September 9. 2009
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Neighborhood Fair for Interstate
Local merchants
to celebrate
renewed corridor
A neighborhood street fair celebrat
ing renewed grow th along Interstate
Avenue will be celebrated on Satur
day, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
P atton S quare Park, ju s t south o f
North Killingsw orth Street on Inter
state Avenue.
"The corridor has always been an
important artery for north Portland,
and now with the Light Rail and the
new businesses here, it’s becom e an
important street for the entire city,”
says Molly Paris, president o f the In
terstate C orridor Business Alliance,
the group sponsoring the event.
I n te r s ta te A v en u e w as o n c e
Portland's version o f Route 66, the
main highway connecting Canada and
M exico, providing m otels, restau-
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
AlexSandra o f AlexSandra's Vintage Emporium (from left) Pam Brooks-Haines o f North Coffee House and
Molly Paris o f Paris Group Realty, promote a new neighborhood street fair coming to Patton Park on Satur
day, Sept. 19.
rants, entertainm ent and services for
road weary travelers and tourists. But
in the early 1960s, 1-5 rerouted traffic
o ff the av en u e an d In terstate la n
guished.
A renewal started this past decade
with im provem ents along the thor
oughfare, including the Max light rail
line, new housing, and restaurants.
The past will also be part o f the dis
trict future with the co rrid o r’s recent
designation as Historic Neon District
for all the avenue’s bright and color
ful m arquees that had advertized to
the m otoring public o f yesterday.
The upcom ing street fair celebra
tion will feature cuisine from m any o f
the new businesses that have set up
shop, including, The Beaterville Cafe,
Eddie's Pizza, The North Star Coffee
House, Krakow Cafe & Pub and more.
The festival will also host a dunk
tank, vintage car show, kids bicycle
skill course and other events. Local
artisans and businesses will also have
their w ares for sale.
Sotomayor Takes Seat on Court
Senate Bid Opens
Local resident
files for
position
Colleagues
welcome first
Hispanic
Portland resident Harold C.
W illiams Two has announced
his candidacy to O regon Sen
ate District 22.
“I am running for the O r
egon State Senate because I
have made a difference in the
lives o f so m any people in
north and northeast Portland
through my civic and chari
table work, and I can serve our
com m unity even more effec
tively in the Oregon Senate,"
Williams said.
Williams Two is president of
CH 2A & associates, a local
m anagem ent consulting firm
where he works with his father
Harold C. Williams, a life-time
com m unity activist and m em
ber of the Portland Community
College Board o f Directors.
The younger W illiams is a
1995 g raduate o f Jefferso n
( A P ) -- J u s t i c e S o n ia
S o to m ay o r has tak en h er seat
at the S uprem e C ourt in front
o f a packed courtroom that in
c l u d e d P r e s id e n t B a r a c k
O bam a and Vice P resident Joe
Biden.
T he c e rem o n y T u esd a y
w as ju st for show. S o to m ay o r
and the rest o f the co u rt w ill
return W ednesday for the a r
g u m en t in a key case ab o u t
cam paign finance law.
S otom ayor, 55, last m onth
becam e the first H ispanic and
Harold Williams Two
High School and earned a Bach
elor o f Science degree in early
childhood developm ent from
A ppalachian State University
in Boone, N.C.
“I will w ork tirelessly for
those who have no voice and
fo r co m m u n ities w ho w ant
only the same chances offered
to others, W illiams Two said. “
We need jobs, affordable hous
ing, livable neig h b o rh o o d s,
and support for our small busi
n e s se s.”
th ird w om an to be a ju stice .
She took the oath again T u e s
day in a cerem o n y by w hich
the co u rt fo rm ally w elcom es
its n ew est m em ber.
Attorney General Eric Holder
presented Sotom ayor's ivory-
c o lo re d c o m m is s io n fro m
Obama. Chief Justice John Rob
erts adm inistered the oath o f of
fice, after which Sotomayor took
her seat at the end o f the bench
to Roberts' left, next to Justice
Stephen B reyer. A ll her c o l
leagues were in attendance.
S o to m a y o r w o re a w h ite ,
d e c o r a tiv e c o lla r th a t w as
g iven to h er by Ju stice Ruth
B a d er G in sb u rg an d a new
ro b e p r e s e n te d by h e r law
clerks in N ew York.
NAACP Branch
Reaches Out
Meets Saturday at
PCC Cascade
A m ong the on lo o k ers in the
co u rtro o m w ere h er m other,
C elin a, an d b ro th er, Juan, the
en te rta in e r R icky M artin, re
tired Ju stice D avid Souter, the
m an she replaced, m em bers o f
C o n g ress, federal ju d g e s and
form er top Justice D epartm ent
officials.
A fte r
th e
cerem o n y ,
S o to m a y o r an d R o b e rts d e
scen d ed the steps in front o f
the co u rt to ap p lau se from a
sm all cro w d o f to u rists and
w ell-w ishers. The tw o ju stices
The Supreme Court's
newest member, Sonia
• b rie fly p o se d fo r p h o to
Sotomayor, responds to well g ra p h s.
"Tell m e w hen you 'v e had
wishers outside the court in
en o u g h ," she said, before h er
Washington, D.C. Tuesday
fam ily jo in e d h er for an o th er
following her investiture
ro u n d o f p ictu res.
ceremony. (AP Photo)
A new group o f activists leading the local
branch o f the N A A C P is asking for your
voice as it seeks input from all m em bers o f
the com m unity, including fathers, mothers,
uncles, cousins, aunts, and grandparents.
A m em bership m eeting for the civil rights
organization is held on the second Saturday
o f each month at 11 a.m., including this S at
urday, Sept. 12 at Terrell Hall, Room 107 at
the north Portland Cascade Cam pus o f Port
land Com m unity College.
“I dare you to com e and see w hat we are
about. The w orld is changing and we must
change with it," said branch president Bishop
H. L. Hodge, PhD and Lonnie M. Jenkins,
N A A C P com m unity coordinator.
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closure. Downtown businesses will be open during construction. Detours are in
place to help you get to your favorite destinations.^
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SMALL-BUSINESS FAIR
11:30 a.m .-6 p.m. Entertainm ent f o r a ll ages a t Clackamas Town Center,
Pioneer Courthouse Square, Lents Town Center, Fuller and M ain Street stations
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11:30 a.m. Get a Life Marching Band
1:20 p.m. OboAddy
2:20 p.m. Stephanie Schneiderman
3:20 p.m. Terry Robb and Linda Hornbuckle
5 p.m. Lily Wilde Orchestra
Free workshops
• T urning a dream into reality
• The future of business
• Marketing your business
Clackamas Town Center highlights
11:30 a.m. Clackamas High School Band
1:30 p.m. Smoky and the Flames
3:30 p.m. Rex Putnam High School Choralaires
5 p.m. TheTouchables
Saturday, Sept. 19
8:45 a.m .-5 p.m.
Oregon Convention Center
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