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APRIL 7, 2006 jUStlOUt 7 northwest 3 Friends Changes Hands HIV tests in local bars. After six years, the last of three original own Linder found 3 Friends ers of 3 Friends Coffeehouse has bowed out. Co through owners Michael Linder and Nicholas Hall took a queer men’s group that meets over Jan. 1, and aside from a few menu changes, at 3 Friends each Saturday. “I they intend to keep the place pretty much as it is. was looking for sort of a tribe, “It’s an established business; it’s pretty solid,” and 1 read about the Faeries in Radical Faeries, business] watch Rapaport reached out to the Radical people of all ages. Her focus is on treating entire Faeries and encouraged them to families, especially those with young children. gather at 3 Friends. LoveTribe, “People who want to support gay-owned business a group for bisexual men, also meets es or who don’t really feel like experiencing dis regularly at the coffeehouse located crimination can come in,” she said. at 201 S.E. 12th Ave. “At present there’s no formal She started out at the Hawthorne Vision Center and recently moved across the river to the Salmon said Linder, a former teacher from Tennessee who Just Out, actually, so that’s how I got to know the relationship with any particular group of queer moved to Portland three years ago. He began vol place,” he said. women,” said Linder. "One or two nights a week She also works as a provider for InfantSee, seems like ‘young lesbians in love’ night in here, a nationwide public health program offering free unteering with Q-LAND by administering free Soon after the shop opened, former owner Randy though. There’s just women everywhere!" Creek area to start her own private practice. screenings for children younger than 1. “That’s a 3 Friends is also known for showcasing great way to rule out large, of-concern problems interesting art while patrons sip a Stumptown with babies,” explained Hazell, who has two chil latte or surf the free wireless Internet. Local dren with her partner, Lisa. She also performs free artist and 3 Friends barista Gretchen Gammel screenings at area day care centers for children recently took on the work of booking artists 3 and older. for the space, which changes its display monthly. In addition to full-scope eye care and a range of eyeglass styles, Hazell’s practice is “paperless” for “I think it’s known, at least in Southeast, those registering online. Her extensive Web site that we’re partially queer-owned and very allows patients to make appointments and order queer-friendly,” said Linder. “But more than contact lenses online. New patients can save time that, we are a microcosm of Southeast by filling out forms online prior to their first Portland where everybody rubs elbows pretty appointment. Hazell is excited about building a clientele in comfortably.” her new location. “1 have some very loyal patients Queer-Friendly Eye Care Clinic Opens in Vancouver 3 Friends Coffeehouse owners Michael Linder (left) and Nicholas Hall fetch a muffin and brew a drink for customer Terri Popejoy. * both straight and gay that I’ve worked with over the years,” she said. “I’m looking forward to maybe Most people don’t realize that even if they reaching a few people that I’ve worked with in the don’t need glasses, everyone needs eye exams past and letting new patients know that I’m here.” every two years. So says Trish Hazell, opto Lifetime Family Eye Care is at 13317 N.E. 12th metric doctor at Lifetime Family Eyecare in Ave. Vancouver, Wash. 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