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A NEW KALEAFA Medical dispensary chain HIP TO BE SQUARE Twin buildings proposed opens new, sixth store in Northeast Portland. PAGE 14 for Oregon Square superblock in Lloyd District. PAGE 7

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Plans spaces and building professional portfolios. permits to deconstruct a 3024-square- empty lots. are under review to build a new, three- Titled “Together,” the new mural depicts foot, single-family residence built in In King at 4066 N.E. Sixth Ave., story, 18-unit apartment building. three generations of women. 1919. Plans are under review to build a Renaissance Custom Homes of In Piedmont at 304 N.E. Dekum St., “The world is extremely beautiful and fun new, two-story, single family home with Lake Oswego has been permitted to Dekum Properties has secured a permit in the kid’s eyes,” said Lai. “It is a complex an attached garage. deconstruct a 1782-square-foot, single- to demolish a 2280-square-foot triplex chaos in the woman’s eyes. It is where the In Concordia at 3575 N.E. Holman St., family residence built in 1901. The city built in 1967. Plans are under review loved ones live in grandma’s eyes. 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The current tap list, include Cider Boys Peach and Avid Apple Starburst Cider menu and online virtual socials are listed on the website. as well as ales, stouts, IPAs and wines. You can also warm Take out is available for growlers, food and books too. up with hot cocoa or tea or cool down with soda or a ADDRESS: 1329 N.E. Fremont St. PHONE: 503-287-4801 Web: www. Humm Kombucha Strawberry Lemonade. Reegan Priest at Ginger Salon. (Sam Garcia) rosecitybookpub.com DON’T MISS: Rose City Book Pub is offering free Owner and Book Publican Elise Schumock has created use of computers and printers. GIVING BACK: If you buy a Grilled Cheese a safe environment during COVID and for after COVID is Sandwich the cost of a meal will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank! over. If you want to safely enjoy time at the pub, choose from seven indoor tables, five tables on the back patio GARDEN FEVER or two seating areas on the sidewalk all spaced six feet With fall in full swing, it’s time to decorate with indoor apart. Employees wear masks, sanitize often and have plants, as well as prepare your garden for fall and winter. six-foot ground markers for safety. Open Wednesday through Sunday 10am-5pm, Garden If you choose to stay home, Rose City Book Pub can still Fever is a neighborhood nursery where novice and expert be a part of your social life. You can order food and drink and gardeners can find good plants, tools, dirt, and helpful attend a Virtual Trivia night every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. You advice on sustainable gardening practices. can also enjoy a live music stream, featuring local music every You’ll find instore, outside, and online plant selections. Garden Fever has pots, outdoor rugs, trellises, soil products (including organic), gardening supplies, seeds, and a huge assortment of amazing puzzles. With more time spent indoors, it’s time to stock up on house plants to clean and freshen your air – the staff can give suggestions on which varieties would be right for your space. Choose from their products online and pick your orders up curbside, or enjoy instore shopping by appointment. Just click on the appointment button on their website and select your date and time on the Veronica Jones at Beanstalk Children’s Resale Clothing Store. (Barb Hughes) online calendar. Masks are worn, 6 ft social distancing is practiced, and there’s plenty of hand sanitizer and disinfected carts ready and waiting for you at the front BEANSTALK CHILDREN’S door entry on 24th avenue. Indulge your garden habits, RESALE CLOTHING STORE cravings, and seasonal gift giving at Garden Fever. Award-winning, family-owned children’s resale store ADDRESS: 3433 N.E. 24th Ave. EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www. Beanstalk began in 2012 to provide neighborhood gardenfever.com DON’T MISS: The amazing puzzle wall! Also, sign up for email families a modern shop offering stylish, secondhand notifications for holiday gifts for gardeners. GIVING BACK: Check out the ‘Benefit children’s clothing, toys and equipment. The Fremont Grab Bag’ in December supporting Growing Gardens, a local non-profit. store selects the best quality from the community of GINGER SALON NORTHEAST consignors for preemie to youth size 10. Stock includes baby and kids clothing, shoes, toys, books and gear in the Ginger Salon owner and founder, Deanna Everson current season and style – with everything checked to (a rare natural ginger) chose a name for her shop that ensure it meets current government safety standards. expressed her vision of a salon where fabulous hair Since Beanstalk “recycles” gently used products, the Elise Schumock at Rose City Book Pub. (Barb Hughes) and great careers were the norm. As North America’s shop is helping the environment. Beanstalk stocks first certified B Corp salon, Ginger Salon is where Vidal locally-sourced, artisan items in addition to locally Sassoon-trained stylists can make a living, care about consigned items. They get to know you and your family, the environment and empower people with a passion to so they can provide things you’re looking for. Plus, make a difference. Beanstalk has been the winner for four years running of Ginger Salon provides a variety of price points for the PDX Parent Pick Award. haircuts, color, specialty wig design, editorial styling and “Every day is a good deal at Beanstalk,” said owner more. For safety, staff get tested regularly for COVID-19, Carmen Ripley Wilson. “But we’ll have some special, fun wear face masks and other protective equipment, limit sales on Small Business Saturday, November 28.” people in the salon and disinfect and clean after each Beanstalk’s flagship Fremont store (and their second client. Additional protocol information is available on store in Montavilla) are both currently open from 10 a.m. the website. As a B Corp salon, cut hair gets picked up to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. by Green Circle Salon service and turned into mats to With our lives turned upside down due to the absorb spilled oil in global waters. pandemic, Beanstalk has also launched an online In-salon appointments are available for booking. location so families may conveniently shop from the Hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Fremont shop. You may safety of their own homes. Shopping with Beanstalk also book a virtual appointment and get a personalized supports local business, as well as neighborhood tutorial for a self-care session, including things like consigning families. trimming your own bangs or perfecting fabulous curls. ADDRESS: 3527 N.E. 15th Ave. PHONE: 503-477-7776 WEBSITE: www. Ginger Salon is making a positive difference for clients, beanstalkchildrensresale.com DON’T MISS: Check online store for locally employees, community, and the planet. made masks and accessories, as well as the latest consignments such as ADDRESS: 1319 N.E. Fremont St. PHONE: 971-267-4080 WEBSITE: www. rain and snow gear including boots. GIVING BACK: Every week Beanstalk gingersalon.com DON’T MISS: ‘Silent services’ from stylist Shakyra for a quiet, stress- donates to local charitable organizations and families in need, including free experience. Also, with proof of ballot submission, Ginger Salon is offering clients a Portland Public School’s Clothing Closet, Brown Hope’s Black Resilience free traveled-sized product. GIVING BACK: Ginger Salon stylists have volunteered to Fund and the Don’t Shoot PDX Clothing Closet. If there’s a local charity you CJ at Garden Fever. 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With donated materials and Johnsons return the favor when they can. Madison South neighborhood. volunteer labor, they This month and next, Johnson is putting For 21 years, they’ve served up now have a pantry out the call for holiday meal supplies, groceries from their front porch. Now on their sidewalk. “very simple dinners. A piece of meat, the hungry can peruse the shelves in a It’s painted white with purple trim to potatoes, bread, gravy, a vegetable and new, self-standing pantry on the front match their home. maybe a small dessert.” sidewalk. Refrigerated and frozen foods (Nancy Varekamp) Donations aren’t limited to food. “We will still require a visit to the porch. Hours take everything Goodwill does except are 8 a.m. to dark, seven days a week. from her front porch at 3 a.m. Mommy.’ Any child that has to go hungry, large furniture,” she said. “There’s not Like the food supplies, most of the pantry “I went out and asked what he was it is just wrong.” much we say ‘no’ to.” building materials were donated and doing. I wasn’t nice about it,” she said. “I Johnson has noticed a definite uptick in In fact, the Johnsons filled 4 large trucks labor was volunteered. threw two cans of soup at him and told food need caused by the pandemic. with supplies for wildfire evacuees. Word “We took the rest out of our pocket,” him to get out of here.” “We have two or three families of mouth sends people to the food bank. Johnson said. “We do the best we can with The man collected the cans and living in one home,” she said. “That’s Nextdoor.com has been a helpful spot for the donations we have, and we don’t want disappeared. She recalled one woman asking because their finances are suffering Johnson to seek donations and inquiries anyone to go hungry.” for food was dissatisfied at the selection and from job losses, furloughs or waiting for for more imformation are welcome at Johnson remembers hunger from when drove away with just one can of soup. unemployment checks.” [email protected]. she was a young, single mother of two. “They’re not starving if they’re going to The pandemic also has caused a drop “We never take a donation for granted,” Strangers helped her. So did family and be picky,” Johnson said. in donations. One sporadic source is what she said. “We appreciate everything. It friends. And so did Habitat for Humanity, That doesn’t deter Johnson from her she calls the “back door” of grocery stores takes a village to run this food bank. My with the house it helped her build. That’s mission. that can’t claim tax deductions. 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