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Page 4 — — ^tortlanh (Observer August 13, 2014 — photo by O livia O livia TT he P ortland O bserver Located on the border of Old Town and the Pearl, Kyoto is a menswear store launched this summer by owners James Boyd (left) and Sophol It. Both have a passion for street looks and hip hop fashion. Business Focus: Hip and Street For more new things to try, visit our website: | Central Oregon Coast 800-452-2151 www.oregoncoast.org Duo brings menswear and art to Old Town for their opening. Owner James Boyd and his part ner, Sophol It, opened up the shop for July’s First Thursday event and treated guests to various flavored sakes and live music by visiting DJs by O livia O livia Reply, Shktht, and Dubb Life. This summer marked the grand Boyd, who has ventured into opening of Portland’s latest black- business before, says he’s excited owned business, Kyoto. to own his first storefront. He chose A menswear shop on the border the Old Town neighborhood citing of Old Town and the Pearl, Kyoto its great foot traffic and mixed group drew in a crowd of young and old, of residents and tourists. the hip hop fashioned, and music “This reminds me a lot of the lovers from around the metro area original Portland I remember as a kid,” Boyd says, “because its part gritty but still really walkable, still very fun. I see Old Town changing but I think it will always retain part of that wild-card aspect.” Boyd says he was inspired to name his local business Kyoto after reading dozens of Japanese fashion magazines, “Their style is amazing and we handpick items for our store that remind us of Japanese street fashion trends from their magazines. I love reading Joker, Street Jack in continued on page 6 Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC Does your snoring wake you up at night? Do you wake up tired in the morning? Do you wake up in the middle o f the night? Do you have problems with attention and focusing? Does your significant other complain about any o f the above? Are you choking and waking up abruptly, and did you know that stress from this can cause mini heart attacks? I f you can answer yes to any o f these questions... YOU NEED DR. WARD'S SLEEP APPLIANCE 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 (503) 284-7838 Truly making a difference in the lives of Auto Accident victims and Injured Workers for nearly 20 years. If you or someone you know has been in an accident, call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838 We are located on the com er ofM LK and Russell Street, on the second floor above the coffee shop. TOTAL PRICE $250 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF YOUR SLEEP CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE! EDWARD E. WARD, D.M.D., MAGD, MBA INTERSTATE DENTAL CLINIC 5835 N. INTERSTATE AVE PORTLAND, O R 97217 (503)285-5307 DRWARD@TELEPORT.COM WWW.DRWARDINTERSTATEDENTAL.COM C H I R 0 Parking Aiea P R A C T I Russell St C S A HW
