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October 24, 2001
City Seeks
Comment on
Park
Improvements
l'he proposed improvements are part of the
Parks 2020 Vision Plan, adopted by City Coun-
cil in July.
For more information, contact Mary Rose
Navarro at 503-823-5589.
Portland Parks and Recreation will be host­
ing a series of open houses next month to get
input on how park improvements should be
sorted into funding categories of 0-5 years, 5-
10 years and 10-20 years.
Support for Urban League
to Tackle ‘Digital Divide’
New
Microsoft
software to
make
Urban
League
offices
function as
high tech
centers
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Urban League
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and Liesha Steward
join Microsoft Chief
Executive Officer
Steve Ballmer,
during an
announcement at
the Urban League of
Metropolitan Seattle.
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Microsoft Corp, is donating $2.7 million in
computer software to the National Urban League
to increase access to high technology in disad­
vantaged communities, including Portland.
The Technology Leadership Grant was an­
nounced last week at the Urban League of
Metropolitan Seattle by Microsoft C hief Ex­
ecutive Officer Steve Ballmer and Hugh Price,
president and CEO o f the National Urban
League.
“This grant from Microsoft will enable the
National Urban League to enhance its delivery
of important programs and technology training
in every Urban League community,” Price said.
In 1997, Microsoft made a $2.5 million soft­
ware grant to the National Urban League to
support the Urban League’s 56 “Digital Cam­
pus” technology centers. Since 1997, the num­
ber of Digital Campus centers has grown to 90.
Each center provides online courseware,
Internet access and technology training for
children and adults. The latest grant will enable
the Urban League to offer access and training
in the most current software applications to
residents in all 111 affiliate communities and
allow the Urban League to function at the
highest levels o f technological capacity.
“Microsoft is excited to be able to help the
National Urban League deliver greater digital
opportunities to underserved communities na­
tionwide and to reach its organizational goals,”
Ballmer said. “This meaningful way that the
Urban League will use these resources exempli­
fies the spirit of the Technology Leadership
Grant program."
The oldest and largest community-based
movement devoted to empowering African
Americans to enter the economic and social
mainstream, the Urban League offers state-of-
the art computer training for adults and chil­
dren in its Digital Campus facilities. The orga­
nization also uses Microsoft products to oper­
ate preschools and administer youth develop­
ment programs.
“Technological literacy and ready access to
technology are essential in the era o f the infor­
mation economy,” Price said. “If we are to close
the digital divide and prevent low-income com ­
munities from being frozen out o f an increas­
ingly technological society, comprehensive
measures must be taken to fully educate Afri­
can Americans, Latinos and members of other
low-income communities about hard-wired and
wireless technologies.”
The Purple Parlor:
A Mississippi Avenue Café Debuts
Dan and Molly Sadowsky welcome area residents into their
neighborhood café, a renovated Victorian home at 3560 N.
Mississippi A ven ue.
Looking For a Smart Move?
The Purple Parlor, a new neigh­
borhood café featuring a flavorful
all-vegetarian menu in a renovated
Victorian home, recently opened
at 3560 N Mississippi Ave.
First-time restaurateurs Molly
and Dan Sadowsky say their mis­
sion is to “nourish the neighbor­
hood” with healthy food and a
place to gather
“We want to contribute to our
community by providing an wel­
coming space and serving whole­
some food that is part of a healthy
diet,” said Dan Sadowsky.
Located across from the Re­
building Center in the historic
Mississippi District, the restau­
rant serves breakfast and lunch,
Tuesday through Sunday.
Dishes are freshly prepared,
low in fat and high in nutritional
value. Organic ingredients are
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Breakfast items include distinc­
tive toasted-grain pancakes, a
v e g e ta b le -lad e n egg or tofu
scramble, rosemary-roasted po­
tatoes and creamy rice porridge.
The lunch menu is an eclectic,
multiethnic mix o f selections that
include sauteed vegetables with
pesto served over polenta, black-
eyed peas and greens, red lentil
dal and a housemade bean burger.
“Offering our neighborhood
high-quality, healthy and afford­
able food is one of our main goals,”
explains Molly Sadowsky.
The owners believe strongly
that they have a responsibility to
their custom ers' good health —
as well as their taste buds. “Our
customers don’t have to forfeit
good flavor for a healthy, satisfy­
ing meal," Molly says.