february ’11 VOLUME 25, ISSUE 6 FREE Northwest Portland neighborhoo Serving ds since 1986 — celebrating our 25th year! Publicly polite, secretly back-stabbing Business leader Brian Owendoff saves his brickbats for his online persona

By Allan Classen the Portland mayor. Shut up, Allan: No one takes you “Sam has no integrity,” When Brian Owendoff intro- seriously.” Owendoff wrote under a pseud- duced Mayor Sam Adams to Harsh online criticism is noth- onym on OregonLive Sept. 16. speak at a Portland Business Alli- ing new, and nastier comments “Sam has no fiscal responsibility. ance luncheon last month, he than these can be seen any day Sam will go down as a one-term offered the usual courtesies. on many electronic forums. The mayor and among the weakest Owendoff, who is area man- notable thing about Owendoff ’s leaders the Rose City has ever posting is that he is a prominent ager of C.B. Richard Ellis real seen. He will be pumping gas estate and hosts the PBA’s Public th business person with direct paths at the Chevron at 19 [sic] and to political influence. And he is Policy Committee, knows how to Burnside before 2011.” act in public. hammering people with whom He disparaged Adams’ call he has professional dealings, peo- He has also, apparently, for a 75-day study to consid- ple he could speak directly with learned when to keep his hard- er whether the city should join about his concerns had he the edged thoughts to himself … and the Joint Terrorism Task Force integrity to do so. the thousands of people reading as “more bureaucratic ‘analysis OregonLive and other blogs. When he took me out to paralysis’ at taxpayers’ expense.” breakfast a year ago, he was noth- Using the screen name Fores- Presumably unaware of ing but cordial and positive, giv- tHeightster (which was changed Owendoff ’s true feelings toward ing no hint of the contempt har- to Acta Non Verba or Action- him, Adams appointed him to a bored below the surface. NotWords after he learned the panel on the future of Memo- Why would someone act like Examiner was following his rial Coliseum. Owendoff ’s alter postings), the 42-year-old com- a lion under the cover of ano- ego did not seem to be grateful, nymity and a man of manners mercial real estate magnate has calling the process “a complete offered less charitable opinions of Hiding behind screen names in the light of day? Don’t look to Photo courtesy Portland Business Alliance Owendoff to provide the answer because he denies the electronic waste of time” and noting that if ulus programs (“Obama is no postings are from him. even one city commissioner “had reformer; he is a failure”), and to “I have no connection with the courage and political will to his way of thinking, the whole what appears to be an anony- champion the construction of a city of Portland is dominated mous poster providing opinions new ballpark, it would have hap- by people with wrong-headed on articles and op eds in The pened.” political views. Oregonian,” Owendoff wrote the Owendoff has opinions on This newspaper has often Examiner. “Who is the Fores- others in the news. He called Bob drawn his ire. tHeightster you are referring to, Sallinger of the Portland Audu- “The Northwest Examiner is and how do you believe it is bon Society an environmental worth what a reader pays for it: related to me?” extremist and one of the reasons absolutely nothing!” he wrote in Although the Examiner pro- for Oregon’s high unemployment reaction to a December Orego- vided Owendoff a list of the rates. He refers to 1000 Friends nian profile on Examiner Pub- parallels between himself and the of Oregon as “1000 Fiends.” lisher Allan Classen. “In addition anonymous poster, he offered no Owendoff tars Gov. John Kit- to being good bird-cage liners, explanation and insisted that no zhaber (“cohabitation is sin”), the Northwest Examiner is also more messages be sent to him. Brian Owendoff (left) hosted Mayor Sam Adams’ talk at a Portland President Barack Obama for his excellent for potty training pup- (See story on page 5.) Business Alliance Lunch with Leaders in January. health care and financial stim- pies and to wrap used fish parts.

Do customers consider paid parking a joke?

Mike Ryerson By Allan Classen inside “In our defense,” said Fiedler, her cus- tomers find the option of paying $3 an The president of the Nob Hill Busi- hour to park unreasonable. ness Association said private parking “When we say, yes you can park for lots along Northwest 23rd Avenue are $3 an hour, they just laugh in our faces,” so expensive she has stopped telling her she said. customers about them. Fiedler’s comments were made at the Pat Fielder, owner of Child’s Play Jan. 18 meeting of the Stakeholder Advi- and recently elected interim president of sory Committee to the Northwest Park- the business group, was responding to a ing Plan. The group is advising Mayor survey of Northwest 23rd Avenue mer- Sam Adams on a parking management chants printed in the January Northwest plan for the Northwest District. Ele- Examiner. The paper reported that only ments of the plan include a combination four of 18 businesses—all of whom were of metered on-street parking and permits provided with flyers listing seven off- for most of the district, promotion of street lots along the avenue—shared the transit alternatives and management of ‘Superior Donuts’ parking information with an anonymous off-street parking facilities. Why are people flocking too … “shopper.” PAGE 16 Love a rainy night Love iS more than JuSt Skin deep ortLand cottage the vaux – waLk core turn-of-the-century nw p S of 94

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2 Northwest Examiner, february 2011 Letters can be sent to By Allan Classen [email protected] or 2825 NW Upshur St., Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210. Editor’sEditor & Publisher Turn readerLetters should be 300 words or fewer; include areply name and a street of residence. Deadline third Saturday of the month.

Urban renewal not needed

I was astonished to read that Northwest 21st and Hoyt is to be considered an urban renewal area. It is currently one of the most successful urban neighborhoods in America. Must successful neighborhoods look like suburban malls? Surely there are other parts of the city that need help. The threats to this neighborhood are A, the expansion of the hospital and B, Tear down those walls the car industry, notably the expansion of car-service business and the parking structure scam. The real threat is the money-driven corruption of the political sys- I’ve been spending a lot of time recently ready, I learned that they were printouts of tem. The freeway overpass—built for cars—tore up the area to begin with, and the in pursuit of public records. That’s because emails rather than the electronic versions scar still has not healed. Changes in the disused industrial blocks in the Northwest a lot of people are spending their time I had requested. I had been snowed under should be guided so as to expand the strengths of this area. trying to keep me from obtaining these by 50 pages of mostly duplicative materi- Bennett Gilbert documents, all the while repeating confi- als that could not be easily sorted and NW 20th Ave. dently that the records contain nothing of pared down into a single narrative. Get- news value. It’s not that I don’t trust them, ting the electronic versions took another For urban renewal reform but trust and good reporting are wholly two months. different subjects. Sometimes government bodies let you I want to commend the Northwest Examiner editor/publisher Allan Classen Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate see the records, but you have to reimburse for running his editorial and article [“Is urban renewal worth the trouble?” January how important access to documents can the department for the staff time devoted 2011]. be. Without the documents, news reports to someone looking over your shoulder I hope the dialogue continues, especially in light of Clackamas County’s petition often devolve into “he said, she said” while you review them. Or you may have to require voting on future urban renewal or changes to existing urban renewal exchanges that give readers few clues as to to pay a high copying charge even if you districts. whom they should believe. bring a camera to photograph the docu- We cannot rely on our City Council, through such means as appointing another Steve Duin of The Oregonian wrote ments, negating the need for staff to lift a “stakeholder” or “blue ribbon” committee, to adequately review our urban renewal a powerful column last month based on finger. policies. emails showing that a city planner and Portland neighborhood associations are city attorney essentially took dictation also required to have open records, but Jerry Ward from a developer’s attorney in rendering they pose another set of obstacles. Many SW Fulton Park Blvd. a decision that went against a Southeast neighborhood boards are unfamiliar with Pungent odor Portland neighborhood. the public records law and consider it Armed with the actual email exchanges, unreasonable in concept. They may debate This morning [ Jan. 20] I awoke around 2 a.m. and noticed an unusual, pungent the columnist made a far more convincing its essential elements for a month or two odor. I got up, dressed and stepped outside my apartment. The chilly air was suf- case than he could have without them, if before deciding if they should comply. fused by a strong smell of burnt rubber. indeed it would even have been a story. I’ve developed a rule of thumb: The In the following hours, while trying to get back to sleep, I experienced eye, nose Anyone can make accusations of bias or more difficult the records are to obtain, and throat irritation, as well as an upset stomach. After a couple of hours, the odor unfair treatment, but they’re like chaff in the more damaging they are to the body abated enough that I was able to return to sleep. the wind if you can’t lay your hands on the resisting their release. Your excellent publication has addressed issues of health and air quality. Have particulars. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger you any idea as to what might have caused this odor in our area? Public documents do not exist to sat- recently called for public records reform. isfy every such inquiry, but there are more “Nearly 40 years after it was first Daniel Raphael records than most people might imagine. adopted, Oregon’s public records law is NW Johnson St. Most parties seeking favors or approv- badly in need of reform,” said Kroger. als from the government leave a “paper” “There are far too many exemptions and Editor’s note: To report offensive odors in the neighborhood, visit www.whatsinourair. trail, and that means there’s a way to track there is vast uncertainty about how long org or www.portlandair.org/odorcomplaint, two local citizen-sponsored websites. them. it will take the public to get records and Continued on page 18 Perhaps because they understand these how much it will cost.” points too well, public officials tend to He’s right about that. Public records give up public records grudgingly. law should be more than a hunting Obituaries...... 4 I recently emailed a records request to license. the mayor’s office. I got no response of any I vow to become more skilled and dili- The Pearl ...... 10 kind. A month later, I wrote it more for- gent in obtaining public records, and I Going Out...... 14 mally and sent it by postal mail. Again, no intend to report on obstructionist efforts index response for a month. Only after report- I encounter. For those who still want to Community Events...... 19 ing the problem to the district attorney’s fight on the side of secrecy, be warned office, did the mayor’s office even stir. that your dodges and excuses will be on Business & Real Estate...... 20 When the documents were finally the record.

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— OBITUARIES —

Ida Van Parys survived by her husband; son, Jacob; daughter, Miranda; She retired after working as a stockbroker for Merrill Ida Van Parys, a Pearl District resi- and stepchildren, Kevin, Sally, Will and Benjamin. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith in Portland for 18 years. dent since 1998, died Jan. 13 at age John T. Emery She collected art and supported many art organizations, 103. Ida Lamb Spaulding was born including the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, John Thatcher Emery, a graduate of Ainsworth Ele- Jan. 22, 1907, in Kenosha, Wisc. She Portland Center for Visual Arts and Pacific Northwest mentary School and Lincoln High School, died Dec. 20 lived in Illinois and Longview, Wash., College of Art. She lived in the Arlington Heights neigh- at age 69. Mr. Emery was born April 21, 1941, in Port- before moving to Portland. She is sur- borhood and later the Pearl District. She married Gerard land, and graduated from Portland State University with a vived by her daughters, Joyce Clawson Drummond; they divorced. She later married Jeff Alden. degree in mechanical engineering. He worked 30 years as and Joan Pendergast; six grandchildren; and nine great- She is survived by her sons, Alec and Ned Drummond; a construction engineering manager for Boeing Company grandchildren. Remembrances may be made to First and four grandchildren. in Seattle. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters, Jane Immanuel Lutheran Church or Operation of Hope. Thomas E. Pry Emery Nachtweih and Dr. Joan Emery Hatzenbeler; son, Carol Hampton Greg Girdler; brother, Dr. Lee E. Emery, Jr.; and five Thomas E. Pry, co-publisher of The Carol Hampton, an arts patron, died grandchildren. Neighbor newspaper 1986-1994, died Jan. 3 at age 85. Carol Stam was Michael T. Illias Jan. 7 in Mena, Ark., at age 70. Mr. Pry born Oct. 30, 1925, in Portland, and was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Donnavan, Michael Thomas Illias, who retired moved two years later to Seattle, where Miss. He married Marcia Carp; she after working 48 years at Gunderson, she attended Magnolia Grade School, died in 2001. The Prys published five died Dec. 14 at age 84 in Scottsdale, Queen Anne High School and the neighborhood newspapers from their Ariz. He was born Aug. 30, 1926, th University of Washington. She gradu- offices and printing plant at Northwest 14 and Hoyt and attended Roosevelt High School. ated from UW in 1947 with a degree streets. He is survived by his sister, Paula Cox. He served in the U.S. Air Force after in arts and literature. After graduating, she moved to New Harold Saltzman World War II. Mr. Illias is survived by York City, where she enrolled in The Art Students League his wife, June Illias; sons, Michael and and worked in marketing. She was a board member of the Harold Saltzman, a Lincoln High Steven; daughters, Cathie Wees and Vickie Romero; and Portland Center for the Visual Arts and the Portland Art School graduate who pitched for the grandchildren. Museum and volunteered for the Junior League of Port- Portland Beavers in 1948 and 1949, land, SMART and Reed College Women’s Committee. Frances Dietl died Jan. 15 at age 85. Mr. Saltzman She married John Hampton in 1950. She is survived by was born May 3, 1925, in Portland. He Frances Beretta Dietl, a former resi- her sons, James and David; daughters, Cynthia and Eliza- attended the University of Oregon and dent and apartment building owner beth; and 10 grandchildren. served in the U.S. Marines in World in Northwest Portland, died Jan. 6 at War II and the Korean War. After playing minor league Gregory P. Smith age 95. Frances Kaufman was born baseball for four seasons, he went into the lumber business, March 27, 1915, in Portland, where she Gregory Paul Smith, a co-founder eventually founding American International Forest Prod- attended Ascension Catholic School of Dynagraphics, died Dec. 22 at age ucts, which he sold to Forest City Enterprises in 1968. and St. Mary’s Academy. She mar- 63. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 9, 1947, He later served as CEO of White Swan, Ltd., which was ried George Dietl, Jr., April 19, 1935. in Brandon, Minn., and raised in Saint sold to Monsanto. He chaired the boards of several orga- Together, they operated the Dietl Sanitary Meat Market Cloud, Minn., where he attended St. nizations, including the Portland Exposition-Recreation in Gresham. In 1958, they moved to Northwest Portland, Mary’s School and graduated from Commission, Portland State University, Catlin Gabel where they owned and managed the Mary Lou apart- Tech High School in 1966. He served School, Jewish Federation of Portland, Temple Beth Israel, ments on Northwest 29th Avenue until retiring in 1981. in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. In the Portland chapter of the Anti-Defamation League and Mr. Dietl died in 1981. She is survived by her son, Joe; 1983, he and partners opened the New Avenues for Youth. He married Ruth in 1954. He is five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Dynagraphics printing company. In 1998, he and three survived by his wife, Ruth; daughters, Debbi Saltzman and partners bought the building at Northwest 14th and Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Piepgrass Cindy Pinkus; sons, Stephen and David Saltzman; and six Everett that housed Dynagraphics. He retired in 2007. In grandchildren. Dorothy ‘Dottie’ (McIntyre) Piep- 1968, he married Sandy Smith. He is survived by his wife; grass, a real estate broker based in daughters, Michelle and Debbie; and seven grandchildren. Northwest Portland, died Jan. 23 at Death notices Carol Weigler age 60. Dorothy McIntyre was born Barbara Ann Teegardin, 79, a nurse at Legacy Good Feb. 10, 1950, in Newfoundland, Can- Carol Ileen Weigler, a longtime Wil- Samaritan Hospital. ada. She became a real estate broker lamette Heights resident, died Jan. 1 at Margaret H. Reiling, 99, a teacher at Chapman Elemen- in 2005 and worked for InSight Real age 68. Carol Curnutt was born Dec. tary School. Estate at 2037 NW Lovejoy St. She is survived by her 6, 1942, in Mesa, Ariz. In 1965, she husband, Sterling R.; daughters, Sarah C. Koenig and moved to Oregon, where she earned a Brittany H. Thistle; and sons, Sterling J., Nathan P. and bachelor’s degree from the University The Northwest Examiner publishes obituaries of people who Adam M. of Oregon, a master’s from Portland lived, worked or had other substantial connections to our Madonna M. Drummond State University and a master’s in conflict resolution from readership area, which includes Northwest Portland, Goose Antioch University. She taught literature at Marylhurst Madonna Mason “Donna” Drummond, a prominent Hollow, Sauvie Island and areas north of Highway 26. If you University and then humanities at Pacific Northwest member of the Portland art community, died Jan. 3 in have information about a death in our area, please contact us College of Art before becoming a facilitative mediator. Reno, Nev., after a skiing accident at age 73. Drummond She served on the Willamette Heights Historical Archive at [email protected]. Photographs are also welcomed. was born July 31, 1937, in Indianapolis. She attended Committee. She married Jerard Weigler in 1971. She is There is no charge for obituaries in the Examiner. Cornell University and moved to Portland in the 1960s.

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4 Northwest Examiner, february 2011 news Tracking a cyber bully

By Mike Ryerson “Bob Sallinger and the Audubon Soci- ety are [some] of the reasons why Oregon It’s increasingly evident that the internet continues to have one of the highest has created new ways for people to take out unemployment rates in the country.” anger and say things they don’t have the “If the current group of elected officials guts to say to someone’s face. Bullies never in Portland that want us to be a European had it so easy. city with bikes and kickball The Oregonian recently ran a feature as our main sport stay in story about Northwest Examiner publisher power, our economy will Allan Classen. continue to shrink, and About a dozen readers posted reactions all anyone will be able to the story on the paper’s website, includ- to afford is a bike. … If ing three digs by someone calling himself you want to be Europe ForestHeightster. with high unemployment, “Allan is an annoying flea and will even- no middle class and social- tually get squished as the silent majority is ism, get on a plane (with now speaking out,” he wrote. “He is a sorry your bike and your kickball) and move to obstructionist with a personal vendetta Europe.” against anyone that takes business risks and “Many supporters of 1000 fiends [1000 adds to the quality of Northwest Portland.” Friends of Oregon] are East Coast trust That’s bold. The silent majority has an funds that moved to Oregon and do not anonymous spokesman. care about the economy. They have their But our publisher is just one of many millions and are not interested in creating things this poster didn’t like about Port- an entrepreneurial environment to allow land. others to share in the American dream. “Portland: sleeping in until 11:00 and These supporters want zero growth so they you’re in heaven. Portland: where young can be 20 minutes to their favorite fly fish- mine. people go to retire. Elected officials gener- ing hole or hunting ground.” Plenty of clues! That’s how many people are on the ally reflect the beliefs and the ‘culture’ of I wondered what motives lurked behind Clue #1: “I was one of 32 people that committee. Assuming he lived in Forest the electorate. Many in Portland do not the nasty tone. sat on the Rose Quarter Advisory Com- Heights, I trimmed off about a dozen have a clue about economic development As it happens, OregonLive allows read- mittee.” who, according to a phone directory, lived and how jobs are created. The ‘culture’ here ers to see other comments by the same What started out to be a needle in a elsewhere. is that if you make a profit you are a Hal- poster. After reading a few of his other haystack search suddenly turned into a Clue #2: “I am hardly out of my league. liburton.” posts, I realized I had stumbled into a gold game of elimination from a list of 32. Have been in commercial real estate for 20 years.” Clue #3: “I have created over 250 jobs with the average pay of over $75,000.” Brian M. Owendoff ForestHeightster Factoring in for bragging, it seems our (aka: Action Not Words, Acta Non Verba) bully is a big shot in commercial real estate. Clue #4: “I lived in Cleveland (east sub- Family wife, two sons, one daughter wife, two sons, one daughter urb Shaker Heights) for over 30 years . . . ” Portland Business Journal, May 22, 2008 Comment on OregonLive Website, September 6, 2010 Wow, which house? Next, I entered each remaining name on the mayor’s advisory committee with Occupation commercial real estate commercial real estate the words “Shaker Heights” in the Google Portland Business Journal, January 15, 2010 Comment on OregonLive Website, October 23, 2010 search bar. Bingo! One gentleman on my shortened Residence Forest Heights, Portland Forest Heights, Portland list had been a Citizen Member of the AnyWho (AT&T) Website Comment on OregonLive Website, October 23, 2010 Shaker Heights Economic Development Committee. Things are lookin’ good, but have you Last residence Shaker Heights, Cleveland Shaker Heights, Cleveland ever woke up in the middle of the night AnyWho (AT&T) Website Comment on OregonLive Website, July 19, 2010 thinking, “Could more than one in 20 people in Portland possibly have lived in Member, Yes Shaker Heights, Ohio during their lives?” Rose Quarter Yes Clue #5: “Both Portland (my current Portland Online (City of Portland) Website Comments on OregonLive Website, city) and Cleveland have great aspects and Advisory August 11, 2010 and September 6, 2010 Committee challenges.” Continued on page 6

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Northwest Examiner, february 2011 5 Uptown EyeCare & Optical news enough to want to know who the actual Cyberbully continued person might be. After all, if it’s not him, This clue came from the Cleveland it’s someone else who served on the Rose newspaper, where the poster entered com- Quarter Committee, is in the same line of ments on occasion using the same screen business, and their kids are going to school name. together. Clue #6: “I live in a housing develoment Besides that, they think alike. on the west side of Portland that is not Here’s what Owendoff said on Oregon designed for commercial development. It is Public Broadcast’s Think Out Loud last Smoking is as bad for your eyes as it is for the rest of your body. It’s linked to an also on a 15 degree slope 1,500 feet above increased risk of developing macular degeneration, cataract, and optic nerve damage, month: all of which can lead to blindness. sea level . . . not flat land that can accom- “Today, to get something out of the modate buildings to house jobs.” Let Us Enhance Your Life With Our Personalized Eye Care! ground, you need three things: an invest- Sounds like Forest Heights. ment-grade tenant, at least a 12-year lease Vision and Eye Health Evaluation and Treatment, Contact Lenses, The poster also mentions being married term and a property in the center of the Glasses, Corneal Refractive Therapy, LASIK and Cataract Evaluation, with three children, and he shows an inter- fairway; a shoe that fits at least 90 percent Emergency Care & the Latest in Eyewear Fashion! est in Forest Park School in one comment. of the marketplace.” By coincidence, Owendoff is also married Last August, Acta Non Verba wrote: 2370 W Burnside St. UptownEyeCareAndOptical.com 503.228.3838 with three children. “To get a building financed today, you The list of likely suspects that fit the need to have an investment-grade tenant cyber bully’s profile was now very small. In under a 12-plus year lease term.” fact, it was down to one. On Jan. 8, Acta Non Verba weighed in Tons of Toys for Every Musician So I contacted the guy I thought was on a story about former Portland Mayor ForestHeightster (soon thereafter, all For- More electric & acoustic guitars, George Williams: estHeightster posts were changed to the basses, drums, keyboards, “Portland should declare the home of screen names ActionNotWords or Acta George Williams as a historic landmark mandolins, amps, recording & Non Verba), perhaps not knowing that and never be able to tear it down for 4,000 sound reinforcement gear searching for anyone of the three tags years. Did Billy Carter ever sleep in Port- than any other store in the would lead to all of their comments in land, because that house warrants historic Northwest! both The Oregonian and the Cleveland status.” Plain Dealer, which are owned by the same We have more experience, Owendoff used the same metaphor company. when he posted on OregonLive 11 days brands, choices, After compiling all the clues, I conclud- & service! later in his own name: ed that the cyber bully was Brian Owendoff “This is akin to declaring a build- Locally owned (see chart). When I emailed him to ask if he ing that Billy Carter ( Jimmy’s alcoholic since 1975. was the person who uses the screen names brother) once slept in a historic building.” I’ve mentioned, he replied that he didn’t If Ownendoff and Acta Non Verba are Apple Music know what I was referring to, adding, “Your not the same person, they are at least of 225 SW First • Portland threats are being referred to my attorney.” one mind. 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By Allan Classen believed to have manufactured evidence and brainwashed the only alleged eyewit- Portland’s most sensational murder case, ness. the 1960 Peyton-Allan killings, fractured Portland writer and columnist Phil the city’s sense of innocence. Stanford tells this gripping story in “The Before then, a West Hills family could Peyton-Allan Files,” a self-published supplement its income by setting up a paperback of 192 pages. Newspaper clip- honey stand by the road and leaving a jar pings and photos help document the deeds out for cash—all on the honor system. and the attitude of the times. The honey stand at Northwest Cornell It’s a story Portlanders who lived rd and 53 Drive had become a site for teen- through it, and those who didn’t, never tire age drinking parties by 1960, as the honor of. An earlier book, Phillip Margolin’s 1978 system began to crack. Cash in the jar was “Heartstone,” was a novel based on facts of no longer safe. Before the end of the year, the case. nobody was safe. Both books agree on at least one point: That’s because a few hundred feet up District Attorney Des Connall went to the road, two 19-year-old college students, extreme lengths to build a case against the Larry Payton and Beverly Allan, parking three defendants. He had eyewitness Nikki on a dead end lane were savagely attacked Sallak questioned repeatedly, hypnotized the night of Nov. 26. He was stabbed 23 and injected with “truth serum” drugs over times and strangled; her body was found a period of many months until at last her dumped along U.S. 26 40 miles west of “memory” returned. The witness prepara- town six weeks later. tion process was so effective that Sallak, Law enforcement officers were baffled. who knew nothing of the crime when first Despite endless leads, no one was brought questioned, was able to repeat details of the to trial for the murders for nine years, and crime in court in a way that meshed with those cases were fiascoes. One suspect was the prosecutor’s case. acquitted, and although the other two “That story was then fed to a desperate- Author Phil Stanford at the murder scene, a dead end lane at the edge of Forest Park. were convicted, law officials were widely ly insecure young woman who didn’t even

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think she was at the scene of the crime the murder on Edward until she was taken to the state hospital, W. Edwards, a periph- then drugged and interrogated until she eral suspect after the got it right,” Stanford wrote. killing who escaped The expert witness for Carl Jorgensen’s from Rocky Butte Jail defense said “they raped her mind,” accord- before he could be sub- ing to Jorgensen’s attorney, Chuck Paulson, jected to a lie detec- who still practices law from a Pearl District tor test. Edwards later office. confessed to murders of To Paulson, the story is about detec- young couples in 1977 tives and a district attorney becoming “so and 1989, and is sus- obsessed by a case that they were willing pected of a similar dou- The notorious “party house” to do almost anything to get a conviction.” ble-homicide in 1957. at Northwest Thompson They did, after all, get two convictions. He is currently serving and Laidlaw roads is still Jorgensen’s brother Eddie and Bob Brom a double life sentence standing. were each convicted of murder, though in Ohio. both were quickly paroled ( Jorgensen in Stanford believes Edwards, who was in focus of early police investigations—was a th three years, Brom in six) without even Portland when Larry Peyton and Beverly place at 17 and West Burnside known as being asked by their parole boards to admit Allan were murdered, did it. Denny’s. Most recently, it was Demetri’s. guilt. To Stanford and many others, that Paulson finds that plausible, but he’s not Several persons of interest in the later suggested that parole officials knew both sure. That’s because he represented some investigation attended a party in a house at men were innocent. individuals in Northeast Portland who Northwest Thompson and Laidlaw roads “Half a century later, about the only were questioned about the case. They told on the night of the attack. That house and thing anyone can say with confidence is him it was widely known that Allan was the one where Jorgensen lived, which is just that the three men charged with the crime held in a basement in Northeast Portland north of the freeway, still stand. … simply didn’t do it,” wrote Stanford. after Peyton was killed. No one would Connall, the ambitious district attorney, Paulson recalled the courtroom scene. testify to that point, however, and no one grew up in a Guilds Lake public housing When Carl Jorgensen’s verdict was read was charged. project built for World War II. to a packed courtroom at 11 p.m., he said, “I hope Phil is right that this Edwards Stanford approached current Mult- “They cheered so loud you could feel the guy is the perpetrator,” said Paulson. nomah County District Attorney Norm concussion. It was like being in a crowded Margolin’s book speculated a linkage Frink about reopening the case in light gym at a basketball game.” between Peyton’s murderer and the people of Edwards’ confessions, but was rebuffed, Mike Ryerson of the Northwest Exam- who held Allan and killed her. Paulson he believes, because doing so would show iner remembers attending a victory party considers that a possibility. the county had gained false convictions in after the trial at The Gypsy. The restaurant Much of the story happened in North- 1970. was packed, and no one seemed to have west Portland. Peyton was killed here. Carl Carl Jorgensen lived at this house on doubts that justice was served. Jorgensen lived at 2030 NW 21st Place. “The Peyton-Allan Files,” by Phil Stanford, Northwest 21st Place, which is now separated Stanford’s breakthrough is in pinning The main hangout of young “greasers”—a Ptown Books, 2010, $15.95. from the residential section by the freeway.

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Northwest Examiner, february 2011 9 the pearl News & Views ‘No consensus’ for redeveloping Centennial Mills, post office site Allan Classen By Allan Classen

Two major Pearl District urban renewal projects are on thin ice and could be abandoned. The redevelopment of Centennial Mills into a multi- faceted public attraction and acquisition of the main post office property were singled out by Portland Development Commission chair Scott Andrews at a Jan. 25 budget meeting. “My sense is that there isn’t really a consensus that we’re going to go forward,” said Andrews, “based on what we know today. We will continue to evaluate them.” These words came as a “bombshell” to Patricia Gard- ner, chair of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association planning committee and a member of the River District Urban Renewal Advisory Committee, which reviews these projects. She said both projects have been fully supported by the commission and the advisory committee, and the apparent change in thinking came without warning. “It’s very worrisome,” she said. Asked to clarify his comments, Andrews told the Examiner, “All I was saying was that for both of these projects, there are still questions regarding their viability, and the board certainly hasn’t made a decision that we’re going to fund them absolutely.” If not a change of course, it would seem to modify the assumptions of last November when the commission Centennial Mills is a complex of 11 interconnected buildings erected between 1910 and 1940 on a 4.75-acre site. It has not agreed to move ahead with the Centennial Mills proj- been used as a mill since 2000. ect. At that time, the agency anticipated seeking board approval early this year and construction to begin by mid 2012. Andrews now estimates board action could come by Area, downgraded from 7 percent. Police Mounted Patrol Unit must be found, at least during early spring. In addition, engineering studies have found that pilings construction and perhaps permanently. Circumstances have changed in the three years since under the wharf must be replaced, commercial portions PDC and LAB Holdings have yet to sign a binding Costa Mesa, Calif.-based LAB Holdings, LLC won a of the project may violate city standards for the greenway development agreement. Shain said it’s always a concern competitive bid to redevelop the nearly 5-acre, PDC- trail, and “biological assessments” of soil and water must be when you don’t have an agreement, but had one been owned property along the Willamette River. The general conducted, according the Steven Shain, project manager signed earlier, it would likely have been modified to economy soured, and PDC now projects a 3-3.5 percent for PDC. accommodate the changing conditions mentioned above. annual growth rate in the River District Urban Renewal In addition, an alternative location for the Portland LAB principal Shaheen Sadeghi was quoted in the

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Daily Journal of in 2005, believing Commerce saying a public project he expected a devel- could be a major opment agreement attractor and eco- to be signed this To tear it down is going to nomic engine for month. In the same “ the neighborhood story, however, a and wider com- PDC manager esti- cost $12 million, to mothball it munity. mated that agree- Gardner told ment as being at her committee she least three months is going to cost $12 million and feared the com- away. mission has lost The total proj- to give money to a developer is sight of that goal. ect is estimated to “Jobs are the cost $46 million, only thing on their not including acqui- going to cost $12 million. minds now,” she sition of the land, ” said. a pedestrian bridge — patricia gardner Action on the connecting Centen- post office site is nial Mills to Fields less time-sensitive. Park or relocating PDC has bud- the Mounted Patrol geted $65 million Unit, according to a to acquire the 13.4 PDC staff report in November. acre parcel when the Postal Service relocates its main “These items directly impact the feasibility of the postal station to the airport. Estimates of when the post project, and would be completed as separate (but related) office might be moved are vague, though a member of the projects from LAB’s renovation of Centennial Mills,” the PDNA board, Ron Jennings, said he received correspon- report said. dence from the Obama administration suggesting a 2020 PDC has budgeted $13 million to the project and may to 2025 date. have to come up with an additional $3.6 million to com- “We’ll get an update,” Andrews said of the post office plete it. property, “but I’m not sure we’ll be at a decision point for Backing out of the project may not lead to cost sav- quite some time.” ings. That’s because demolishing the complex of old flour Gardner said Andrews’ doubts about the post office mills and converting the property into a park would cost acquisition are “also worrisome.” about the same as subsidizing the private development If the city does not purchase the entire holding, “it could as planned, according to PDC. And unlike the proposed be sold block by block to private developers,” she said, in redevelopment, a public park would generate no property which case it would become “just more of the Pearl.” tax revenues. On the other hand, she said, a large downtown site like “To tear it down is going to cost $12 million, to moth- this could attract a major national company on the order ball it is going to cost $12 million and to give money to of a Boeing or a major university department that could a developer is going to cost $12 million,” said Gardner. immediately bring 3,000 jobs to the area. “Every path is going to cost $12 million. “That is a game changer for the entire state of Oregon, “In November, I presented this, and they agreed. For and if PDC can’t see that, we’re in trouble,” she said. “This chair Andrews to say that is surprising because we don’t is a game changer site and it’s one of the last ones we have get anything extra [in savings].” in downtown.” Gardner was a major force in persuading Portland City Council to cancel plans to demolish the structures

Northwest Examiner, february 2011 11 the pearl I was pretty sure that I looked a little bit ite students in the front row. Couldn’t do literary, while retaining my edge. My par- that nowadays! ents bolstered me up. I recall a time when I’d ask to be excused By Michaela Bancud Pearl Diver When I wore them to school, I was not to go to the bathroom a few minutes before met with the admiring looks I expected. the last bell rang, and then I’d just leave in Kindergarten roundup The kids who knew only my clownish side order to get a jump on the walk home. I were incredulous. I can still hear one boy did this for a while before anyone noticed. insisting, “Those aren’t yours! Those are Back to the here and now. is a serious job your mom’s!” The first order of business was to learn After school I flung the spectacles into about an upcoming auction that raises What’s a kindergarten roundup? A rope the possibility that it will shift to funds for art and music. That toss for 5 year olds? a blended class model in com- was fast! Then we heard a few I’ve since learned that it’s a time when ing years. At that time, parents words from the principal and parents with a child entering kindergar- who live in the Pearl District can kindergarten teachers. As they ten tour school programs in search of the choose either Chapman or the described a kind of public school best fit for their amazing creations. Some school at the Ramona. paradise based on hard work, sure parents take the research very seriously Next stop on the itinerary: my enough, I began to imagine my indeed. Me, not so much. Of course, school alma mater Ainsworth Elemen- child happily thriving here. Those is important, but I also believe that one or tary. of us from outside the neigh- two lousy teachers won’t scar a kid for life. I decided to walk to the round- borhood face slim odds, though. That’s my job. up since the car was otherwise Especially, perhaps, truant alums. I can be this casual because Chapman is occupied. Just getting to the school The school’s esteemed Span- our neighborhood school, and that’s where was presenting a teensy problem. ish immersion program, however, my daughter will most likely go. We’ve It took about 35 minutes from offers better odds. Slots are split played at the park there often, and it seems the Pearl District. With a kid, it between neighborhood children like a happy place. I’ll visit their roundup would take 35 days. Passing the The day after this photo was taken, a third-grade Michaela and lottery candidates. Sub- next month (Tuesday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m.). But Town Club Vista St. Claire and Bancud threw her new glasses into a ravine where her father sequent siblings have a higher I decided to look at a few schools in the the Garden Club and crossing the could not find them. priority than first-timers. When meantime and place her name in lotter- bridge, the walk was beautiful. The people started asking hypotheti- ies in order to do my “due diligence” as a night was clear, even if the air was a bit a canyon across the street from our house. cal questions like, “We have twins. What mother. thick from the exhaust of rush-hour cars, A long search and rescue led by my angry if one of them lands the last spot in the I recently dropped off an application and the stars were out. Just when I thought dad ensued, but the glasses were never lottery, what happens to the other one?” it at the Emerson School in the North Park my Achilles tendon might snap from the recovered. was my cue to go. Blocks. It’s a popular charter school, and uphill climb, graceful curves and views of Another year, the fun-loving Principal On the way home, I decided it was admission is based on a blind lottery. We’ve downtown appeared. Turnville gave our dog Brigette a best probably best for my daughter to attend a walked by and seen kids curled up content- When I arrived, early and without any- attendance award. She hung around the school that’s all new for her. A place where edly reading books. That’s about all we thing to read, people were already gather- school hunting for lunchtime leftovers and she can make her own memories and know about it. ing in the tiny Ainsworth auditorium. waited for one of us kids to walk home gather new stories. I’ve heard that the school in the new Who shrunk the school? I wondered. with her. Ramona Apartments will be a Head Start It brought a flood of memories. In third There was the PE teacher who had an Contact Michaela Bancud at preschool for the first year or two, with grade, I received my first pair of eyeglasses. eye for the pretty moms and put his favor- [email protected].

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By Mike Ryerson The Wardway Station Question: Montgomery Ward discontinued all The Montgomery Ward & Co. retail store and catalog sales building became “I’m working on a research project about operations at the building in 1985. Montgomery Park in the mid-1980s. The Wardway Station Post Office was located in the old Wardway (Post Office) Station in The post office was renamed the Ward- the bottom-center of the photo, just left of the drive-up ramp, until 1964. Charles Neyhart the Montgomery Ward building. Do you way Station July 16, 1940; it closed May have any information relative to it, and 31, 1964. Its services were then moved to when was the street changed to Northwest a temporary Forest Park Station located in Wardway?” a World War II Quonset hut at Northwest –Charles Neyhart, 27th and Upshur that had previously been Northwest Philatelic Library used as a restaurant. The Forest Park Station at Northwest Vaughn Street becomes Wardway at th Answer: 24th and Savier Street was dedicated in Northwest 27 Avenue. The street was given to the city by Montgomery Ward The former Montgomery Ward & Co. 1969, and it continues to serve Northwest shortly after the store opened in 1921. The building, which became Montgomery Park Portland today. company’s early advertisements in the mid-1980s, had a post office on its referred to it as Wardway main floor known as Station E when it Have a Northwest Portland history question? Boulevard. opened in 1921. Email it to [email protected] Station E had several previous homes or write: Northwest Examiner, 2825 NW Upshur, Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210. This small article in the Oregonian on in the vicinity of the current main Hoyt A cancelation stamp from July 1, 1940 announced the renaming Street post office between 1906 and 1921. opening day of the Wardway of the post office at Northwest th27 In those days, the main station was the Station in 1940. and Vaughn streets. Pioneer Post Office downtown and later the Federal Post Office on Northwest Courtesy of National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 82, Portland, Oregon Broadway. When the giant retail store, catalog sales and distribution outlet opened on Jan. 1, 1921, the street winding around the south- west corner of the building was given to the city by Montgomery Ward and appropri- ately named Wardway Street. That gift helped the store as much as the city because it connected St. Helens Road with Vaughn Street, giving customers com- ing from the north and west access to the store. Upshur Street had previously been the main connector between Northwest Portland and St. Helens Road. Early advertisements referred to the street as the New Wardway Boulevard. Doing things the “Ward Way” was a com- In 1957, the crew at the U.S. Post Office’s Wardway Station gathered for a group photo in front of the Montgomery Ward store. Front pany slogan used to promote merchandise row, L-R: Tony White, Red Burdick, Johnny Hinkle, Richard Joy, unknown, Frank Lolich, Bob Weygant, John Schaefer, Jimmy Hester, such as paint and other home improvement Gus Brogno, Gerald Knudson and Charlie Wilkens. Back row, L-R: Harold Howard, Jack Perryman, George Meriman, Jerry Kopetski, goods. unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Joe Poepping and unknown. Then &Now

These 1906 townhouses along Northwest Glisan Street appear run down in this 1977 A total of four houses were eventually relocated to the corner site at the far left. The photograph. The same year, several houses were moved to this block (between 17th and Glisan Street Townhouses have taken on a new look with needed repairs and several 18th avenues and Glisan and Hoyt streets) from other parts of the neighborhood. (Mike bright colors of paint in this 2011 photo. The apartments consist of 16 rental units at Ryerson Photo) 1701-1719 NW Glisan St. (Mike Ryerson Photo)

Northwest Examiner, february 2011 13 going out Dining & Entertainment Local VIPs drawn to restaurants where they’re known Personal connections mean as much as cuisine, atmosphere, service

By Wendy Gordon “When we’re so healthy we can’t stand julie keefe I talked with several well-known North- it anymore,” says Volkmer, “we go to the west residents about their favorite local Nobby for the best hamburgers and fries restaurants, and I found a common theme: in Portland. They are not greasy, but they They prefer not to be treated like strangers. are great. The Nobby is the neighborhood’s “I’m not really a foodie, but I certainly family room.” enjoy eating,” said real estate agent Dan Thursday night is Pizzicato pizza night, Volkmer. and they occasionally enjoy the sophisti- Since he moved to the neighborhood in cated Italian fare at Caffe Mingo (“they’re 1974, he’s seen his dining options expand a special place with tastes of Italy we don’t dramatically. know where else to experience here in “The variety is unbelievable,” he said. Portland”). Or they might enjoy martinis He unequivocally puts Paley’s at the top and mussels at Café Nell. of his list for fine dining. He always orders What Volkmer doesn’t do when he dines the same dish—sweetbreads—occasionally out is leave Northwest Portland. He rarely supplementing them with a bone marrow even ventures into the Pearl. dish. “I’m aware that there are good restau- “When we’ve completed a transaction,” rants outside of Northwest, but I’m so said Volkmer, “we give our clients Paley’s busy and days are so full that convenience gift certificates because we want them to and proximity are important. Everyone is eat at what has been our favorite place for so friendly. I gravitate to places that open years.” their arms when they see you.” Volkmer and his sales team venture into Sharon Kitzhaber, president of Kit- the neighborhood every day for lunch. zhaber Collaborations, LLC and consul- Justa Pasta is a favorite, especially for their tant and coach for Ideal Protein, a wellness Jo Bar is a favorite of Sharon Kitzhaber, largely because it’s a great place for people- Caesar salad (“most garlicky in the neigh- and rapid weight-loss program, no longer watching. “You’re in the heart of the village,” she said. borhood”) and lamb lasagna (“also very lives in Northwest Portland. But during her garlicky”). 10 years in the city, she’s spent most of her He loves Zupan’s special made-to-order dining out time in Northwest. “I feel elsewhere than Portland for a few “I like to be acknowledged when I come sandwiches, especially the turkey with “I like the village feel, the people, the hours. I like the professionalism, and the in, so I feel that they’re happy to be taking cranberry, mayonnaise, and avocado, on lack of pretense and the intimacy. The dress of the wait staff,” she said. my money. I waitressed in college and if their “wonderful” bread. Bread is the high- more people are concentrating on keeping She especially appreciates chef Kenny you treat people nicely, and are pleasant light for Ken’s Artisan Bakery sandwiches Portland weird, the less service there is.” Giambalvo, who, apart from his skills in with them at the table, everybody wins.” as well. The rice and bean bowls at The I reached her for this interview while the kitchen, maintains a relationship with Loreen Officer, Windermere real estate Clearing Café are another favorite (“deli- she was eating prawns al forno at Jo Bar. his customers. “It’s rare to see a chef in the broker and past president of the Nob Hill cious and very healthy”), especially the She appreciates its warm, intimate setting dining room,” she said. Business Association, loves happy hours. Mexican version featuring avocado, tomato and the way the tables are small so you are For a casual meal, she likes Casa del A native Oregonian, she has lived in every and hot sauce. close to the person you’re eating with. She Matador, where you can sit around a fire quadrant of the city, and is currently in On the same theme, “we feel really finds the menu “light and easy” and the pit in the winter and in front of an open Northwest Portland. She eats out about healthy when we come out of Laughing service “great.” window in the summer. She likes Typhoon, two or three times a week, and as a single Planet after eating their no-nonsense tasty But her favorite aspect may be the Fratelli and Pizzicato for its thin-crust person, prefers to “have something light food.” perspective for people watching: the wide pizza. and be done by seven.” Cha’s ceviche is another frequent health- windows and the patio seating. After running in Forest Park, she enjoys She said more restaurants are offering ful lunch choice. He calls St. Honoré’s sal- “You’re in the heart of the village,” she a cup of coffee at Dragonfly and patronizes small plates, and that places that never ade Niçoise “the best I’ve ever had.” said. Daily Café and Caffe Umbria for business before offered happy hours are now doing When he’s in an Asian mood, Beau She almost always orders seafood, find- meetings. so. Thai’s squid salad and salad rolls are an ing it fresh and well prepared. Since the recession took hold, none of “Successful restaurants are meeting what “absolute must.” For a fancy meal, she likes Andina and her favorite restaurants have closed. In the economic times determine they should Volkmer also appreciates Red Onion’s Serrato. The Ringside on West Burn- fact, she has noticed better quality and be,” she said. well-balanced flavors. “They have it down side and Meriwether’s summer garden also consistency in the ones that have endured Some of her favorite happy hours are to perfection in the curries, especially the make the cut. because they’re “trying harder.” at 23Hoyt (where she especially enjoys green catfish curry,” he said. “I get it every But her favorite is probably Bluehour, Like Volkmer, service and personal rela- the creamy, smoky mussels), Lucy’s Table time.” for its ambiance, style and sophistication. tionships are as important as the food. 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Mingo (lamb meatballs, calamari) and ethnic food,” he said. favorite. MacTarnahan’s Pyramid Brewery, personal” service of Kimberly Paley and Bastas (pizza parma with arugula). But he does like to eat, and prefers in the industrial district features another her staff. For a regular meal, she likes Elephants restaurants within walking distance of his good happy hour, along with “good food, Park Kitchen makes his top 10 list for Deli, where she can savor a glass of wine home on Westover. He’s seen a lot of res- prices, beer, key lime pie and fruit cups.” its “inventive food, best wine list and good with a light dinner. taurants come and go over the years, dating Stapleton would like to see more Ameri- service.” She’s “always delighted” by the “not back to the days of Henry Thiele’s. can food in the neighborhood, and he’s not Wine is important to him, as evidenced standard,” very fresh Thai cuisine at Red Stapleton and his wife, Sandy, like to talking about trendy pork bellies or fried by his enthusiasm for Patanegra, which has julie keefe julie keefe

Dan Volkmer is no stranger at some of Northwest Portland’s finer restaurants, but he loves PBJ’s grilled, gourmet, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and how owners Shane Chapman and Keena Tallman (background) represent the “uniquely Oregon” version of the Loreen Officer loves Elephant’s Deli for a light meal with a glass of wine. American dream.

Onion, especially the crab fried rice, and have lunch at Asian restaurants, including chicken and waffles. Chicken pot pie, roast “the best Spanish wine list in the city.” anything with halibut or beef. Santa Fe is Mio Sushi, SanSai, Wild Wasabe (“a great turkey and “fish on Fridays” are more to He also likes Ping, which proves that fun both for its “comfortable Mexican fare” rice combo including white, brown, and his taste; places “where you can eat two or “packaging food as tapas is no longer just and its entertaining activities. Yuki’s Japa- black rice”) and Ling Garden (“adequate”). three times a week—not just on a special Iberian.” Along with its Asian fusion small nese chicken skewer is another favorite. Sometimes they venture to the Goose Hol- occasion.” plates, Paul likes their offbeat beverages, For lunch, she goes to Pastini for the low Inn for a hot turkey sandwich. Chef, consultant, and Northwest resi- such as flavored tamarind and pomegran- four-pastas-with-salad deal ($6), Melt for They’re fans of happy hours too, espe- dent Ron Paul has lived in Portland since ate vinegars. sandwiches and Zupan’s for soup. She likes cially the five-course tasting menu at 1978. He’s “very pleased” with Red Onion, and Dorios but would welcome an expanded Uptown Billiards. He likes Lucy’s Table for “Portland’s restaurant scene, in two while he’s been to Café Nell only once, he menu. its quiet (“albeit overpriced”) atmosphere words, has grown up,” he said. “It’s in its would go back. “It seems very real. Inten- But as with everyone else I spoke with, and seafood. young adult stage now: energetic, idealistic, tional without being edgy,” he said. the personal touch is important. Like Loreen Officer, he loves Basta’s, looking for new avenues of expression.” For lunch, he goes to Besaw’s or Ken’s “It’s a replacement for church,” she said. praising its “very consistent good food, He too has watched the restaurant Artisan Bakery. He’ll drink coffee at Drag- “I want to go where everybody knows your good service and nice people” as well as industry adapt to the recession by offering onfly, Caffe Umbria, or Cloud Seven Café name.” the small plates menu. He especially enjoys happy hours and more affordable entrées, and order “bagels only” at Kettleman’s. Bastas holds a special place in her heart: their fish and pastas. and by paying attention to the details of For ice cream, he and his family prefer “When I go in there I know at least three Seafood is his preferred choice at Sal’s service. Alotto Gelato and Cool Moon. For sushi, or four people. It feels like family.” Italian Kitchen, where he finds the price Like Volkmer, he evinced no hesitation they head to Mio Sushi or Wild Wasabe. Lee Stapleton, a longtime Northwest point “tolerable” and the food “improved.” in stating his favorite restaurant and the When asked what the most important resident who is active in the neighborhood One unconventional find of theirs is dish he always orders there: “Paley’s. Veal factor is to him in a restaurant, he echoes association, told me he isn’t a good person Candy, in the Pearl. A lounge by night, it sweetbreads.” a familiar theme: “Where they know me.” to interview about restaurants. has a quieter atmosphere during the day, As much as head chef and co-owner “I don’t eat meat or lots of fat. I don’t with economical happy hours and “great Vitaly Paley’s “very capable” cooking, Paul drink a lot of wine. I don’t like spices or salads.” Happy hour at 23Hoyt is another admires the “professional but warm and

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At Artists Rep, “Superior Donuts,” a 2008 work by Chicago playwright Tracy Letts, is being performed to packed houses, has received at least one standing ovation and has had its run extended. In spite of all this, the play struck me as trite, predict- able and a more than a little unrealistic. My task here, then, is to try to understand the production’s popularity, taking my own reactions into account. To give the play its due, the story line of “Superior Donuts” is compact and tight. There are no stray plot threads wandering away from the thematic wagon train. Every “i” gets dotted and every “t” crossed by the final scene. The problem is, we can see those dots and crosses thundering across the plains from quite a distance away. The characters, too, are predictable modern stereotypes: the burned-out hippie, the brash African-American teenager and the brusque Irish lady cop with a big heart. Anything fresh or interesting about this play is because of the local cast and crew, most notably director Allen Nause and actor Bill Geisslinger. Nause has given this production a gentle pace. It is not boring by any means; it just offers the audience a The relationship between Bill Geisslinger (left) and Vin Shambry is at the heart of “Superior Donuts,” a comfortable comedy at Artists Rep. little breathing room and time to acclimate, to amble easily into the donut shop that Also, despite the burned-out hippie bur- he seems to embody defeat, he never allows bile. The play begins as the shop has just is the play’s setting. This is very refresh- den placed upon him, Geisslinger plays us to feel sorry for him. been vandalized. When the police arrive ing, what with movies and TV seeming to Arthur Przybyszewski, owner of Superior Arthur is the son of Polish immigrants, (summoned by the hard-working Russian compete for who can stuff the most camera Donuts, with gentleness and a kind of self- from whom he inherited the donut shop. immigrant next door), and Arthur eventu- angles, car chases and explosions into any contained courtliness. We like the character When we meet him, he is so caught up in ally wanders in and offers to make every- given time frame. from the very beginning, and even though the tragedies of his life he is almost immo- one a cup of coffee, he realizes the store is

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By Allan Classen Munch, appeared before the Northwest mike ryerson District Association Planning Commit- Collision Rebuilders’ owner Robert tee to see what the group might expect Edgar got city approval for a driveway along in return for the curb cut. In November, Northwest 21st Avenue to access a new Munch applied for a design exception, and paint booth, and he didn’t need a “knuckle- in December PBOT granted the design dragging lawyer” as he anticipated. exception. The decision involved mitiga- He apparently didn’t need to hire an tion in the form of employee spotters to architect, reach out to the neighborhood direct traffic when a vehicle exited the paint association or apply for a “design exception” booth. either, all steps he took at the direction But that decision soon became moot. of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Krueger’s latest interpretation is that the Edgar was advised to go through this pro- district plan represents only “goals and poli- cess last year if he hoped to overturn the cies that we’re working toward” and cannot bureau’s earlier rejection of a curb cut to override the citywide transportation code. allow vehicles to cross the sidewalk. Krueger said the entire design exception Reacting to that denial, Edgar told the process was unnecessary. Examiner last May that he would consider “I don’t know why it took so long” to hiring a “knuckle-dragging lawyer” if neces- come to this conclusion, he told the Exam- sary to get what he wanted. iner. But last month, Kurt Krueger of PBOT If he was wrong before, he was not told the Examiner that Edgar was entitled alone. PBOT transportation planner Cher- to the driveway as a matter of right and the rie Eudaly, the neighborhood association extra steps were never required by code. and the applicant’s own architect, himself a That reverses the bureau’s position in former transportation planner for the city, 2010, when it rejected Edgar’s original all believed the neighborhood plan had application on the grounds that a driveway standing and needed to be addressed before here would violate the Northwest District permits could be granted. Plan, which defines 21st Avenue as a “main Krueger has another explanation for the street” for which the goal is “to preserve and bureau’s shifting policy position. He said retain the pedestrian-oriented character.” he ordered the design exception process in In October, Edgar’s architect, Ernie Robert Edgar pulls out his own camera in response to the Examiner’s photographer. allan classen mike ryerson deference to neighborhood interests. can rely solely on Title 17, the city’s trans- “I wanted to elevate this because of portation code, and ignore all neighbor- Northwest District Plan,” he said. hood plans, NWDA Planning Committee Word that the design exception applica- chair John Bradley was also confused. tion was an unnecessary exercise came as a “I’ve never heard that before,” he said. surprise to Munch. “What you’re saying doesn’t make sense to me because what I’ve heard is 180 degrees from that,” he told the Examiner. The city’s Planning and Zoning When he appeared before NWDA last Code, which includes transportation October, Munch believed a conditional- and street regulations, states: use permit was required, a more stringent “When there is a conflict between hurdle than a design exception and one the plan district regulations and base requiring neighborhood association input. zone, overlay zone or other regulations Upon learning that a design exception, of this Title, the plan district regula- Collision Rebuilders owner Robert Edgar did which could be approved by city staff, tions control. The specific regulations not care to talk about the project or pose for a would suffice, he abandoned his promise of the base zone, overlay zones or other photograph. to return to the neighborhood association regulations of this title apply unless the with final plans to talk about conditions the plan district provides other regulations association might want. for the same specific topic.” Told that PBOT now believes applicants

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Day Spa, named for their 12-year-old, provides natural manicures, pedicures, waxing and facials without the chemical odors created by the gel or artificial nail pro- cesses offered at their other salon two blocks south on 21st Avenue, Savannah’s (named after their 6 year old). After arriving with their families from Vietnam and working in the nail salon business in Boston for 15 years, they came to Portland almost six years ago, confident Ice cream, bananas, whip cream and chocolate wrapped in a that by dreaming big and joyfully working hard they’d crepe cone make a dessert one can eat on the run. succeed. They’re offering a grand opening special in February: a manicure for $10 and a pedicure for $15. Love Via Crepes 1019 NW 23rd Ave ., 503-688-5570 Benjamin Blak This Japanese-style creperie opened last month in the 2323 NW Westover Rd ., 503-248-4148 former home of Stone Pie Joes. Owner Alex Lee said the Pulse underwear designer Benjamin Sims has opened a Japanese crepe is different from the French in that it is shop in Thiele Square based on his own lines for men crispy and folded into a cone. Customers can select their and women. The clothing is sewn on site using sustain- own fillings from sweet or savory ingredients, includ- able domestic and reclaimed fabrics. The brand includes ing fresh fruit with Tillamook and Cascade Glacier sweatpants and shirts, and he plans to add jeans. Sims, ice creams and yogurt. The strawberry Harajuko Street who began sewing on his mother’s sewing machine when Crepe, named after a popular spot in Tokyo where these he was 3, wants to spread his ideas about providing jobs crepes are served, is one of the items on his evolving in the United States with fair pay and safe, pleasant menu. The idea is that one can enjoy a meal or dessert working conditions. He is planning a Feb. 12 fashion in the shop or easily carry it and eat anywhere. Ham Benjamin Blak has underwear and other clothing for men event in which he will open the workroom of the store and cheese or eggs, tuna salad and eggs, or chicken teri- and women, and it’s stitched on site. for visitors to see how the creative process unfolds. yaki make a savory crepe. Prices range from $4-$6.

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Contract Northwest District activists have been adversaries. Now of the Northwest District Association Health and Envi- details are being worked out with Bay Area consultant Jim both sides want to see if they can be good neighbors. ronment Committee, noting that those efforts created Karas to complete an audit this summer. More specifically, they are working toward a good additional paperwork for ESCO while doing nothing to “This is the first time in all the years we’ve worked neighbor agreement, a contract might offer improved reduce emissions. on this to get someone good into the plant to see what air-pollution controls at the company’s steel foundries if Holmstrom spoke at a special meeting called last could be done,” said Sharon Genasci, chair of the NWDA neighbors stand down when the company seeks to renew month at Chapman School to educate community mem- Health and Environment Committee. its state emission permit. bers about the potential benefits of signing a good neigh- Monica Russell, a community outreach person for Neighborhood activists, including state representative bor agreement. DEQ, said, “I’ve seen more things in the last year than I’ve Mitch Greenlick, have been meeting with ESCO officials Holmstrom said things turned around a couple of years seen in the last 15.” since last summer over voluntary emission-control mea- ago after a USA Today report showed that air around Carter Webb, environmental affairs manager for ESCO, sures the company might enact in exchange for peace with neighborhood schools was among the 2 percent most toxic said the idea of a good neighbor agreement didn’t origi- the community. This process has moved forward without a in the country. That report, he said, sparked media atten- nate with the company but rather “came up in discussion formal good neighbor agreement, but it could lead to one, tion and local activism that have made it more difficult for with Neighbors For Clean Air and NWDA.” and it reflects the type of interaction envisioned by such ESCO to continue operating as before. Webb believes such an agreement could be beneficial. an agreement. “We’ve made extraordinary progress since the USA “It would provide a commitment or an agreement with ESCO hired ERM Engineering last year to evaluate Today report,” he concluded. neighbors that we would be making some improvements a range of alternatives to reduce pollution. Costs were “We are making real progress,” affirmed Mary Peveto, in air emission that go above and beyond what our air assigned to each of 12 options, from limiting door and founder of Neighbors for Clean Air, an independent group permit requires,” he said. other openings at its foundries at a cost of $20,000 to add- formed after the USA Today coverage. ing equipment that could cost millions. “While we have always been on the path toward con- “Most notable about the discussion,” said Peveto, who tinuous improvement, the talks will take it to the next Parts of three of the lower-cost options have already serves on the committee reviewing the ERM report, “was step.” been completed, at total cost of about $160,000. The the company’s clear commitment to the money it will company has decided to move ahead with six other alter- A word of caution came from Aubrey Baldwin, a pub- invest in the process, and its interest in moving as quickly natives, involving further expenditures of $900,000 to $2.2 lic interest lawyer affiliated with Pacific Environmental as possible on these actions.” million. Advocacy Center, who spoke at the public meeting in “Even the most jaded and battle weary on this issue January. She said DEQ is already advising other citizen The task force continues to meet to weigh which of the have to acknowledge, and have, that this is a significant groups around the city to work toward good neighbor other higher-cost alternatives are most important to the new level of dialogue between the company and the neigh- agreements with polluters in their areas while such an neighborhood. 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Members of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association Livability Committee install one of 36 trash cans donated by the Seattle Seahawks. A ribbon-cutting was held last month with Joshua Ryan (L-R) of the Pearl District Business Association; Takoda is the newest black bear at the Oregon Zoo. Denay Love of CleanScapes; Bill Dolan, PDNA; John Baymiller, PDNA; Jan Valentine, chair of the Livability Committee; He was nursed back to health after being discovered and Dennis Lambert of CleanScapes. The association also arranged for 24 city-owned concrete garbage receptacles in the by a Montana rancher. district. An Adopt-a-Block program is coordinating volunteers to empty the receptacles on an ongoing basis.

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Four fire engines and two ladder trucks were dispatched to extinguish a fire at an ESCO foundry last month, the second fire at ESCO since last August. The fire began in one of the foundry’s shake-down pits, where workers shake off some of the metal from the castings. “Basically, some hot metal caught some equipment on fire in one of the pits,” said Tommy Schroeder, spokesperson for Portland Fire & Rescue. In August, molten metal from castings spilled onto vacuum hoses and ignited them.

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“I’ll plug this in here and see what happens.”

Things have been quiet around the Portland Loo at Jamison Square, which has been in operation since December. Neighbors who had feared it would attract undesirable activity have not yet registered complaints.

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