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rrmineius august 20. 1999 » Jatst o u t ^3 theme is carried into the menu, though McFadyen wishes to assure us that the style of food remains basically the same as always. All food is prepared fresh and on the premises, and no doubt your particular favorite is still avail able. W hen asked about the travel theme, the new owner and Oregon native says: “I have never been anywhere in my adult life.” The proud new owner of Byways is also a proud and out lesbian. “As new owner the first thing I did was stick a rainbow flag on the door,” she says. Working beside her in the restaurant is her girlfriend of five years, Megan Brinkley. Byways remains the “anti-hip” destination spot in the trendy Pearl. The clientele is a mix of gays and straights and is reflective of the peo ple who live in the area, not necessarily those who pass through to shop and visit. Oh, yes, and what about all those salt and pepper shakers— hundreds and hundreds of salt and pepper shakers? They are all lovingly packed away in the basement of the original owner of Shakers, as part of a large personal col lection. So, true there are no more shakers, but the owner is friendly, the food is wonderful, and the decor is fascinating and will make you yearn for the open road. Best start your trip on a full stom ach! B ooming B usiness On the highways and Byw ays (cafe, that is), queer business abounds with energy elated congratulations are in order for the Daydream Cafe. The Port land gay-owned eatery was recog nized in the May issue of Girlfriends magazine as one of “The Ten Best Lesbian Restaurants in America.” Daydream earned its No. 10 spot by featuring “creative combinations, spicy choices, large por tions and attractive presentations.” Located at 1740 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., the restaurant was iden tified by the maga zine as being in the “lesbian zip code.” vs 7 hat’; by new name? Marty Davis Announcements were sent out in late June indicating that Wilken & Lorenzen, PC ., CPAs, has changed its name to Wilken & Com pany, P.C., Certified Public Accountants. According to the announcem ent, Teri Lorenzen has left the firm to pursue other career interests. T he address of the newly-renamed firm remains the same: 2701 N.W. Vaughn St., Suite 424, Portland. roí QUEr profit The Portland office arranged travel plans for more than 35 athletes, their partners, friends and families for Gay Games V in Amster dam, and is already starting work on Gay Games VI in Sydney in November 2002. ome familiar faces on Portland’s Northeast Broadway are— or soon will be— changing addresses. DOMA, the upscale home and garden gift store, has left Broadway for new quarters in the Pearl District. The new store will be at Northwest 10th Avenue and Davis Street and is scheduled to open mid-September. One of Portland’s favorite breakfast and lunch spots, Cadillac Cafe, will be leaving its Northeast Ninth Avenue and Broadway address for a brand new space up the street at 18th and Broadway. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place soon with no firm opening date yet announced. Though the new cafe will be larger, the high quality of the food will contin ue to draw crowds— and the Cadillac should remain a favorite place to stand in line and meet and greet old and new friends. ip Rupinski, owner of the Carlson W agonlit Travel office on Southwest Alder Street in Portland, has unveiled an Inter net site (www.carlsontravel.com) that enables consumers to plan vacations anytime, anywhere while also providing the often- needed expertise and services of a local travel agent. According to Rupinski, an extensive library of information is ntrepreneur James available to help consumers go on Kent Moore of vacation armed with vital and Kent Event Party Plan necessary facts. ners is staging the first And, he adds, “since we are annual Portland Gay gay-owned and operated we have Business Fair. Sched a large resource library of destina uled for Sunday, Sept. tions that are gay- and lesbian- Rip Rupinski 12, the event is friendly.” designed to help gay- Rupinski s agency is one of very owned and gay-friendly businesses expand their few nationwide that is marketing specifically to potential in the Portland area and showcase the gay and lesbian community and has an affil their products and services. iation with one of the major travel megacorpo T he business fair will be held at Embers rations. R ^ ® & $ Some familiar faces on Portland's Northeast Broadway are— or soon will be— changing addresses ■ Business news with a queer angle should be reported to M arty D avis at the Just Out office. Avenue and will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. To show, sell or promote your business, the cost is $25 per table. Businesses currently scheduled to participate include Alameda Bridal Faire, City Bikes, Cas cade AID S Project, Project Quest, Mortgage One, Oregon Paddler and Rainbow Paging. For registration information, contact Kent Event Party Planners at (503) 230-1024. t took eight years of behind-the-grill work, but Collin McFadyen finally owns her own restaurant. The familiar face preparing all those breakfast and lunch specials at Shakers, later Cindi’s Helvetia Cafe, has stepped up into own ership. O n July 1, McFadyen officially became the new owner of Byways Cafe, situated at 1212 N.W. Glisan St. in Portland. The popular Pearl District diner has convert ed to a travel theme that is carried throughout the restaurant. Pennants line the walls, along with a collection of travel plates from every state— well, every state except Delaware. The I Collin McFadyen Come to Carr where salaried sales people see it your way. THE BEAUTY OF ALL-WHEEL DRIVE Ask for Robert Goodwin CARR SUBARU NW 11635 SW Canyon Road., Beaverton, OR 97005 1 block west of Hwy. 217 (5 0 3 ) 5 2 0 -4 1 1 0 im m m m i jM M M N jl M H M M i
