and a new bar food menu.■
Henry Thiele Restaurant, in about 1960, was the landmark that for
generations defined the intersection of Northwest 23rd and Burnside.
Inset: Matchbook cover from the early years of Thiele’s, founded in 1937.
Photo from Norm Gholston collection.
The original Rose’s Northwest 23rd Avenue restaurant closed in 1994. Seven years
later a new Rose’s opened four blocks to the north.
Michael C. Zusman is a Northwest Portland freelance writer
who loves to eat stinky cheese and most animal parts. He
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History
Strange saga of the Lazard Coblentz House
The Lazard Coblentz house in 1910 was impressive but hardly stood out. Photo from
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1980s remodeling project run amuck masks
character of history-filled house.
DONALD R. NELSON
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ecently I found an old
photo postcard of the
house at Northwest
22nd and Hoyt streets. Despite
substantial remodeling in
recent years, one can still see
the Tudoresque timbering and
stucco in the gable and front
porch columns as in the old
picture.
The house was once occupied by an assemblage of
families related by marriage.
According to Polk's Portland City Directories, Lazard
Coblentz occupied the house
from 1905 until 1920. He and
his family came to Portland
from California around 1890.
As per the 1910 census,
included in his household were
his wife Sarah (Levy) and their
children Julien and Helene.
Other residents included her
sister Tillie Meyer (widow of J.
D. Meyer), her children Oskar
and Selma, her sister Nettie and
Nettie's husband Isaac Levy.
The Coblentz's also had two
Norwegian servants. Isaac Levy
was a bookkeeper for the J. D.
Meyer Wholesale Cigar and
Tobacco Company and later
assistant secretary of the Concordia Club.
Additions built in the late 1980s had no architectural coherence.
Photo by Donald R. Nelson
wholesale liquor dealers Blumauer & Frank, which became
a dealer of soft drinks when
Oregon's prohibition began
in 1916. In 1920, the Coblentz
family moved to another location.
By 1930, the house was a
boarding house. A Sanborn
Insurance map corrected to
1946 showed five apartments
in the structure. Over the years,
the house was vacant occasionally.
Coblentz was a wholesale
liquor dealer at Coblentz &
Levy. He was in partnership
with another brother-in-law,
Julius Levy. Eventually, Levy left
and the business was renamed
the Coblentz Company Inc. His
son Julien was secretary-treasurer.
In 1988, a new resident
owner had lofty ambitions. A
1990 NW Examiner cover story,
"House of Babel," began, "The
Old Testament tells of a 'Tower
of Babel', a tower built by a
people who literally tried to
ascend to the heavens. Their
ambition offended the Lord,
who jumbled the speech of the
workers. They were rendered
unable to communicate, and all
construction stopped."
Coblentz later worked for
Unlike the biblical story,
construction continued at Hoyt
Street. But words and actions
became confused as the plans
and ordinances were discussed
among city officials, the
owner and concerned
neighbors. Variances
were waived and the
project completed as it
stands today, with four
well-maintained condominiums.
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honor another local tradition:
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The basic two-anda-half-story original
structure
remains
intact, although many
windows have been
changed and the main
entry moved. Oh yes,
there is that two-story
appendage on the top
south side that one
observer said made
the dwelling look like a
firehouse.
The house would The towering additions stacked upon
never have passed the house, described in a 1990 NW
Examiner story headed “House of
today’s historic design Babel," were of biblical proportions.
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p.m., in the hostel’s Secret Garden
on Northwest 18th between Flanders and Glisan streets. Open mic
starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by two
sets of the featured artist. Admission is free. Traditional German
barbecue items and vegetarian
options, and beverages are available for sale.
Play structure forum
A forum on ways to mitigate the
loss of the Couch Park play structure sponsored by Portland Parks
and Recreation will be held Tuesday, June 10, 6:30-8 p.m., at Metropolitan Learning Center, 2033 NW
Glisan St. The 40-year-old wooden
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Gulches, and Lakes of Old Portland,” Tuesday, June 24, 5:30 p.m.,
at PLACE Studio, 735 NW 18th
Ave. Prince, author of “Portland’s
Goose Hollow” and co-author of
“Portland's Slabtown,” will present
historic photos and maps to demonstrate how different the terrain
of the Westside—from the Willamette River to the West Hills—was
from today’s topography. There is
no admission charge but reservations ([email protected]) are required
by June 20.
‘Happy City’
Bring the whole family and your friends to play new
and classic games in the library.
Family Game Time
Tuesday, June 17
1-2:30 pm
Come to our free event to learn about the “Seven
Principles of a Healthy Home" and share resources
and information about local healthy homes programs.
Describe your
location by landmark
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of a
or area of town.
Healthy Home
Saturday, June 21
2-3 pm
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503.988.5560
2300 NW Thurman St.
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Charles Montgomery, author
of “Happy City: Transforming Our
Lives through Urban Design,” will
speak Monday, June 9, 8:30 p.m.,
at Sentinel (formerly the Governor
Hotel), 614 SW 11th Ave. “Human
Scale,” a documentary inspired by
the work of Jan Gehl, goes beyond
magnificent skylines to see how
people are shaped by development
and how cities can be shaped by
people's needs. It will be shown
Wednesday, June 11, 8-9:30 p.m.
The presentations, which are open
to the public, are part of the subscription-only 51st IMCL Conference on Making Cities Healthy
for All, directed by Pearl resident
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard.
For information, contact suzanne.
[email protected].
Mounted Patrol benefit
The horses of Portland’s Mounted Patrol are returning to their
home on Naito Parkway after
repairs to the stable. Friends of the
Mounted Patrol is hosting the free,
all-ages event, which includes a
silent auction, raffle and horseracing games, at 1326 NW Naito Parkway, Saturday, June 14, noon- 2
p.m. For information, visit ourmountedpatrol.com.
Cruise In
Skyline Memorial Gardens hosts
“Highway to Heaven Cruise In,” a
celebration of classic cars, food,
music and fireworks, Saturday, July
5, 4-11 p.m. at 4101 NW Skyline
Blvd. The event benefits Legacy
Hospice’s Pet Peace of Mind project and the Missing in America
veteran’s project. For information,
call 503-292-6611 or visit skylinememorialgardens.com. The event
is free and open to the public.
Rotary speakers
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:
June 10: “Mt Hood: World Class
Hiking On Your Doorstep,” Dr. A.
Sonia Buist, author and professor
emerita of medicine, OHSU.
June 17: “Sexting, Social Media
and the Legal Problems of Young
People,” Ryan Lufkin, deputy district attorney, Multnomah County.
June 24: “On Building Civic
Infrastructure: Not Roads and
Bridges but Habits and Practices,”
Adam Davis, executive director,
Oregon Humanities.
Blessing of the Bikes
The seventh annual Blessing of
the Bikes will be held Sunday, June
8, 2-2:30 p.m., rain or shine, in
the St. Mary’s Cathedral courtyard,
Northwest 18th and Couch streets.
All cyclists are invited. “Cyclists
make many significant contributions to our community,” said Deacon Thomas Gornick, director of
evangelization at St. Mary’s. “We
invite everyone to bring their bikes
and celebrate the many miles ridden each day. We are especially
grateful for another year without
a fatality.”
Book discussion
The Northwest Library Book
Group discusses “Glass Castle: A
Memoir,” Tuesday, June 24, 6:307:45 p.m., at 2300 NW Thurman St.
Eligible participants can request
alternate formats of the book from
the Oregon State Library's Talking
Books and Braille Service at 503224-0610. The group is free, and no
registration is required. Call 503988-5560 for information.
June 17: Beth Wood from Eugene.
June 24: Andy Goncalves and Sue
Zalokar.
July 1: Kelly Bosworth and Anna
Hoone.
For information, visit nwportlandhostel.com/main/events-atthe-hostel/summer-music-in-thesecret-garden-2014/.
Beth Wood of
Eugene sings
at Northwest
Portland
International
Hostel’s Secret
Garden June 17.
Spreadsheet class
A free Northwest Library class
introduces Microsoft Excel 2007
and other spreadsheet programs
Sunday, June 22, 1-3 p.m., at 2300
NW Thurman St. Participants will
learn how to create, edit, format
and save a workbook. This class is
for beginners or for anyone who
has used older versions of Excel
and wants to learn the new features of ME 2007. Registration is
required. Register online, in the
library or by calling 503-988-5234.
Cartooning class
Kids will draw colorful cartoon
pictures using an easy to follow
process at Northwest Library, 2300
NW Thurman St., Tuesday, June
24, 3-4 p.m. No experience is necessary; beginners are welcome.
Best for kids in grades 3 and up.
Free. First come, first served.
Sephardic life
The Oregon Jewish Museum,
1953 NW Kearney St., presents an
exhibit, “Vida Sefaradi: A Century
of Sephardic Life in Portland,” June
11-Oct. 19. A free opening reception will be held Wednesday, June
11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Admission is
$6 for adults, $4 for students and
seniors, and free for members and
children under 12 accompanied
by a parent or guardian. Sephardic
Jews descend from Jews who were
expelled from Spain during the
Spanish Inquisition.
Exercise dance
ReFit!, a dance exercise class for
all ages, meets Tuesdays 6-7 p.m.,
Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturdays 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Friendly
House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. The fee
to drop in is $5 for members, $8 for
non-members.
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Angels save Goldsmith House
They have enlisted
about 20 individuals to help cover
the
acquisition.
The next step will
be raising an additional $500,000 or so
to repair and restore
the house.
Michaelson
is
calling the others
“enablers” because
they are lending
money—many at
zero
interest—to
close the deal. Some
may become investors when a construction scheme is
developed.
While
many
observers of the
piecemeal
dismantling of the
house feared it had
been stripped of
its unique features,
Michaelson said that
is not the case.
A sign bears the good news, “This house is being saved,” thanks to the resources pooled by Wendy Chung (L-R),
Tanya March, Allen Tooke, Anne McLaughlin, Jeanne Harrison, Kathy Sharp, Dan Volkmer, Daniel Roth, Ruth Roth,
Lath and plaster
Karen Karlsson and Rick Michaelson. Several others who loaned money to the cause are not pictured. Photo by
Vadim Makoyed
walls were removed,
its side yard, just enough space
for perhaps three or four row
houses.
The preservationist pair
asked him to come up with a
figure to take both parcels off
his hands. The next day he gave
them his price, and soon there
was agreement. Two days later
Michaelson told the Examiner
there was an understanding,
and the deal would be signed
by early June.
Neither side is revealing
the purchase price, but Kehoe
seemed more than pleased.
“Northwest Portland preservationists should hold a parade
for Rick Michaelson and Dan
Volkmer,” he said. “They are
two of the greatest guys I’ve
ever known, and they care
deeply about Northwest Portland.
“I think everybody’s going to
be happy, and no one is going
to lose money,” he added, suggesting that he more than recuperated the $1.5 million he paid
for the parcels recently.
Kehoe knew what would
ensure his happiness—a net
profit on the venture—but
motivations on the other side
of the table were broader.
“There’s a good chance I
will lose some money,” said
Michaelson, but if so, “it will be
small compared to the returns
I’ve had on other projects in the
neighborhood.”
Michaelson and his life and
business partner, Karen Karlsson, will be signing the papers
and putting up about 20 percent of the purchase price.
and several windows were taken out
and set aside to make it easier
to haul the waste into dumpsters.
“Nothing of value was actually removed from the house,”
he said. “The fireplace mantles, which would be hard to
replace, remain onsite.”
The windows have been
reinstalled and most of the
wood trim is intact. Broken
banister spindles can be reproduced using the existing ones
as models.
“This actually helps us,”
Michaelson said of the plaster removal, a necessary step
before restoration. “We don’t
think we’ve lost anything that
has historic merit.”
It’s not the first time Michaelson has come to the rescue of
old houses in the Northwest
District, where he and partners
have saved about 30 homes
from demolition. All were complicated deals that most developers would have dismissed
out of hand.
That experience “gave me
faith that renovation is possible,” he said.
It also gave the enablers,
many of whom he has known
for decades, confidence that
his plan to save the Goldsmith
House would work.
“I am supporting this project
because it is a neighborhood
treasure, and yes, Rick's track
record with other preservation
projects gives me great confidence,” said Ruth Roth. “Rick's
willingness to step forward in
this instance for a project that
has considerable risk is incredibly admirable.”
Michaelson finds the support of “our friends, family and
neighbors … extremely gratifying.
“It shows how much people
care about the neighborhood,”
he said. “It is especially gratifying that people will trust me
with large amounts of money
to make this happen and feels
like a reward for years of effort
to build a better neighborhood
and city.”
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administrator with the city of
Portland who is now director
of planning for San Francisco.
He’s on the board of Restore
Oregon, owns historic buildings
and has served as a preservation consultant.
Joslin sees saving the Goldsmith House in a broader perspective.
“The only way we can preserve buildings is one at a time,”
he said. “If there's no one willing to take financial responsibility for these historic elements … they will likely be lost.
Because this site is worthy, I
chose to participate.
“This case is representative of
a perfect Portland preservation
storm. Three forces conspired
to put the Goldsmith House in
jeopardy: an uptick in property
Rick Michaelson, center, considers the
Dan Volkmer (second from left) gives a brief history lesson to Allen Tooke (L-R), Tanya
values, up-zoning during the possibilities. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
March, Rick Michaelson, Karen Karlsson, and Jeanne Harrison. Photo by Vadim Makoyed
1980s and 1990s, and the passage of legislation in 1995 that
precludes any municipality in
the state of the Oregon from
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE GOLDSMITH HOUSE AND ADJACENT PARCEL
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legs of the stool and there's little
threat to such historic properties. Assuming the economy
continues to advance positively,
we'll continue to see more cases
like this until one of the other
two aspects is remedied.”■
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food restaurant in the former Ivories Jazz
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The décor at Oregon’s Finest suggests
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Madewell, a denim work-wear label
established in 1937, opened recently in
the Brewery Blocks. “Fast forward more
than 70 years and we’re still focused on
smart, straightforward pieces designed
to be worn every day,” said store manager Katie Chance. Madewell carries jeans,
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Mark Seid and Tyson Haworth recently opened a medical marijuana dispensary in the Pearl. Products are available to patients with Oregon Medical
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extensive experience in organic farming.
“We want to promote comprehensive
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Oregon’s Finest’s core beliefs.”
A former biochemist from Russia
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the United States to work in research
and manufacturing. But after arriving
in Portland, she got a different idea. She
recently opened a boutique in the Elizabeth building featuring women’s clothes,
accessories, handbags and jewelry from
England, Italy, Israel and the United
States.
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After months of delays, a dog training
gym has opened in the Pinnacle building. Jonathan “J.C.” Calvert, who moved
here from Sydney, Australia, in 2002 and
majored in business at the University of
Portland, owns the franchise. “The space
is going to be utilized for birthday parties, meet-up groups and special events,
but it is tailored for your pets,” he said.
“We offer positive dog training in group
or private classes in an indoor, heated
facility.” Zoom Room is a national chain
based in Los Angeles.
Vinotopia, serving farm-to-table
organic food, opened last month in Forest Heights. All meat is grassfed and
the fish is served within 48 hours of
being caught. In-season local produce
is also featured. The menu includes
pan-roasted halibut, grilled rib eye steak
and seared duck breast. For vegetarians,
there is a mushroom tart, risotto and a
quinoa burger. A children’s menu offers
fish and chips, spaghetti, and peanut
butter sandwiches. The décor follows the
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Dogs have plenty of room to run, jump
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Nadeau has opened its 23rd outlet in
the Pearl District. Store manager Sean
Kilgore said the California-based company produces “handcrafted and affordable furniture.” Many items are one of
a kind. Founded in 1991 by Tom and
Ryoko Nadeau, the company’s motto is
“furniture with a soul.” They claim to
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Bruce Farmer, a medical doctor, physical therapist and corrective exercise
specialist, is the founder and head of
Fitness Therapeutics, which opened in
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Stadium Fred Meyer and two Westside Safeway stores plan to operate a joint beverage container redemption center at Southwest 17th and West Burnside, the former
location of Gaya Gaya Sushi. If approved by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Fred Meyer at 100 NW 20th Place, Safeway at 1030 SW Jefferson St. and
Safeway at 1303 NW Lovejoy St. will no longer accept returns at their stores. The
redemption center would be open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days a week in the summer
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Urban Development Partners, a mixed-use developer with recent projects on
Southeast Division Street, bought the Forest Park post office property last December
with longterm plans to redevelop the site. “The post office has four and a half years
on left on its lease,” said Eric Cress, a principal in Urban Development Partners. “I
don't expect they will extend the lease. We currently have no [specific] plans for the
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Portland Farmers Market has returned to its location in the Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral parking lot at Northwest 19th and Everett. It will be open every Thursday
through Sept. 25. The hours will be 2-6 p.m. instead of 3-7 p.m., as in past years.
Senior bingo will be offered every third Thursday of the month, with fruit and vegetable prizes from the market. For a list of vendors, visit: portlandfarmersmarket.
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OnPoint Community Credit Union is expanding with three new branches, including one at West Burnside and Northwest 20th Place, the former site of a Key Bank.
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The new company formed by former C.E. John executives Rob Hinnen and Tom
DiChiara, Cairn Pacific, plans to break ground on the block bounded by Northwest
Quimby, Raleigh, 21st and 22nd streets this month. They will build a New Seasons
Market and a mixed-use residential building.
Homeowners of the Edge Lofts won a jury verdict against the supplier of plumbing
parts used in construction but received only a $114,000 verdict, far less than the
$1.5 million sought to cover the costs of six leaks since 2010. A similar case against
the same company, Victaula Co., was settled by the Elizabeth Lofts Homeowners
Association earlier this year and one brought by Avenue Lofts owners is pending.
Johnny Zukle, owner of the vegan strip club Casa Diablo on Northwest St. Helens
Road, has applied for a liquor license at 205 NW Fourth Ave., the former home of
Magic Garden.
Oregon’s strawberries are on their way and …
Kruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island hosts the annual Berry Jam Festival June 14-15, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. The event includes live music, hayrides, pony rides, face painting, strawberry shortcake and strawberries to pick and to eat. For details, visit: krugersfarm.
com.
A team led by Bob Naito of Naito Development will redevelop the Grove Hotel on
West Burnside between Northwest Fourth and Fifth avenues as a tourist destination.
The Portland Development Commission sold the property for $630,000. The development team intends to invest $7.5 million to transform the low-rent building into
a 52-room “lifestyle” hotel with private bathrooms, a restaurant and a rooftop deck.
Mediterranean Exploration Company will open July 10 at 333 NW 13th Ave., the
former home of Riffle NW and 50 Plates.
Friendly House will receive 50 percent of all sales at McMenamins Tavern & Pool,
1716 NW 23rd Ave., Monday, June 9, 5 p.m.-until closing.
NORTHWEST FARMERS MARKET
THURSDAYS
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WEEKLY MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
SENIOR DAY ~ third Thursday of each month ~ fruit and veggie bingo with market produce prizes!
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Coffee Klatch
Save the Date: Recycling Event
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Place: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral parking lot, NW 19th & Davis
Suggested donation: $10 per visit
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 • Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Place: NW Library, 2300 NW Thurman
Looking to dig up the truth about a local house with rumors of
famous (or infamous) roots? Just moved in and looking to learn
more about your home’s past? Join us to learn more about local
resources available to help you unearth your story. Also, discover
upcoming opportunities to share your story with neighbors. Coffee
and snacks provided. Be sure to RSVP to [email protected] as
space is limited.
W-NW Memoir Project
The story submission deadline has been extended for the W-NW
Memoir Project. Who are we? Where have we come from? Who
do we want to be as a community? Interview your neighbors,
parents or grandparents. Utilize historic memorabilia for
inspiration including diaries, photos, drawings, etc. Interested in
before and after photos? Talk to us about tapping into our existing
resources. Need some story ideas or additional support? Just let
us know. Submit a story that captures local history and current
legacy activities. Tie the past to the present
within the Neighbors West-Northwest coalition
area – www.nwnw.org/neighborhoods. For
more information, contact [email protected]
or call 503 823-4211.
National Night Out
Info Fair
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: Laurelhurst Park, SE Caesar
Chavez & SE Ankeny
Picnic Area North of the Pond
Neighbors West-Northwest is holding a neighborhood recycling event and clean-up! Clean
out your homes and clean up Northwest! This fundraising event will provide a place to
donate, recycle, and/or dispose of unwanted materials. All proceeds benefit Neighbors WestNorthwest, a non-profit coalition of 12 neighborhood associations. Check our July newsletter
for a list of accepted items. Want to help out? Have a truck that will help haul reusable items?
To volunteer, contact [email protected]. For more information, visit www.nwnw.org/cleanup or
call 503 823-4265. Sponsored by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability,
Metro and Neighbors West-Northwest. Special thanks to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Linnton Sidewalk Clean-up
Volunteer to create a more walkable neighborhood! Join a sidewalk clean-up on
Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Linnton Creek
trailhead on St Helens Road. Parking available on NW 107th, across the tracks.
Tools, gloves, and refreshments provided.
Sylvan-Highlands
Retreat
4th of July
Picnic & Parade
Don your red, white & blue and decorate bikes, trikes and wagons!
Join the parade, 11:00 AM on Friday, July 4 at the corner of NW
Powhatan & NW Cumberland Road! Wind your way down the hill
behind an official city escort to the Hillside Community Center
for a neighborhood picnic! Activities for kids. Bring a blanket and
sunscreen and stay for awhile! Hot dogs, chips and soda provided
by Hillside Neighborhood Association. Last names A-L please
bring dessert, M-Z a salad. Suggested donation of $20 per family.
Come learn about throwing a block party.
Workshop includes information about registering your party for National Night Out,
closing your street, reserving a park, amplified music rules, party insurance requirements,
party activity ideas, and preventing graffiti. Join Mayor Charlie Hales at the Volunteer
Awards and learn how Portlanders are making a difference in their neighborhoods.
Food, drink and games! For more info, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/nno or call
503 823-4000. Brought to you by City of Portland Crime Prevention, City Commissioners,
and the Portland Police and Fire Bureaus.
Car Prowls: Fact or Fiction
Most people are aware of the inherent risks of leaving property or
valuables inside an unattended vehicle. Leaving any property in plain
view is a red carpet invitation for a thief to break a window. Thieves are
beginning to use a different method to steal property from cars. Find the
full story at www.nwnw.org/discussion/?p=947
Evacuation Plan Workshops
It would be an extraordinary event that would force the City of Portland to evacuate our
neighborhoods, but it’s not impossible. A really dry summer and a hiker’s carelessness
might be the simple and terrible combination that leads to a large wildfire in Forest Park.
How would you react? The City is in the early stages of developing a new citywide
evacuation plan and has targeted five areas that face unique challenges to evacuation –
Forest Park and Linnton neighborhoods are two of them. Share your knowledge of your
neighborhood to guide the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management in the planning
process, learn how evacuations are performed and consider how you would draft your
own family’s plan. Additional neighborhoods will be contacted for input this Autumn. For
more information, call 503 823-4375 or e-mail [email protected].
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Sylvan Fire Station,
1715 SW Skyline Blvd
SHNA will host a neighborhood
retreat at our next regularly scheduled
meeting. The purpose is to consider
neighborhood goals and meeting
procedure to attract more community
involvement. The session will be
mediated by Jessie Conover of
Resolutions NW. Please come. Give
your two cents. Help SHNA formulate
its future.
NWNW Parks Committee
Hosts Commissioner Fritz
Date: Monday, June 23, 2014
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Place: Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Building 2
Auditorium 1040 NW 22nd
Join Commissioner Amanda Fritz as she visits our area as part of a
larger dialogue with the general community and parks stakeholders
about a replacement bond to fund some of the most critical repairs to
our parks system without increasing tax rates.
Couch Park
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Where: Metropolitan Learning Center
Auditorium, 2033 NW Glisan
Please join Commissioner Fritz,
Portland Parks & Recreation staff
and Portland Public Schools for a
community conversation. The play
structure in Couch Park was removed
after determining it was no longer safe.
Are there ways the community can
mitigate the loss of the play structure?
Please come and share your thoughts
and ideas! All are welcome!
Traffic &
Our Streets
Date: Wed, June 11, 2014
Time: 4:15 - 5:30 PM
Place: Legacy Good Sam
Northrup Bldg,
2282 NW Northrup
This Westside Traffic and
Transportation Discussion
will focus on the connections
across and along the West
Hills – Skyline Boulevard
and connectors from Hwy
26 to Germantown Road.
Forest Park Neighborhood Meeting
Linnton Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Willis Community Center,
Place: Linnton Community Center,
360 NW Greenleaf
10614 NW St Helens Road
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
Old Town Chinatown
Community Association
Portland Downtown
www.arlingtonheightspdx.org
northwestdistrictassociation.org
www.oldtownchinatown.org
www.portlanddowntownna.com
BOARD MEETING
Mon., June 9th, 5:30 pm
Sylvan Fire Station
1715 SW Skyline Blvd
Forest Park
www.forestparkneighbors.org
BOARD MEETING
Tues., June 17th, 7:00 pm
Willis Community Center
360 NW Greenleaf
Goose Hollow
Foothills League
www.goosehollow.org
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Thurs., June 19th, 7:00 pm
Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon St
Planning Committee
Tues., July 1st, 7:00 pm
First United Methodist
1838 SW Jefferson
Vision Realization Committee
Tues., July 1st, 8:00 am
Providence Park
Community Rm
909 SW 18th Avenue
Communications Committee
Wed., July 2nd, 8:00 am
Artists Repertory Theater
1515 SW Morrison
BOARD MEETING
Mon., June 16th, 6:00 pm
Legacy Good Samaritan (LGS)
Wilcox ACR 102
1015 NW 22nd Ave
Air Quality Committee
Mon., July 14th, 7:00 pm
Silver Cloud Inn, Breakfast Rm
NW 24th Place & Vaughn St
Executive Committee
Wed., July 9th, 8:00 am
NWNW Office, 2257 NW Raleigh
Planning Committee
Thurs., June 12th, 19th, 26th,
July 3rd, & 10th, 8:00 am
CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh
2nd Saturday Clean-up
Sat., June 14th & July 12th
9:00 am
Food Front Co-op
2375 NW Thurman
3rd Saturday Clean-up
Sat., June 21st, 9:00 am
Elephants Deli
115 NW 22nd Ave
Safety & Livability Committee
Tues., June 10th & July 8th
6:00 pm
LGS, Wilcox B, 1015 NW 22nd
Transportation Committee
Wed., July 2nd, 6:00 pm
LGS, Northrup Building
2282 NW Northrup St
Hillside
Northwest Heights
www.hillsidena.org
Contact: Charlie Clark,
503 459-3610
BOARD MEETING
Next meeting in October
4th of July Picnic and Parade
Fri., July 4th, 11:00 am
NW Powhatan & Cumberland
Linnton Neighborhood
Association
www.linnton.com
TOWN MEETING
Linnton Community Ctr
10614 NW St Helens
Sidewalk Clean-up
Sat., June 28th, 9:00 am
Linnton Creek trailhead,
St Helens Road,
parking on NW 107th
Tools, gloves, refreshments
provided.
BOARD MEETING
Next meeting will be in
September
Northwest Industrial
www.nwindustrial.org
NINA MEETING
7:00 am - Meet and greet
7:30 am - Meeting
Holiday Inn Express
2333 NW Vaughn St
Community Association Meeting
Weds., July 2nd, 11:30 am
BOARD MEETING
Meetings held at:
Transition Projects, 665 NW Hoyt
Business Committee
Tues., June 10th & 24th, 10:00 am
Davis Street Tavern, 500 NW Davis
Marketing & Communications
Committee
Thurs., June 19th, 3:30 pm
One Pacific Square
220 NW 2nd, 11th floor
Land Use & Design Rvw Cmte
Tues., June 17th, 11:30 am
University of Oregon
70 NW Couch, Room 152
Streetscape Improvement Cmte
Oregon College of Oriental
Medicine, 75 NW Couch St
Retreat
Sat., June 21st, 8:30 am
NW Health Foundation
221 NW 2nd Avenue, #300
Pearl District
www.pearldistrict.org
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MTG
No meeting in June
BOARD MEETING
McMenamins Market Street Pub
1526 SW 10th Ave
Land Use & Transport. Comm.
TBD - Mon., June 23rd, 5:30 pm
Eliot Tower
1221 SW 10th Ave, 3rd floor
Public Safety Action Committee
Weds., July 9th, 12:00 pm
Portland Building - Room B,
1120 SW 5th Ave
Sylvan-Highlands
www.sylvanhighlands.org
General Membership Mtg
7:00 pm
BOARD MEETING
8:00 pm
Meetings held at: Sylvan Fire
Station, 1715 SW Skyline Blvd
BOARD MEETING
Thurs., June 12th & July 10th
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th Ave
Executive Committee
Thurs., July 3rd, 8:00 am
Urban Grind, 911 NW 14th Ave
Livability & Safety Committee
Monday, July 2nd, 5:30 pm
Cupcake Jones, 307 NW 10th
Planning & Transport. Comm.
Tues., June 17th & July 1st
6:00 pm
PREM Group, 351 NW 12th Ave
Communications Committee
Monday, June 16th, 6:00 pm
Cupcake Jones, 307 NW 10th
Emergency Prep Committee
Monday, June 9th, 6:00 pm
Ecotrust Bldg, 2nd Floor
907 NW Irving
Nob Hill
Business Association
[email protected]
GENERAL MEETING
Wed., June 18th, 8:30 am
Holiday Inn Express
2333 NW Vaughn
Cornell Road
Sustainability Coalition
www.cornellroad.org
No June meeting
Neighbors WestNorthwest Coalition
www.nwnw.org
BOARD MEETING
Wed., June 11th, 4:15 pm &
July 9th, 5:30 pm
LGS Northrup Building
First Floor Conference Rm
2282 NW Northrup St.
Historic Homes Coffee Klatch
Weds., June 11th, 12:00 noon
NW Library, 2300 NW Thurman
Treasurers Training
Weds., June 18th, 6:00 pm
LGS, Northrup Building
2282 NW Northrup
Parks Sub-Committee,
hosting Commissioner
Amanda Fritz
Mon., June 23rd, 5:30 pm
LGS, Bldg 2 auditorium
1040 NW 22nd
Find calendar updates at: www.nwnw.org/Calendar
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BUSINESS
Mickey Lolich (right), 1958 Lincoln
High School graduate and MVP of
the 1968 World Series as a pitcher
for the Detroit Tigers, spoke at the
ninth annual Lincoln High School
Alumni Association Luncheon at the
Multnomah Athletic Club last month.
At left is Vincent Paveskovich, another
son of Slabtown who also became a
professional baseball pitcher.
Citizens in support of Free the Oregon Zoo elephants demonstrated at
Metro headquarters May 8 before a budget hearing. About 40 individuals
testified about mistreatment of elephants and mismanagement of bond
revenues intended to provide an off-site reserve for elephants. Photo by
David L Minick / Total Access
Japantown PDX, a new application
guiding guests on a walking tour
in the Old Town Chinatown
neighborhood, was recently released.
More than 125 photos and audio clips
are available (search “Japantown”
on an iPhone App Store or Apple
iTunes store). This circa 1939 photo
in front of Masae Sato’s dance
studio, Yayoi-kai, 322 NW Third
Ave., includes Yukie Sato (L-R, front
row), Alice Kida, Jean Kida; and
Margie Kawasaki (back row) and
Aya Fukuda (holding Bruce Fukuda).
Photo courtesy of Oregon Nikkei
Endowment, ONLC 005.
Portland Pearl Rotary recognized Patricia Gardner (second from left), president
of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association; Tom Manley (center), president of
Pacific Northwest College of Art; Adele Nofield (second from right), former president
of the Pearl District Business Association; and Michael Powell of Powell’s Books (not
pictured); at its annual awards last month. On the left is Pearl Rotary President Marc
Hillman, and Yelena Girich, Pearl Rotary vocational service director, is on the right.
Jeana Hooker (left) and Maya Cardoso (right), co-owner of Santa Fe
Taqueria roll burritos for the homeless at NW Portland International
Hostel. The Portland Burrito Project, coordinated by Hooker, involves
hostel guests in the monthly volunteer project. “Many of our travelers
don’t experience homelessness in their countries and really don’t know
what to think,” said hostel founder Jim Kennett. “This project gets them
out to … meet, feed and chat with people who have no home.”
Lincolnstrings members Katie Handick (L-R), Joanne Lee, Justin
Huang and Henry Kim from Lincoln High School were scheduled to
perform in “In My Life: A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles,” at
Newmark Theatre June 6. The traveling production commonly uses
local bands portray the Beatles at early stages of their development.
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1,600,000
1.6 Acres • Washington County
Pool, Outdoor Kitchen • Geothermal Heating
Visit 3x3House.com • Call Lee Davies or Julie
5. West Hills
1,095,000
2. Bauer Oaks
6. West Hills • Braedon Heights 1,050,000
Main House: 4,278 SF • 4+ BD • 3.5 BA
Guest House: 1,457 SF • 2 BD • 1.5 BA
1.3 Acres with View • Call Trish Greene or Dirk
9. Skyline Street of Dreams 1,060,000
1,160,000
3. Forest Heights
.36 Acre • 4,319 SF • 4 BD + Den + Bonus
Master on Main • Great View & Location
Call Lawrence Burkett or Suzanne
1,285,000
4. Willamette Riverfront
180º Breathtaking Views • 5 BD, 5.5 BA
5,505 SF • Two Levels of Decking • Level Yard
Call Lee Davies or Cindy
7. Forest Heights
Elevator • Master on Main
Fabulous Great Room • 4 Car Garage
Wash Co. • Call Lee Davies or Cindy
995,000
.25 Acre • 4,271 SF • 4 BD + Den + Bonus
Multiple Outdoor Entertaining Areas
Call Dirk Hmura or Rachel
995,000
2.05 Acre • Home + Guest House
Gated Fenced Private River Frontage
Call Andrew Misk or Heather
8. Transitional Sophistication 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
4 BD + 4.5 BA • 4,977 SF • Fabulous Great Rm.
Show Home Award Winner
Call Lawrence Burkett or Lee
.29 Acre Corner Lot • 5,516 SF • 5 BD + 3.5 BA
Guest BD + Full BA on Main • Bonus/Theater
Call Dirk Hmura or Cindy
10. Forest Heights
969,000
1.5 Acres • 4,014 SF • RV Shop with Full Bath
6 Car Garage • Private Cul-de-Sac
Wash Co. • Call Lee Davies or Julie
11. Close-in Northwest Estate 995,000
12. West Haven
979,000
13. West Haven
14. Hartung Farms
939,900
15. Forest Heights - New
16. Forest Heights
849,500
945,000
Stunning New Construction • .5 Acre
5 BD + Den + Bonus • Guest Suite on Main
895,000
779,950
549,900
Cedar Mill
544,900
Broadmoor
749,900
Call Kristan Summers or Heather
Arnold Woods
559,900
Oakridge Estates
715,000
Close-in SW PDX
649,900
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Bauer Oaks
Bonny Slope
474,900
Call Cindy Prestrelski or Linda
Cooper Mountain
Bauer Woods Est.
Thornbrook
Remington
Call Suzanne Klang or Morgan
554,900
Call Larry Burkett or Jasmin
449,900
669,900
Lake Oswego
Bethany
649,900
609,900
Oak Hills
Eliot Tower
Irvington
Call Dirk Hmura or Tricia
374,500
659,900
5 BD • 4.5 BA • 4,147 SF • Craftsman Style
Master Suite • Deep 3 Car Garage w/ 9’ Doors
View and Yard! • Call Lee Davies or Julie
529,900
Call Lee Davies or Megan
429,900
Peterkort
Call Bob Harrington or Trish
325,000
Metzger
419,950
309,000
Orenco Station
299,900
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899,000
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.46 Acre View Lot • 3,354 SF • Cul-de-sac
Private, Level Yard • Backs to Greenspace
Call Lee Davies or Megan
Gorgeous New Construction • 4,497 SF
4 BD + Den + Bonus • .5 Acre Level Lot
Call Bob Harrington or Linda
Call Andrew Misk or Megan
274,900
Timberland
Call Suzanne Klang or Marla
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Andrew Misk
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Angie Arnett
503.320.1988
Bob Harrington
503.913.1296
Coleen Jondahl
503.318.3424
503.740.0070
Dirk Hmura
Kristan Summers
503.680.7442
503.997.1118
Lee Davies
503.936.1026
Suzanne Klang
503.310.8901
Cindy Prestrelski
503.969.9182
Heather Holmgreen
503.858.5141
Jasmin Hausa
971.645.1751
Julie Williams
503.705.5033
Lawrence Burkett
503.680.3018
Linda Nyman
503.267.7320
Lisa Migchelbrink
503.970.1200
Marla Baumann
503.703.9052
Megan Westphal
971.998.3071
Morgan Cox
503.349.7873
Rachel Schaden
503.502.8910
Trish Greene
503.998.7207
Tricia Epping
503.890.1221
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