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B ad K itty , G ood K itty
Coffee vendor brings strong principles to his enterprise
ithin one speci­
fic two-square-
block quadrant
in downtown
Portland, caf­
feine-crazed consumers have eight
coffee vendors from which to feed
their frenzied habit.
One among many yet standing
alone in shiny black m etallic
splendor is Kevin M cGrorty’s Bad
Kitty Koffee. Perched in a
16-by-8-foot space in the com er
of a parking lot behind Nord­
strom, he serves up beverages and
pastries and genial conversation
five days a week— starting at the
unpleasantly
early
hour
of
7:30 a.m.
McGrorty has been staffing his
comer for about seven months and
quickly has made it a popular fill-
’er-up spot for downtown workers
and shoppers. The popular barista
spent several years learning his
trade at both Starbucks and Coffee
People and is refreshingly happy to
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Bad Kitty provides catnip tor humans
be serving his customers from the
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cozy confines of his custom-built
trailer.
lso starting the new year off with increased
The Bad Kitty Koffee name originates from
business responsibilities is Portland real
McGrorty’s own feline housemates, and this
estate agent Richard
theme is reflected even in the naming of the bev­
Voss. After 10 years
erage sizes. No tall or grande coffees are to be
as an associate broker
found here.
at Century 21 Penin­
Nope, patrons instead choose from Bad
sula, he has pur­
Kitty, Jasper or the travel-challenged neigh­
chased the business,
bor’s cat,
Speed
effective Feb. 1.
Bump. Fortunately,
The North Port­
the latter designa­
land business is one
tion has a happier
of the original C en ­
ending than initially
tury 21 franchises in
might be surmised.
the area and has 30
by
T h e 3 2 -year-old
years of history in the
V M arty Davis
Richard
Voss
businessman brings
neighborhood. Voss
strong principles and the ethics of fair trade to
himself is a 25-year resident of North Portland,
and his goals for the business include maintain­
his enterprise. McGrorty recently made the
ing and preserving the viability and uniqueness
decision to purchase organic and fair-trade mar­
o f North Portland neighborhoods.
ket coffees brought in from Mexico.
T h e business recently relocated to 6110 N.
Fair-trade products come with the assurance
Lombard St., and Voss is supervising the finish­
that the workers are being paid fair and decent liv­
ing touches on the remodeling and expansion.
ing wages. By taking this step, Bad Kitty Koffee is
W hen all the work is done and settled, the
doing its part to promote environmental aware­
resulting 4,000-square-foot facility will have
ness as well as human dignity for the workers of
room for 24 real estate agents and its own real
Third World countries.
estate school. Century 21 Peninsula engages in
commercial as well as residential real estate and
he recent holiday season brought a special
is now truly a “family-owned” business.
career announcem ent for Portland
accountant and Portland Area Business Asso­
on’t forget: The Portland Area Busi­
ciation member Mark Clift.
ness Association’s second annual
His 10 years of experience in
Commitment to Our Community Awards
public accounting was rewarded
Banquet dinner will be held Feb. 21 at
with a promotion elevating him
the DoubleTree Inn at Lloyd Center.
to the position of principal at
Deborah Betron, broker and owner of
the accounting firm of McDon­
Bridgetown
Realty, has been selected to
ald Jacobs Marks and Johnson.
receive this year’s Commitment to Our
C lift’s specialties include finan­
Community Award. Look for a more
cial planning for individuals,
detailed profile of her in the Feb. 16
resolving tax issues for small
issue of Just Out.
businesses, dealing with
Internal Revenue Service
Business news with a queer
controversies, advis­
bent should be reported to
ing on multistate
M arty D avis at
taxation and as­
marty@justout. com .
sisting startup
businesses.
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North
Portland
Veterinary
Hospital
We are committed to providing
loving, compassionate medical
care for your pet.
We are proud to be building a
new, state-of-the-art veterinary
hospital to serve you.
It is scheduled for completion in
early 2001. You can watch our
progress at 3000 N. Lombard.
in the meantime, we are
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