STAR PUBLISHING INC. STAR THE HOLLYWOOD FREMONT FEST FOCUS SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION PAGES 13-16 StarH SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANHNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H AUGUST 2015 H VOLUME 33, NUMBER 2 H BEAUMONT BIPEDS 30-year fitness regimen for RosewayKATHY EATON: OUT AND ABOUT neighborhood walking group stands test of time. PAGE 13 REVIVAL PHOTOS BY: JANE PERKINS OUT AND ABOUT This month, Kathy and Jane visit Northeast Portland’s Roseway neighborhood, where they find Bryan and Kayla Husen, behind the counter at the newly-opened Roseway Play Cafe, with their son Keith. PAGE 26 WILSHIRE WINNERS Local Little League team wins state and heads to Arizona for regionals. PAGE 8 HOLLYWOOD MAKEOVER The Hollywood Theatre has launched a major renovation project. PAGE 2 PINATA PALACE Jamie and Erik Sandoval have opened Calaverasy Diablitos in LOMBARD LOVE The staff at Lombard animal Beaumont Hospital specialize in traditional veterinary medicine Village. FABULOUS FAUBION Partnering with Concordia and alternative options, including acupunture. PAGE 20 PAGE 8 University, new school will open in fall of 2017. PAGE 18 97208 SIGNATURE GRAPHICS SIGNATURE PORTLAND, OREGON 97213 OREGON PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OR PORTLAND, PAID 2000 NE 42ND AVENUE PMB 142 PMB AVENUE 42ND NE 2000 POSTAGE U.S. NORTH AND NORTHEAST METRO NEIGHBORHOODS METRO NORTHEAST AND NORTH STANDARD NEWS STAR HOLLYWOOD THE PRESORTED H 2 THE HOLLYWOOD STAR NEWS WWW.STAR-NEWS.INFO: SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS AUGUST 2015 HSTAR DEVELOPMENT NEWS The Hollywood Star News Hollywood Theatre forward to opening a wine bar and that Serving North and Northeast he might hire up to ten full-time and Portland Metropolitan Neighborhoods. $265,000 facade and part-time employees. Lynch is a graduate Published monthly in Northeast Portland. roof restoration underway of Texas A&M. He said he was planning on www.star-news.info featuring international and local wines. By mid-July, there had been no rain for “I’ve been in and around wine bars, and I Mailing Address 39 days, but, at the Hollywood Theatre, know what I like, and I really want to own 2000 N.E. 42nd Ave. PMB 142 an overnight cloudburst forced enough my own place,” he said. Portland, OR 97213 water through cracked ceilings and walls Elliott told the Hollywood Star News to make a floor mat outside the east Office Address that, in July, he had two other interested exit door squish underfoot. That same 3939 N.E. Hancock, Suite 303 parties: one was in the lease review stage, morning, July 13, the Theatre got a little Portland, OR 97213 the other was submitting a letter of intent. bit noisier, but film sound tracks weren’t Elliot believes a fitness facility or small Phone 503-282-9392 the source of the din. A major restoration market would be good uses of the space to repair and preserve the façade and roof Mary DeHart Owner and Publisher BY PHILL COLOMBO still available, and he is still seeking an of the historic 89-year-old theatre began. [email protected] interested bar/restaurant tenant. There are Theatre Executive Director Doug [email protected] three more units available at Lyon Court. Larry Peters Sales Manager Whyte and Kristy Conrad, development & annual fiscal burden of operating such a [email protected] marketing director, pointed out some of historic landmark. the more sorely hit parts of the structure Living Cully Plaza Nancy Woods Editor Continuing through the summer, work built in 1926 by Portland architects [email protected] by D&R Masonry and Anderson Roofing begins development Bennes & Herzog at 4122 N.E. Sandy of Portland will include in-depth cleaning of former strip club site Phill Colombo Blvd. The Hollywood Theatre originally and restoration of the Theatre’s façade, re- Community Development Reporter staged vaudeville acts and was a silent- A coalition of three non-profits will host tiling of the Theatre’s period clay roof and [email protected] movie palace. The Spanish Colonial a community celebration on Neighbors water leak repair throughout the building. Revival-style edifice became such a Night Out, Tuesday August 6, to mark the Kathy Eaton Community Liaison Conrad and Whyte lauded Theatre popular destination and city landmark, purchase of a blighted triangle located [email protected] contributors to the $265,000 restoration, that residents and visitors began to between Northeast Cully Boulevard, for one of the Theatre’s largest projects Lisa Chiba Perkins call the surrounding neighborhood the Portland Highway and Killingsworth yet: the Kinsman Foundation, Jackson Graphic Designer Hollywood District. Street. The celebration at the site will Foundation, Pacific Power Foundation, [email protected] Through decades of multiple follow completion of the July sale of the ESCO Foundation, Oregon Community 2.18-acre property and 26,000-square- Ted Perkins and Mary Ann Seeger ownership, the Theatre remained an Foundation Community Grant Program important cultural site. Many of Portland’s foot building valued at more than $3 Digital Media Production and Collins Foundation. million for $2.365 million and follows [email protected] most famous residents, including Ken “These grants and donations Kesey (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) property securing, landscaping and [email protected] complement ongoing support of the clean-up in mid-July. Funds raised for the and Matt Groening (The Simpsons) went James Bash and Janet Goetze Hollywood Theatre’s board of directors, sale are a combination of loans, grants to the movies there, but the Theatre saw members, and donors. The Hollywood Contributing Writers hard times by 1983, when it was placed on and donations, according to Living Cully Theatre now has 1,500 members, double executive director, Tony de Falco. Partners Judy Nelson and Jane Perkins the National Register of Historic Places. what we had last year,” said Whyte. He Film Action Oregon (the nonprofit in the investment funding include Craft3, Contributing Photographers noted that three new staffers would be Portland Development Commission, organization now known simply as the Greg Schott Circulation added to assist with the Theatre’s education Oregon Community Foundation and Hollywood Theatre) bought the building in program in Grant High and Open Meadow Meyer Memorial Trust. Copyright Star Publishing Inc. 1997. Since then, the 501(c)(3)’s mission has Middle schools. In all, the Theatre employs been to restore the Theatre to its full glory. De Falco told the Hollywood Star News Editorial deadline: 15 and relies on the volunteer time of a 15th of the month before publication Installation of a new marquee replicating that, during the next six months, Living couple of hundred volunteers. Cully would be assessing community Advertising deadline: the 1926 original preceded the current More project information is available at 20th of the month before publication construction along with installation of new, needs and how the non-profit can www.hollywoodtheatre.org/facade-roof- develop the property to meet them. Star News Publishing has many different comfortable theater seats and technology restoration. journalists who write for our newspaper and improvements, including DCP, 70mm and Living Cully is a coalition of Hacienda, web site. Many also write for other publications, new sound systems. The main roof was Wine Bar first tenant Habitat for Humanity and Verde that causes and organizations. Their individual replaced in 2006. came together over the past ten months, opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the views of Star News Publishing. Those were projects Whyte to sign with Lyon Court as de Falco put it, “to respond to a 20-year characterized as “sexy,” but he told the William Elliott of Elliott Associates community call for renovation of this part Hollywood Star News, “This restoration has announced finalization of lease of the neighborhood. Having an adult project is work that has been needed negotiations with J. Mikey Lynch to business operate in plain sight of so many Get your copy of families who lived right across the street before the Theatre went non-profit.” operate a wine bar at Lyon Court, a The Hollywood Conrad and Whyte pointed out vegetation building completed earlier this year at was not good for the community.” growing from the façade above the 2393 N.E. Fremont St. in the Alameda When asked about negative aspects Star News marquee and indicated where water had Neighborhood. Lynch will be working of gentrification, de Falco responded, delivered to your stained the wall under the overhang. “The over the next several months with Elliot to “Gentrification is not bad when door! ticket booth window to the west of the develop the 1,726-square-foot space into improvements meet community front door also leaks when it rains,” added a community meeting venue. needs and do not displace residents or 1 year subscription businesses…that’s what we’re looking Conrad. Whyte said he doubted private At a March open house for businesses is only $20 ownership could bear the $2.2-million and neighbors, Lynch said he looked – CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Send this form with www.broadwaypt.net your check or money order payable to: Broadway Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation The Hollywood Star 2000 NE 42nd Ave. PMB #142 Portland, OR 97213 SUBSCRIBE! 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