August 23, 2006 Cb ‘'IJo rth tn h (Ohseruer Page A3 Annual Wellness Walk Corliss McKeever o f the African American Health Coalition (left) and local activist Joyce Harris join Mayor Tom Potter at the 4th Annual Wellness Walk Saturday at Dawson Park in north Portland. Potter not only lent his support to the walk, but gave credit to the coalition for work that recently has narrowed a healthcare dis­ parity gap for black residents o f the city. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver .... Economic Progress Promised On Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard by L ee P erlman T he P or li and O bserver am id refreshm ents su p plied by lo ­ cal restaurants, to u r p a rticip a n ts T o paraphrase a M u s lim expres­ and others exchanged in fo rm a tio n sion, the m ou ntain cam e to N o rth ­ on he lp a va ila ble to e x is tin g and east M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B o u le ­ new business enterprises, and en­ vard. gage in in fo rm a l discussion. The Portland D evelopm ent C o m ­ Joice T a y lo r, N N E B A chair, to ld m ission, the federal S m all Business the P ortland O bse rve r that the to u r A d m in is tr a tio n and the N o rth - h ig h lig h te d the strengths o f the N o rth ea st Business A s s o c ia tio n business c lim a te on the boulevard. conducted a w a lk in g to u r o f sm all Its weaknesses, she said, are a lack businesses i n the heart o f Port la n d ’ s o f know ledge o f the resources a v a il­ A fric a n A m e rica n c o m m u n ity on able by e x is tin g and w o u ld -b e en­ A ug . 16. trepreneurs, and fea r o f in ve stin g T h e stops in c lu d e d m in o r ity in new ventures. ow ned firm s lik e R eflections Books PD C staffer Fred W eam promised and C o ffe e , J.P’s C u sto m F ram in g to provide financial resources to make and G eneva's Sheer Perfection Bar­ things happe n econom ica lly, despi te ber and Beauty Shop; and Dew the 2(X)8 e xp ira tion o f future monies A n g ie ’ s B argain Place. fro m O regon C o n ve n tio n Center M a y o r T o m P otter jo in e d the gro u p at B illy Reed's Restaurant Urban Renewal D istrict. W ith m ost re m a in in g m onies a l­ and accom panied them fo r m any o f re a d y the to u r locations. projects, W earn pledged to " fin d “ I ’d never m et the m a yo r before c o m m itt e d Fresh! to e x is t in g new resources." and I d id n 't k n o w w hat to say to T he to u r was an o p p o rtu n ity to h im ," ad m itte d G reg G ru zyn ski, both showcase the businesses that o w n e r o f B ard y T ro p h y , one o f the are on the street and discuss the strengths o f the bo ulevard , the re­ sm all businesses. SAFEWAY O Ingredients fo r life T he to u r ended w ith a p u b lic sources that are a va ila b le to new open house at the Irv in g to n V illa g e businesses, and the issues that senior apartm ents on M L K . There. rem ain to be overcom e. Butcher's Cut Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks Fresh W ild W hole Sockeye Salmon Fresh Grade A SAVE up to S ic lb H ead-olt Weather perm itting SAVE up to $5 00 lb. Dear Deanna! I ’ m ve ry op in io n a te d and o u tspo­ it. I stand up fo r w hat I believe and Green Seedless Grapes refuse to let anyone talk d o w n to me SAVE up to $2.11 lb. ken and people can ’ t seem to handle On the Vine Cluster Tomatoes CLUB PRICE o r take advantage o f me. I got passed Fresh Express Salads 9 lo I 2 - o / package Selected varieties Club Price S t 00 ea SAVE up to »1 N «a Ripened clusters Club Price $1 00 lb SAVE up to $1 49 lb o v e r fo r an open p o sitio n and m y boss to ld me that I'm q u a lifie d but I lack grace to deal w ith people. I GRILL &WIN! was in sulte d because the person that got the jo b was m y assistant. I . a»t W eek \ o enter! feel lik e q u ittin g but n o w I d o n 't kn o w w h at to do. --Tanya; Greens­ G reat,, grilling SW EEPSTAKES PLUS $ 1 ,0 0 0 You