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Recasting Trader Joes
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Portland D evelopm ent C om m ission
to w ork w ith sm all businesses and
cials w ould boost spending on a f stakeholders, especially firms ow ned
fordable housing in the corridor by by persons o f color, to create and
som e $20 m illion over 5 years, using support a robust business and co m
future property taxes dedicated for m ercial district.
urban renew al as a w ay to reverse
P A A L F E x e c u tiv e D ir e c to r
som e o f the gentrification th a t’s C yreena B oston A shby did not have
occurred o v er the past few decades. a com m ent on the new efforts w hen
T he plan w ould also call for the reached Tuesday.
March 12, 2014
S P E C IA L E D IT IO N
c o m p a n y h ad n e v e r c e a se d d is
c u ssio n s w ith M ajestic R ealty , the
L o s A n g e le s - b a s e d d e v e lo p e r
w h ic h w as the m a jo r b a c k e r o f th e
C olas C onstruction, the locally p ro ject.
ow ned A frican-A m erican com pany
He said developing the site was
that had been selected as the gen “a critical project to spaw n eco
eral contract for the $8 m illion dollar nom ic dev elo p m en t” in the neigh
T rad er J o e ’s project ju st days b e borhood, and particularly for the
fore the pullout w as announced early sm all business ow ners in V anport
last m onth, w as pleased w ith the Square, the adjacent retail cen ter
new efforts.
w hich was prom ised an anchor ten
A n d rew C o la s to ld T h e P o rt ant nearly 10 years ago
lan d O b se rv e r T u e sd a y th a t his
C olas says he flew out to Los
A ngeles as recently as last W ednes
day to show M ajestic a petition
supporting a T rad er J o e ’s that w as
sponsored by the O regon chapter
o f the N ational A ssociation o f M i
nority C o n tracto rs, w hich C olas
C onstruction is a m em ber.
He says o f the 684 nam es listed as
supporters, the U rban L eague o f
P ortland w as one o f the signees.
C olas gave credit to the m ayor for
his leadership and said he w as “cau
tiously o p tim istic” the deal w ill be
revived.
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International
W om en's D ay
R obert S abuda bom ,
1965
15
P urim B egins at
su n d o w n .
A bsolutely Incredible
K id D ay
Ides o f M arch
9
D aylight Savings
T im e B egins
Explorer A m erigo
V espucci b om , 1454
B arbie’s B irthday
(1959)
o
Sid F leischm an bom ,
1920
Jam es M adison bom ,
1751 (4th President)
22 »
R andolph C aldecott
bom , 1846
N ational S ing-O ut
D ay
U nited N ations W orld
W ater D ay
29
C oca-C ola w as
Invented in 1886
A rm ed Forces left
V ietnam í 1973)
16
23
T oast D ay
Political L ead er Patrick
H enry declared,
"G ive m e liberty...",
1775
MONDAY
10
C om m onw ealth D ay
A bolitionist H arriet
T ubm an D ay
Jack K ent bom , 1920
1 st P ap er M oney
Issued in 1862
17
St. Patrick's Day
W endell M inor b om ,
1944
R ubber B and In
v e n te d
24
H arry H oudini b o m ,
1874
Exxon V aidez runs
a g ro u n d (1989)
TUESDAY
11
Jonathan L ondon
b om , 1947
Johnny A ppleseed
D ay
E arthquakes d ev as
tate J a p a n (2011)
18
First W alk in Space
(1965)
Sparky the Fire D og
G rover C leveland
b o m , 1837 (22nd &
24th President)
25
P ancakes F irst M ade
(1882)
K ate D iC am illo bom ,
1964
Sculptor G utzon
B o rg lu m b o m , 1871
Marek
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THURSDAY
12
13
G irl S co u t D ay
A nniversary o f the
D eath o f A nne Frank
(1945)
V irginia Ham ilton
bom , 1936
Beni M ontresor b om ,
1926
First M ap o f the US
Published (1784)
T ater D ay
M athem atician R ene
D escartes bom , 1596
21
1st D a y o f Spring
M itsum asa A nno
bom , 1926
B ig B ird's B irthday
Sesam e Street
ch aracter
C hildren's P oetry D ay
N ational T een-A gers
D ay
Single P arents' D ay
27
A laska hit by 8.4
Earthquake (1964)
D ick K ing-Sm ith bom ,
1922
30
D octor's D ay
A laska Purchased
from the R ussian
Empire (1867)
A rtist V incent van
G ogh bom , 1853
A nniversary o f the
N ational W ildlife
R efuge System
Pi D ay (3.14)
Scientist A lbert
E instein b o m
20
26
M ake up Y our ow n
H oliday D ay
Poet R obert Frost
bom , 1874
Jerry P allotta bom ,
1953
14
E llen R askin bom ,
1928
G ood Sam aritan D ay
U ranus D iscovered
(1781)
19
S w allow s R eturn to
San Ju an C apistrano
FRIDAY
Fish Fry
28
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