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H H PUBLISHED IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND SINCE 1984 STAR PUBLISHING INC. STAR LOVE WINS THE HOLLYWOOD Neighborhood sisters design and produce signs and posters to raise funds for nonprofits that promote social justice. PAGE 15 H SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H JULY 2020 H VOLUME 38, NUMBER 01 H StarH #NEPDX PUBLISHERS STATEMENT PAGE 2 PROTESTSNORTH AND NORTHEAST NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORS RALLY PAGE 8 MURALS GO UP PAGE 9 TAKE TO STREETS TO PROTEST POLICE STATUES COME DOWN PAGE 9 VIOLENCE AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM KATHARINE KIMBALL PHOTOS PAGE 11 MULTI-COLORED MURAL Christian Grijalva creates ROCKY ROAST Rocky Butte Espresso Bar wall art dedicated to lives lost across the world. PAGE 9 opened in Madison South last month. PAGE 13 PEACEFUL PROTEST SUMMER Neighbors rally OF ALBERTA throughout Annual street city to raise fair will be voices against replaced with violence and multifaceted, insitutional mixed-media racism. ERICA ON THE BLOCK Erica explores outside dining promotion. PAGE 8 options, including Ja’Das Soulful Eatz in Piedmont. PAGE 10 PAGE 15 97208 SIGNATURE GRAPHICS SIGNATURE PORTLAND, OREGON 97213 OREGON PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OR PORTLAND, PAID 2000 N.E. 42ND AVENUE PMB 142 PMB AVENUE 42ND N.E. 2000 U.S. POSTAGE U.S. NORTH AND NORTHEAST METRO NEIGHBORHOODS METRO NORTHEAST AND NORTH STANDARD NEWS STAR HOLLYWOOD THE PRESORTED H 2 THE STAR NEWS WWW.STAR-NEWS.INFO: SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS JULY 2020 HSTAR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS The Hollywood Star News PUBLISHER’S Published monthly in Northeast Portland. Mailing Address STATEMENT 2000 N.E. 42nd Ave. PMB 142 e stand in solidarity Portland, OR 97213 Wwith the Black Lives Phone 503-282-9392 Matter movement and support Mary DeHart Owner and Publisher nonviolent protests that demand [email protected] authentic change. As a white, Mary Ann Seeger woman-owned business, we Administrative Assistant acknowledge our privilege and [email protected] recognize that we may have Jane Cullinan Advertising Executive benefited from and tacitly BY JANET GOETZE [email protected] supported institutionalized [email protected] Phill Colombo Development Reporter racism in our society. [email protected] For more than 30 years, GRANT STUDENT'S EDITORIAL Janet Goetze Community Reporter the Star’s mission has been ON POLICE VIOLENCE WINS NARAIN DUBEY [email protected] to advocate for vibrant and NEW YORK TIMES CONTEST Lisa Lakes Feature Writer inclusive neighborhoods and Black man, he said. [email protected] to promote a strong and Narain Dubey, a recent Grant High After meeting Wesley Lowery, a Erica Somes Feature Writer graduate, wrote a year ago about a need journalist at The Washington Post, sustainable economy through [email protected] locally-owned business. As to change the country’s policing system. Dubey said he moved beyond the usual the cry for justice long-denied His essay was one of 12 winners in The response of “not all police officers are Katharine Kimball and Jane Perkins New York Times annual student editorial bad” when unarmed people are killed. Contributing Photographers sweeps our city and our Cover photography by Katharine Kimball nation, we are deepening our contest for 2019 and his topic has become “Conversations about police reform and commitment to our core goals. a major issue in demonstrations for social accountability are about systems and Lisa Chiba Perkins Graphic Designer justice across the United States. structures, not about individuals,” Dubey [email protected] To achieve true racial justice Dubey, who was editor-in-chief of the quoted Lowery in his editorial. Ted Perkins and dismantle our city's long award-winning Grant Magazine, plans Dubey, who spent the 2018 and 2019 Managing Editor and Designer racial history, our community to enroll at the University of Chicago summers in laboratories at OHSU, also [email protected] was a research intern at PSU where he needs to engage in real and to become a science journalist. Already Copyright Star Publishing Inc. challenging dialogue. We proudly interested in science, he realized in worked on data for a child welfare system, writing a magazine story about the school funded by the National Institutes of To submit story ideas, letters to the accept the responsibility to assist editor or press releases please email district’s lead crisis that it’s possible for Health. He has been selected to attend in that effort and will monitor our [email protected] content for bias going forward to journalism to make science accessible national student journalism conferences and relevant for readers. and was this year’s winner of the Alvin A. Editorial deadline: 15th of the month ensure that voices of people of Advertising deadline: 20th of the month Dubey wrote the editorial about Alexandre scholarship, named for a former color are heard. Star News Publishing has many different policing based on his family’s feeling of Grant journalism teacher. It is awarded to an outstanding student who plans a career journalists who write for our newspaper Toward that end, we are dismay and powerlessness when a cousin, and web site. Their individual opinions and actively seeking editorial Isaiah, was shot and killed by a police in journalism or communication. statements do not necessarily represent the views of Star News Publishing. contributions from our Black officer in 2017. Isaiah was an unarmed – CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 neighbors, their allies and other voices of color in our community. If you have suggestions, please Sunlan Lighting reach out to our editorial team at [email protected]. WE ARE OPEN SUBSCRIBE! GET YOUR COPY OF THE STAR NEWS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR! Visit Sunlan Light Playroom PLAN/DESIGN/BUILD & see Full Spectrum Light 4300 NE FREMONT #130 3901 N Mississippi Ave 503.245.0685 503-281-0453 roloffconstruction.com Essential business Hours CCB #140721 Mon to Sat: 11am - 4pm SUBSCRIPTION IS ONLY $25 Experienced therapists SEND THIS FORM WITH CHECK providing individualized care in OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: a friendly environment. THE HOLLYWOOD STAR Now available for Telehealth 2000 NE 42ND AVE, PMB #142 appointments. PORTLAND, OR 97213 NAME DENNIS LAIRD ADDRESS CITY PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSED IN OREGON STATE AND ZIP Cellular 503-317-7972 [email protected] JULY 2020 WWW.STAR-NEWS.INFO: SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS THE STAR NEWS 3 STAR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSH The Albina branch library will move WE ARE OPEN! from its current location in the Sabin neighborhood to larger quarters on Knott Street in the Boise neighborhood, the original Albina branch from 1912 to about 1960, Summer which has served as home of the title Wave used is here! bookstore since 1988. (Multnomah County Library) Let the summer fun ALBINA LIBRARY RETURNS for a new regional library in Gresham. Fully begin with 40 percent of county residents live east of TO ORIGINAL, BIGGER SITE I-205 but only 24 percent of libraries are all the stylish A larger Albina branch library is taking located there, Cunningham said. NEW ARRIVALS shape at 216 N.E. Knott St., and it may be Planning on upgrades and expansion began open for curbside pickup of books in July, four years ago. County commissioners were you will love! said Shawn Cunningham, communications scheduled to decide at the end of June, whether director for Multnomah County Libraries. to send a bond measure to voters in November. The branch is moving from a smaller site at 3605 N.E. 15th Ave., which was the PARKS LUNCH PROGRAM smallest of the library’s 19 branches. It FOR KIDS WILL CONTINUE was so small that it didn’t have a meeting room, and pre-school story times were WITH PROPER DISTANCING Portland Parks and Recreation is scheduled ahead of regular library hours to continuing a free summer lunch program, Major Clearance Event! accommodate small children and parents. for children ages 1 to 18, to provide a The move to larger quarters, the original Thurs, July 9 : Take an additional healthy meal in parks. While practicing Albina branch from 1912 to about 1960, social distancing, youngsters also will off SALE items was arranged as the lease expired on 15th 10% have activities, games and books to take Avenue and library officials decided not to Fri, July 10 : Take an additional home from some locations. renew a three-year lease for $263,339. The The lunch program began in the 1970s 20% off SALE items Knott Street building has been The Title but is expected to be even more urgent this Wave used bookstore since 1988. A decision Sat, July 11 : Taken an additional year because of Covid-19 and widespread on its future hasn’t been made yet. layoffs, said Mayor Ted Wheeler. During the 30% off SALE items The change is occurring as the library school year, 57 percent of Portland students system considers expanding, renovating or 1925 NE 42nd Avenue, Suite A • Ph: 503.206.5071 rebuilding eight branches, with a proposal – CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 H H PUBLISHED IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND SINCE 1984 STAR PUBLISHING INC. STAR LOVE WINS H PUBLISHED IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND SINCE 1984 H Neighborhood sisters PUBLISHING INC. STAR DON’T BE A THE HOLLYWOOD THE HOLLYWOOD design and produce HEARTBREAKER signs and posters Our Valentine’s to raise funds for Day gift guide is nonprofits that full of local ideas promote social justice. sure to please your PAGE 15 sweetheart. PAGES 3-4 H SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H JULY 2020 H VOLUME 38, NUMBER 01 H H SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H FEBRUARY 2020 H VOLUME 37, NUMBER 8 H StarH StarH CHIN’S UP Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri visits Chin’s Kitchen in Hollywood for a Food Network shoot.