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Loiiiiiiiltcil Io I tilltii.il Diversity n\\u.|xiilkiiulobsei\ei to u t A n e lis i I IG. .’ I MI » (Thi? ^Rortlanh (Dbsrrur r C >TIOM in in u n i t y ¿1 I e n d a r d There Goes the Neighborhood Reacquaint yo u rse lfw ith the blos som ing, diverse co m m u n ity sur rounding Interstate A venue at P hotos by T ony W ashington /T he P ort ™ n d O bserver the Inaugural Interstate Avenue Portland boxer Steve Forbes (above) put on his mentor's hat to work with stu dents at the Successful Choices program in northeast Portland. Fair from 9a .m .to5 p.m . Saturday A ug. 16and noon to 4 p .m .,S u n day, A ug. 17. Weighty Words Race for the Cure The Susan G. K om en Breast Cancer Foundation O regon and S o u th w e s t W a s h in g to n cel Champion boxer encourages local kids to fight for their dreams ebrates the Kom en Portland Race fo r the Cure on Sunday, Sept. 14 at W aterfron t Park I f yo u w o u ld lik e to volun te er fo r the event, v is it w w j a c e f o r th e c u re pdx.org o r call 503-553-3676. by J aym ee R. C uti T he P ortland O bserver T w o Pound isn ’t the m ost in tim id a tin g Living Legend L iv in g legend Don H o perform s island sounds at the O regon Z oo Friday, A ug. 8 at 7 p.m . T ickets are $ 16. For more inform ation, cal I 5 0 3 -2 2 6 -1 5 6 1 o r v is it ww w.orcgonzoo. org. Wild Oats Health Workshops He lo st that title last A u g u st a fte r m onths m entors and guys I looked up to ," said professional career. The audience pawed o fin a c tiv ity . “ I ’ ve got the fastest hands in the whole Forbes, nam ing M uham m ad A li and Sugar Ray Leonard. eagerly at his gold cham pionship belts. A fte r his discussion, m any kids fo llo w e d nickname fo r a boxer, but Steve Forbes w o n ’t let som ething as tin y as a name break his focus. d iv is io n . I ’ ve beaten guys be tte r than Forbes, 26, is a Portland native. (Fernandez),” said a confident Forbes, about his upcom ing fight. “ H e’ s a role model in the com m u nity and Forbes, c a lle d T w o Pound a fte r his b irth w e ig h t, w i ll a ttem p t to re c la im his B ut last week, Forbes traded his game face fo r a m entor’ s cap, m eeting w ith kids at title . Jun io r L ig h tw e ig h t W o rld C ham pion, in a b ra w l against C a rlos Fernandez at the northeast Portland. Staples C e nter in Los A ng eles in O ctober. Successful Choices sum m er program in "W h e n I was g ro w in g up, I had a lot o f we want him to talk to the kids about acareer in b o x in g ," said LeV on Van, program direc to r fo r Successful Choices. Forbes intrigued his n in e -to -14-year-old audience by discussing determ ination, dis cipline, and his record o f six knockouts in his Forbes to the M att Dishm an C o m m u n ity Center in northeast Portland to check out his po w e rfu l punch and sparring moves. S uccessful C h oice s has a fte r school and sum m e r pro gra m s, te a c h in g k id s th ro u g h ba ske tb a ll c lin ic s , B ib le study, anger m anagem ent, A m e rica n h is to ry and more. W ild Oats W ellness C enter pre sents free workshops at 3535 N.E. 15,h A ve. (at F rem on t) in upstairs studio 1. The benefits o f clo th diapering takes place Saturday, A ug. 9 at 3 p.m . A lecture on healing from depression and anxi ety is A ug . 13 at 7:30 p.m . and a lecture on integrating y o u r heart in yo u r w o rk is Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m . A lecture on de toxin g is at 5 p.m . on A ug . 24, and a session on developing self-esteem isat 7:30 p.m. A ug. 27. P re-registerat 503- Neighborhood Grocer Expands Business Interests Interstate Bar and Grill serves multicultural clientele came w ith a salad fu ll o f crisp vegetables for o n ly $7. B oth were delicious. Eggs benedict by S ean P. N elson T he P ortland O bserver on the breakfast menu features an English m u ffin topped w ith ham, poached egg and 281-3262. Custom ers at the Interstate Bar and G rill, located at 4234 N. Interstate w ill fin d it a Wellness Within Reach W ellness W ith in R E A C H W a lk pleasant place to eat, d rin k and relax under the new ow nership o f K orean-A m erican w ill d ra w m ore than 500 people businessman Jack Chung. to the streets o f no rtheast P o rt A long -tim e com m u nity leader, Chung is la n d at 8 a .m . S aturday, Sept. 6. already a fam i I iar face to northeast residents The fu n d ra ise r organized by the A fric a n A m e ric a n H e a lth C o a fo r his A lb e rta Street M arket. He was one o f the developers o f H arry Jackson Plaza on litio n encourages yo u to re g is A lb erta and M a rtin Lu ther K in g Jr. B ou le te r b y sen ding a S I 5 che ck to vard where A didas sited a store, and serves 2800 N. V a n c o u v e r A v e , Ste. 100.F or m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll in the Korean A m erican G rocery A ssocia tion o f O regon as w e ll as other organiza 503-413-1850. tions. previous owners used to use a lo t o f frozen food but w e make everything from scratch,” Chung said. Lunch item s include a French d ip sand w ich made w ith prim e rib on a hoagie ro ll served w ith horseradish sauce and au jus. It This corner has always been a negative corner. Now it s going to be a positive corner. -Jack Chung, ownerof the Interstate Bar and Grill hollandaise. It is served w ith choice o f fried One o f the hallm arks o f a successful res taurant is the location. Chung thinks the red potatoes o r grits fo r $6.75. Dinner menu features include champagne T ri-m e t introduces pubic art at Interstate Bar and G rill w ill th rive w ith the chicken breast or prim e chicken breast baked the IFC C G allery between Aug. 8 opening o f T riM e t's lig h t ra il system, the w ith champagne and topped w ith saut6ed and Sept. 25. In te rs e c tio n s : prox im ity to Kaiser Permanente and the Swan Island shipyards, where m any people w ork. m ushroom s and parmesan cheese. Entrees such as this are served w ith a steamed vegetable, bread, a choice o f soup o r salad be showcased at a sum m er festi Prices are reasonable and the restaurant is open 7 days a week. val in Patton Park from 9 a.m. to 5 “ A ll the food is made from scratch. The Transportation with Style T riM e t Interstate M A X L ig h t Rail C o m m u n ity H isto ry Project w ill continued on page B4 photo by M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver North and northeast Portland entrepreneur Jack Chung expands his business interests by opening the Interstate Bar and Grill, formerly the Shamrock Restau rant on North Interstate and Skidmore. p.m . Saturday, A ug. 16 and Sun day, A ug . 17. D'FeetALS Disease The W a lk to D ’ Feet A L S (L o u G e h rig ’ s Disease) be gins at 10 a.m . S unday, Sept. 7. F o r de ta ils , v is it w w w .a b a -o r.o rg o r call 503-238-5559. Scaley Friends at 0MSI O M S I prepares fo r the 19,b A n nual Reptileand Am phibian Show fro m A ug. 30 through Sept. 1. The largest educational reptile B r a in s a n d B r a w n U n ite a t S c h o la r s B o w l Upward Bound program gets results by keeping an eye on the prize lege preparatory program that o ffe rs assis tance to lo w incom e and firs t generation high school students. It provides year- round tutoring, career exploration, a six week sum m er session and other academic and recreational activities. The program has proved to be a produc tive and rewarding. Since 1980,98 percent o f by D amarcus R edeal and M ark P imentel T he P ortland O bserver include a 14-foot long Burmese Free ju n k food, a dance and sports com participants graduate from high school; 90 percent o f the students also enter college after high school. A n d 80 percent o f a ll the python, on-site experts and a petitions sound like a Saturday w e ll spent fo r any high-schooler. But participants in high school graduates from U pw ard Bound since 1995 are s till in college. U pw ard Bound kno w that a little fun goes a Results fro m the six-w e e k s um m e r ses sion, saw a team fro m P o rtla n d State ta k in g firs t place in the kno w le dg e b o w l co m gathering in the N orthw est w ill K id ’ s Zone. The show is free w ith paid O M S I adm ission. 1945 S.E. W ater Ave. 503-797-4588. Hop Aboard Streetcar Party long w ay to keeping kids in school and focusing the ir attention on higher educa tion. p e titio n , d e fe a tin g a team fro m the U n i B rid ge port B re w in g C o is all A b o u t 500 students from Portland and hopped up fo rth e inaugural Rails ond A n n iv e rs a ry C e le b ra tio n the entire N orthw est, recently m ixed sum mer fun w ith learning at the annual U pw ard Bound Scholars B o w l com p etitio n at the form noon to 8 p.m ., A ug . 16 at Portland State Campus. and Ales: Portland streetcar Sec Jamison Square Park. 810 N .W . C om petitions were held in speech, general I I * A ve. Free. The event w ill knowledge, chess, math, art. science, com puter technology, spoken poetry and written benefit the O regon Food Bank day. Non-perishable food dona poetry. A thle tic events included, basketball, ping pong, volleyball. 100 meter dash, m ile run tions are welcom ed. and water balloon toss. and Start M a k in g A Reader T o 4 v e rs ity o f W a sh in g to n by one p o in t. S tu d e n ts re p r e s e n tin g E v e rg re e n S ta te ba ttled against tw o -tim e d e fe n d in g ch a m pio n P ortla nd State in b a ske tb a ll. The photo by T eahry R ounds A group of local high school students mix summer fun with learning at the annual Scholars Bowl competition on the Portland State University campus. "Students participated fu lly and dis played spirit. I believe this was one o f the best and ce rta in ly the largest Scholars Bow l I fin a l game was d e cid ed in o v e rtim e . A f t e r a ll e ve n ts w e re o v e r, th e s tu de nts g a th e re d f o r an aw a rd s b a n q u e t. in the past 12 years," said Inez Freeman, T o c o n c lu d e th e n ig h t, ra d io s ta tio n 9 5 .5 h o sted a d a n ce , w h e re stu d e n ts organizer o f the event. c o n c lu d e d t h e ir su m m e r cou rse o f s tu d y U pw ard Bound is a fed erally-fund ed col- w ith lo ts o f s m ile s . i
