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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
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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.
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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
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"Ivy" Harris
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