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A p ril 30', 2014 ®^$íortlnttb(fíbaértirr Clearing the Space photo by D onovan M. S mith TT he P ortland O bserver Deangelo Raines is forced out o f his rented studio space at the Portland Storage Company after he advertises an ‘after hours’party and the Portland Police and the Fire Marshal come knocking. Artist kicked out of studio after visit from police’ fire marshal by D onovan M. S mith T he P ortland O bserver De Angelo Raines has been oper ating out of rented studio space at the Portland Storage Company, 215 S.E. Morrison St., for a year, but after a recent surprise visit from Portland Police and Fire Marshal, his building’s managers are telling him to pack his things and clear the Since 1947 space. Raines, 28, is questioning not only why he was visited by authori ties, but whether the storage com pany was renting to him under false pretense. Raines faced an inspection for fire code violations earlier this month when he was hired to throw an “after hours” party that followed a music Neil Kelly D esign/Build Remodeling J You Are Invited to Attend 17th Annual Neil Kelly Memorial Scholarship Awards Luncheon Support and honor outstanding North/Northeast Portland high school seniors receiving $8,000.00 ($2,000.00/yr for up to 4 years) to help pay for their college education. event at the downtown club Ho a.m. event and asked to inspect the locene. space. That’s when problems were “I approached my building found with two of the building’s cause they had let me know before fire escapes, a stairwell, and the hand that if I wanted to have people fact the party was on the eighth up, I just needed to contact them, let floor and alcohol was going to be them know. Hire security. And make served. sure we weren’t giving out their But that was not the end of it. [security code] and make sure they The fire marshal found that the were letting people up and down,” studio, which has cost him some says Raines, who says he’s oper $ 10,000 in rents over the past year, ated similar events out of the same is not even zoned for studio usage, space in the past. but instead only for storage. A 24 Hour Access Agreement “Originally it was gonna be like from the company, however, states a private boutique, like an invite- that the facility’s primary function only boutique where would sell is short and longterm storage space. products. We .would have occa Smoking, alcohol and loud music on sional art shows, and then we the premises are listed as grounds would use it between times for for eviction. photography, for videos, for paint But according to Raines, he ap ing, whatever,” Raines says. proached the building owners, who The storage com pany gave also live on the premises, and they Raines a notice of termination of his gave him permission to serve alco rental agreement on April 22, giving hol and play music. him just over a week to move out He says he sent invitations to a after the fire marshal visit. select group of friends via text mes The Portland Observer spoke with sage and Facebook, totaling no more the company’s building manager than 75 persons. Shortly after the Wendy Yeager in regards to the inci invites were dispersed, he discov dent, but she declined to comment. ered that Portland Fire Marshal Rob However she did offer that Ellen Cruser placed a call into Holocene Overhoiser who is listed on Raine’s asking for information about the termination letter is not employed at after party. Portland Storage any longer. As Raines set up the night’s pro Raines says while is searching ceedings, he says he was ap for a new space, he is still per proached by Cruser and another fire turbed. marshal in the company of several “I feel like it’s false advertising, police officers. that I’m not actually able to do He says the authorities confirmed things in this building that I signed that they’d been tipped off to the 2 up to be able to do,” he says. y4 )reg o n Tradeswomen, Inc. p r e s e n ts th e • Meet Employers • Learn About Training Opportunities • Participate in Hands-On Workshops • Explore a Career in the Trades! When: Friday, May 16,2014.1 l:30am -l:30pm atP ortland’sM oda Center, Rose Room. W e congratulate the amazing students who are this yea r’s recipients! continued on page 14 ¿.U14 WOMEN in Trades Career Fair May 10 NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland Contact: Margie Davidson at 503-287-6930 or Tom Jenkins at 503-305-7682 The scholarships are funded through earnings from the Albina Rotary Foundation Endowment Fund and are renewable for three additional years. A military jury in Hawaii has rec ommended that a Marine who killed a Portland woman in his Hawaii hotel room serve a life sentence. The jury's recommendation on Saturday will be reviewed by the Marines commander and the court- martial’s convening authority, who will either agree with the sentence or reduce the penalty. Marine Master Sgt. Nathaniel Cosby was convicted Thursday of murder, obstruction of justice and patronizing a prostitute. He admit ted to killing I v a n i c e "Ivy" Harris in May last year, but his lawyers ar gued it was in se lf-d e Ivanice ‘Ivy’ Harris fense. Cosby was in Hawaii on a tempo rary assignment from Japan at the time of the killing. Harris was visiting the island to celebrate her 29th birthday with her boyfriend, who was also her pimp, and two other women. Her disap- 0 am _ O pm Tickets: Reserved luncheon tickets are $50 per person, which includes a scholarship fund contribution ($30.00 is tax-deduct ible) a way to encourage higher education in North and Northeast Portland and to honor Neil Kelly who founded a remodeling business in this area, was a Charter Member of the Albina Rotary Club and a Community Leader focusing on education. Marine Guilty in Harris’ Death - Sat. 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