September 03. 2003 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity C o a in I e m n u d n it a. y r Northwest Style City of Bridges Local Talent Produces ‘Portland Style’ on KPDX The Eastside Bridge C lub teaches the fascinating and fun-filled gam e in a friendly en vironm entat Easybridge Class, from 7 to 9 p m . T hursday, Sept. 11. C lasses are $5 and refreshm ents are included. 1435 NE 81 " Ave. For more infor- mation, call 503-252-1318. by J aymee Get In Shape P rovidence Health S ystem s o f­ fers W estside fitness classes at 4015 SW M ercantile Dr., Lake O sw ego. C lasses include step, ball and bar, cardio mix, cardio step, gentle-paced fitness, group strength training and Tai chi, to nam e a few. For a full schedule, c a ll 5 0 3 -5 7 4 - 6 5 9 5 o r v is it Portland native Nia Gray is the host, writer and producer o f “Portland Style, " on the local UPN affiliate, KPDX. www.prQvidence.ui8/classes. Bowling for Recovery H elp ra ise funds an d a w a re ­ ness at a B ow ling fo r R eco v ery ev e n t from 1 to 4 p .m ., S a tu r­ d ay , S ept. 20, at th e K ello g g B ow l in M ilw aukie. T he ev en t is sp o n so re d by A S A P T re a t­ m ent S ervices and O reg o n P art­ n ersh ip . T o sign up, call 503- 244-5211 ext. 236. Walk-A-Thon for Children B uild-A -B ear W orkshop hosts a ch ild ren ’s w alk-a-thon at W ash­ ington Square M all from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, to benefit ch ild ren ’s cancer research and treatm ent. D ow nload a registra- A b o u tU s /N ik k i/T o o lK it/ w alL cfin o rcall 888-560-BEA R form ore information. R. C it i T he P ortland O bserver A m ong P o rtlan d ’s Pabst B lue R ibbon sw igging, dread locked, “anything goes” culture, lies a chic and fashion forw ard m ecca o f bustling boutiques, notable grubberies, a vivacious nightlife and an active art culture. A nd th a t’s not ju s t in the northw est Pearl D istrict, insists P ortland-native host, w riter and producer o f “ P ortland Style.” N iaG ray, 28, is launching the 30-m inute program on the local UPN afti liate, KPDX Channel 49 twice-monthly on T hursdays at 7:30 a.m ., beginning Sept. 4. The show covers fashion from the obvious boutique scene and branches into eateries, deejays, salons and m ore. W hat does selection o f film s, stem w are and night spots have to do w ith style? Everything, explains G ray . “ It’s a part o f lifestyle. I ca n ’t limit it to what you w ear or w here you shop. It’s the neighborhood that you w ant to I i ve in, choosing to support local artists, al I the decisions w e m ake reflect your personal style,” she said. H er show — w hich answ ers the w here to shop, w here to eat, w ho to know , as w ell as w hat to w e a r—- prom otes local b u sinesses and incorporates national trends. “ I try to use trends 1 see nationally, and infuse them with P o rtlan d 's ow n style. W e have diversity here with fashionably vogue people sitting dow n and having a drink w ith som eone w earing hem p clothes that are totally b io degradable,” said G ray. B ut w ith the econom y show ing only subtle signs o f recovery, m any Portlanders are lucky to score an outfit at G oodw ill, w ith even N ordstrom Rack o ff the fiscal continued Prostate Awareness Month L e g a c y H ealth S y ste m w ill screen for p ro sta te c a n c e r, the seco n d lead in g c a u se o f c a n ­ c e r d e a th a m o n g A m e ric a n m en, from 8 a m. to I p.m . Sept. 20, at the L egacy C lin ic N o rth ­ east Medical Plaza B uilding, 300 N. G raham St., Ste. 200. A frican A m erican m en o v e r th e ag e o f 45 are en co u rag ed to atten d . T h ere is a $25 fee and a p p o in t­ m ents are required. To reg ister, call 503-335-3500. Backyard Medicine N ew Seasons M arket offers free classes on grow ing your ow n m edicine chest in your backyard. The class on natural healing is from 7 to 9 p.m ., Sept. 9 at the C oncordia Store at 5320 N E 33'd Ave. For reservations, call 503- 288-3838. Public Market has Roots in Portland Plans to build a public market in Portland would revive a lost tradition in the city. As this 1931 photograph from the Oregon Historical Society shows, even northeast Portland had its own public m arket at the Hollywood Arcade . building. It stood ju s t west o f the Hollywood Theater. Nan Poppe Declaration of Independence A rare, original copy o f the D ec­ laratio n o f In d ep en d en ce w ill be on d isp la y at th e O reg o n H isto rical S o ciety , 1200 SW Park Ave., from Sept. 20-28, from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . w eek d ay s and S a tu rd ay s, and from n o o n to 5 p.m . S undays. Free. Meals on Wheels Benefit Patrons ofW idm er ( iasthaus, 929 N. R ussell, can enjoy a night out a n d h e lp fe e d P o r t la n d ’s hom ebound seniors from 4 p.m. to close on Sept. 16. H alf the proceeds on that day will benefit L oaves & Fishes C enters, the M eals-O n-W heels People. Wellness Within Reach W ellness W ithin R EA C H W alk w ill d raw m ore than 500 p eo p le to th e stre e ts o f n o rth e a st P o rt­ land at 8 a m . S atu rd ay , Sept. 6. T he A frican A m erican H ealth C o a litio n e v e n t e n c o u ra g e s d o n a tio n s to su p p o rt c o m m u ­ n ity h ealth ac tiv itie s. R eg ister fo r the w alk by sen d in g a $15 ch eck to 2800 N. V an co u v er A ve. Ste. 10 0 .F o r m o re in fo r­ m ation, call 503-413-1850. on puge AS Momentum builds to revive a marketplace for local growers by J aymee R. Cirri T he P ortland O bserver A Portland Public M arket, picking up m om entum and funding, w ould revive a city tradition. A public m arket w as actually planned into acity map in 1854 and Captain Ankeny, a city com m issioner, opened the New M arket and T heater on A nkeny Street in 1868. The upscaleC entral M arket lasted at least into the 1880s and other public m ar­ kets prospered in the city until 1941. “O u r goal is to reconnect w ith o ur his­ to rical ro o ts,” said Ron Paul, special projects coordinator forthe Bureau o f Plan­ ning. A lthough Congressm an D avid W u has been w orking with M ayor V era K atz to secure m oney for the perm anent m arket, planners estim ate that the project will take five years to com plete. T he city is searching for a location and finding funding to open the m arket bearing produce, m eat, seafood and other food specialty item s from local grow ers and distributors, year-round. W u announced last m onth that he had secured $ I (X),000 o f D epartm ent o f H ous­ ing and Urban D evelopm ent funds for the m arket, aw aiting budget approval later this sum m er. “T he m arket will provide the region reau insist that the P ortland Pubi ic M arket w o n ’t com pete w ith Saturday M arket, w hich deals in arts and crafts or w eekly farm er’s m arkets, that provides the crèm e de la crèm e o f peak-seasonal produce. “T he public m arket, by design, w ants to m ake sure that success o f the neighbor­ hood farm ers m arket continues," Paul said. He added that the public m arket w ould offer a broader range o f food and food spe­ cialty item s that farm ­ ers m arkets don ' t pro­ vide. B u t th e m a r k e t w ould likely affect the S a tu r d a y M a r k e t, possibly by com m an­ deering its location and booting it across N aito Parkw ay, far­ ther east under the B urnside B ridge O ffi­ cials say it’s too early to discuss relocating Saturday M arket, but o f the three sites being considered, the Skidm ore Building in A nkeny Square is the leading location. A ccording to Paul, Portland Public M ar­ ket planners are also considering the Port­ land Fire B ureau's headquarters at 55 S.W. Ash St. and the Im migration and Natural iza- tion Building at 511 N.W . Broadway. The market will provide the region with a delightful urban place to buy food, will support our local farmers and will encourage the development o f a market district. A -M ayorVera Katz w ith a delightful urban place to buy food, w ill support o u r local fanners and will encourage the developm ent o f a market district in the surrounding blocks,” Katz said. The m arket's startup would depend on public dollars, but developers say they are confident that the once established, the m arket w ould be entirely self-sustaining. O fficials from the c ity 's planning bu- PCC Names Interim Dean for Cascade A Portland C om m unity C ollege executive ju s t nam ed to lead the Extended Learning C am ­ pus in southeast Portland, will also serve as interim dean o f the C ascade C am pus in north Portland. C ollege officials said N an Poppe replaces M ildred O llee at C ascade for the upcom ing school year. O llee had served as executive dean at the cam pus since 1995 until m oving on to becom e the president o f S eattle C entral C o m ­ m unity College. Poppe takes o v e r a cam pus that has doubled in student enrollm ent in eight years, from 8,400 to 15,500, and w ill help oversee the largest capital expansion project in the history o f the C ascade C am pus. A re s id e n t o f so u th w e st P o rtlan d , she has 15 y ears o f se rv ice w ith co m m u n ity col leges. S h e serv ed as d e a n o f a d u lt an d c o n tin u in g e d u c a tio n at P C C fo r th e last five y ears and, b e fo re th at w as d ire c to r o f the M ayw ood P ark C a m p u s at M t. H ood C o m m u n ity C o l­ lege. P re v io u sly , sh e w as d ire c to r o f tra in in g an d d e v e lo p m e n t at L ane C o m m u n ity C o l­ lege. S he re c e iv e d a d o c to ra te from O reg o n S tate U n iv e rs ity , a m a s te r’s d eg ree from F resn o S tate U n iv e rs ity and h er b a c h e lo r's d e g re e from S an D iego S tate U n iv ersity .