September 03. 2003
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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 .