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June 20, 2001
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M ississip p i Pizza
Goes Independent
With the logo ' One World, One Pizza’
local owner seeks diverse clientele
whole pizzas as well as pizza
by the slice. Traditional
types and different gour­
met pizzas fill the menu.
The option of “build your
own pizza” is also avail­
able. Both salads and
breadsticks are served. Bev­
erages include softdrinks,
beer and wine.
Mississippi also provides
a wide array of microbrews
as well as domestic beers.
House wine and premium
wine are both served.
Stanton is not only reach­
ing out to local residents,
but businesses in the area
as well. Mississippi is rep­
resented by the logo “One
W orld, One P izza” and
seeks to bring in people from
all walks o f life.
On Thursdays, the res­
taurant features an open mi­
B y C olrtnev A, S mith
The Mississippi restau­
rant at 3552 N. Mississippi
is now locally owned and
operated, selling traditional
and gourmet, New York
style pizza under competi­
tive prices.
The restaurant, which
opened just 8 weeks ago,
has terminated a contract
with Pizzicato Pizza to re­
duce prices.
O w ner Philip Stanton
lives in the historic Missis­
sippi district.
He realized that there
was a real need for pizza in
the neighborhood. Before
Mississippi, there was not a
local pizza restaurant in
proximity to the area.
The M ississippi serves
crophone that starts at 7
p.m. Mississippi features
live music on Saturdays be­
ginning at 7 p.m.
The environment is re­
laxed. The dining room is
filled with antique tables,
chairs and cabinets.
Along the front window
is a bar with stools to allow
individual's dining inside to
gaze out the window and
see what’s going on at the
Home Rebuilding Center
across the street and along
the sidewalk.
larger table to ac
com m odate big
groups is located
in the front of the dining
room. Also at the front is
an antique sofa, with games
and read in g m a te ria ls
nearby. Outside seating is
available as well.
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P hoto by M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver
Restaurant manager Michael Hoffar works to bring the highest quality pizza to The Mississippi, a new
business in the historic Mississippi District of inner north and northeast Portland.
CarSharing Adds
Northeast Sites
them and filling in the network to keep
pace with membership growth.”
CarSharing Portland, which began
operations in March o f 1998, now main­
tains 28 vehicles at 25 locations
throughout Portland’s close-in neigh­
borhoods.
More than 500 members enjoy 24-
hour access to its fleet o f compact
sedans, a pickup truck, a minivan, and
two gas-electric hybrid cars. Usage
feesof$2 per hour and40 cents per mile
include gasoline and full insurance
coverage.
CarSharing Portland, the enterprise
that gives local residents an alterna­
tive to ow ning a car, is placing three
new Saturn sedans in northeast neigh­
borhoods, at 24th and Broadw ay,
M artin Luther King Jr. B oulevard and
Knott, and 16th and A lberta
“W e keep signing up m ore and
more northeast members, so these new
locations will m eet the dem ands o f that
growth,” says CarSharing Portland
President D ave Brook. “W e now have
10 vehicles in northeast neighbor­
hoods, and w e will continue adding
The Mississippi
3552 N. Mississippi
To go orders 503-288-3231
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ONE PIZZA
House Combos
G reek Geek
(sun-dried tomatoes, broc­
coli, m ozzarella, artichoke
hearts, parm esan)
Sienna
(tom atoes, feta, kalam ata
olives, artichoke hearts,
parm esan cheese)
Stanton
(pepperoni, italian sausage,
onions, peppers, black ol­
ives)
H eart Stopper
(italian sausage, pepperoni,
Canadian bacon)
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The Mississippi
$2.50 off any Large
House Combo
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