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Jun 30,2005
If it's redeveloped, call it the Cab Blocks
by pearlgirl
Thursday, June 30, 2005
By Tim Sullivan
Not quite downtown, not quite Nob Hill and barely out of the clutches of the Pearl District, the blocks under the shadow of Interstate 405 and the Fremont Bridge still bathe in the industry grit that once filled the area. The two biggest cab companies call it home.
Radio Cab runs out of 1613 N.W. Kearney St., a former horse stable now outfitted with a mechanic shop, indoor gas pumps and a car wash. Its checkered cabs pack the company-owned lots. On the surrounding streets, drivers who bought older cabs from the company wedge in their vehicles.
The area seems to bleed checkers -- until you hit Broadway's turf a few blocks north at 1734 N.W. 15th Ave. Bright yellow cabs shine through the chain-link fence in lots under the Fremont Bridge. The garage on the far side -- where 15th hits the train tracks -- is an old maintenance shed equipped with offices and proudly painted in swaths of black and yellow.
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By Tim Sullivan
Not quite downtown, not quite Nob Hill and barely out of the clutches of the Pearl District, the blocks under the shadow of Interstate 405 and the Fremont Bridge still bathe in the industry grit that once filled the area. The two biggest cab companies call it home.
Radio Cab runs out of 1613 N.W. Kearney St., a former horse stable now outfitted with a mechanic shop, indoor gas pumps and a car wash. Its checkered cabs pack the company-owned lots. On the surrounding streets, drivers who bought older cabs from the company wedge in their vehicles.
The area seems to bleed checkers -- until you hit Broadway's turf a few blocks north at 1734 N.W. 15th Ave. Bright yellow cabs shine through the chain-link fence in lots under the Fremont Bridge. The garage on the far side -- where 15th hits the train tracks -- is an old maintenance shed equipped with offices and proudly painted in swaths of black and yellow.
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Jun 30,2005
Microsoft Chooses Umpqua Bank's Pearl District Store to Demonstrate Banking Initiative Vision
by pearlgirl
Thursday June 30, 11:55 am ET
Bank Has Starring Role in a Microsoft Video That Gives Consumers a Picture of the Transformational Power of Technology in Banking
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: UMPQ - News), and its flagship Pearl District store in Portland, Ore. are featured in a new, two-minute video by Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) showcasing technology concepts with the potential to change the way people bank. Microsoft chose Umpqua Bank's Pearl District store as the ideal venue to demonstrate Microsoft's experience Banking initiative due to its innovative approach to customer service and store design.
"The objective of the experience Banking initiative is to help customers and partners understand Microsoft's vision of how technology can help banks transform customer, employee and operations experiences," said Ian Sands, director of Industry Innovation
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Bank Has Starring Role in a Microsoft Video That Gives Consumers a Picture of the Transformational Power of Technology in Banking
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: UMPQ - News), and its flagship Pearl District store in Portland, Ore. are featured in a new, two-minute video by Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) showcasing technology concepts with the potential to change the way people bank. Microsoft chose Umpqua Bank's Pearl District store as the ideal venue to demonstrate Microsoft's experience Banking initiative due to its innovative approach to customer service and store design.
"The objective of the experience Banking initiative is to help customers and partners understand Microsoft's vision of how technology can help banks transform customer, employee and operations experiences," said Ian Sands, director of Industry Innovation
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Jun 29,2005
Not your average mogul
by pearlgirl
To Joe Weston, good investments are a tool to benefit the community
By KRISTINA BRENNEMAN Issue date: Tue, Jun 28, 2005
The Tribune
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Joe Weston was just a “snot-nosed kid” in the 1950s when he used $2,500 earned from a paper route to buy a duplex in Northeast Portland.
He still owns the duplex, but he’s added a few more acquisitions over 50 years. Nowadays, Weston owns some $300 million in office buildings and apartments from Raleigh Hills to Lloyd Center.
Though he’s chosen to keep his investments low-key, Weston’s signature is on nearly every mortgage in the Pearl District because of his majority investment in Hoyt Street Properties. And his American Property Management Corp. signs can be spotted on 230 buildings throughout metro Portland.
The company, along with Weston Investment Corp., is based at the Northeast Broadway office Weston built in 1967.
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By KRISTINA BRENNEMAN Issue date: Tue, Jun 28, 2005
The Tribune
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Joe Weston was just a “snot-nosed kid” in the 1950s when he used $2,500 earned from a paper route to buy a duplex in Northeast Portland.
He still owns the duplex, but he’s added a few more acquisitions over 50 years. Nowadays, Weston owns some $300 million in office buildings and apartments from Raleigh Hills to Lloyd Center.
Though he’s chosen to keep his investments low-key, Weston’s signature is on nearly every mortgage in the Pearl District because of his majority investment in Hoyt Street Properties. And his American Property Management Corp. signs can be spotted on 230 buildings throughout metro Portland.
The company, along with Weston Investment Corp., is based at the Northeast Broadway office Weston built in 1967.
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Jun 28,2005
"Tuesdays by Twilight" Concerts Return to Chinese Garden
by pearlgirl
Series features latin rhythms of Alfred Muro, saxman Patrick Lamb and classical Chinese music Inspired by the lingering light of summer evenings and the magic of the garden at dusk, the Portland Classical Chinese Garden will present its third summer concert series again on six consecutive Tuesdays beginning July 5. "Tuesdays by Twilight: Midsummer Music in the Portland Classical Chinese Garden" offers you the rare chance to enjoy live music in the garden after hours. The summer concert series has been an extraordinary success for its first two seasons, with all performances sold out.
The Tuesday evening concerts feature a diverse mix of musical styles by some of the region’s most exciting performers. The garden will also offer beer from co-sponsor BridgePort Brewing Company, fine Oregon wines and Asian dinner boxes for sale during the shows. Tuesdays by Twilight is made possible by a generous sponsorship from the Bill Naito Company. The Tuesdays by Twilight line-up is as fol
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The Tuesday evening concerts feature a diverse mix of musical styles by some of the region’s most exciting performers. The garden will also offer beer from co-sponsor BridgePort Brewing Company, fine Oregon wines and Asian dinner boxes for sale during the shows. Tuesdays by Twilight is made possible by a generous sponsorship from the Bill Naito Company. The Tuesdays by Twilight line-up is as fol
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Jun 27,2005
Willamette University opens campus in the Pearl
by pearlgirl
Willamette MBA aimed at Portland professionals
Two-year program in Pearl District will debut in the fall
DAN DE CARBONEL
Statesman Journal
June 27, 2005
Willamette University is extending its campus north on Interstate 5 with the launch of a graduate business-degree program in Portland.
The Salem university's new home in the Pearl District will feature classrooms for the professional Master of Business Administration program as well as meeting space for alumni and development meetings, said Jim Goodrich, the dean of Willamette's Atkinson Graduate School of Management.
The Willamette Portland Center will open in August at 12th and Couch streets NW. Goodrich said that the PMBA program is aimed at providing businesses in Portland a convenient location to develop their working executives through a top-flight program in as little as two years.
Traditional full-time programs offered at four-year colleges and
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Two-year program in Pearl District will debut in the fall
DAN DE CARBONEL
Statesman Journal
June 27, 2005
Willamette University is extending its campus north on Interstate 5 with the launch of a graduate business-degree program in Portland.
The Salem university's new home in the Pearl District will feature classrooms for the professional Master of Business Administration program as well as meeting space for alumni and development meetings, said Jim Goodrich, the dean of Willamette's Atkinson Graduate School of Management.
The Willamette Portland Center will open in August at 12th and Couch streets NW. Goodrich said that the PMBA program is aimed at providing businesses in Portland a convenient location to develop their working executives through a top-flight program in as little as two years.
Traditional full-time programs offered at four-year colleges and
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Jun 26,2005
Weekend Lunch at Oba!
by pearlgirl
Oba Announces Weekend Lunch!
Saturdays & Sundays from 12:00pm to 4:30pm
RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW!
Visit us on the web @ http://www.obarestaurant.com
Oba! Restaurante
555 NW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Call now for reservations: 503.228.6161
Saturdays & Sundays from 12:00pm to 4:30pm
RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW!
Visit us on the web @ http://www.obarestaurant.com
Oba! Restaurante
555 NW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Call now for reservations: 503.228.6161
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Jun 26,2005
Can Northwest Portland support two newspapers?
by pearlgirl
While surfing on the internet, I found a blog called Metro Blog and saw this interesting article about newspapers in NW Portland. Enjoy!
Gentrifying Northwest Portland and the Pearl District now have two monthly newspapers covering their environs.
The Northwest Examiner is the incumbent. Now in its 19th year, it does not shrink from stories that impact its coverage area - hookers on Burnside, parking garage controversies on NW 23rd, and this month, an exploration of reputedly harmful effects of a weed-killing herbicide applied on the grounds of Washington Park's Hoyt Arboretum.
A few months ago, an old mainstay as well as a talented new find disappeared from The Examiner's masthead. Longtime ad manager Mike Ryerson's departure was, as I recall, announced in a terse "has left the publication." Rosie Key, a feature writer specializing in stories about people who had just moved here, also disappeared from view.
But only temporarily. Key has resurf
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Gentrifying Northwest Portland and the Pearl District now have two monthly newspapers covering their environs.
The Northwest Examiner is the incumbent. Now in its 19th year, it does not shrink from stories that impact its coverage area - hookers on Burnside, parking garage controversies on NW 23rd, and this month, an exploration of reputedly harmful effects of a weed-killing herbicide applied on the grounds of Washington Park's Hoyt Arboretum.
A few months ago, an old mainstay as well as a talented new find disappeared from The Examiner's masthead. Longtime ad manager Mike Ryerson's departure was, as I recall, announced in a terse "has left the publication." Rosie Key, a feature writer specializing in stories about people who had just moved here, also disappeared from view.
But only temporarily. Key has resurf
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Jun 26,2005
Face-lift for Notes
by pearlgirl
Welcome to the new version of "Neighborhood Notes". New colors, new format and a new way to spread the word in The Pearl. At the end of each article, you'll see an envelope icon. If you click on it, you'll be able to send the article above it to a friend. You'll also notice that the most recent articles appear on the right side of the page, along with the site archives. The discussion forum will be available soon, but is temporarily out of service. And finally, you'll find a new link to the River District Community Garden in the "Links" section (on the right side of the page).
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Jun 26,2005
Bank to your own beat
by pearlgirl
Bank Offers New In-Store Experience: Customers Create CDs of Local Music
Umpqua Bank the Pacific Northwest's largest community bank, is launching a new program called Discover Local Music, which connects Portland customers with the eclectic sounds of the city's vibrant music scene. Starting today, customers who open a new account at the Umpqua Bank Pearl Store have the opportunity to browse Umpqua's Discover Local Music Catalog and create a free custom CD of 10 songs by the region's top artists. The bank plans to roll out the program to the general public at select stores in Oregon, Washington and California and online at www.umpquamusic.com in the fall.
"We are always looking for new ways to provide a unique, meaningful experience to our customers and reach out to the local community," says Ray Davis, Umpqua Bank CEO. "The Discover Local Music program is a way for Umpqua Bank to showcase and support local artists while interacting with customers and the commu
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Umpqua Bank the Pacific Northwest's largest community bank, is launching a new program called Discover Local Music, which connects Portland customers with the eclectic sounds of the city's vibrant music scene. Starting today, customers who open a new account at the Umpqua Bank Pearl Store have the opportunity to browse Umpqua's Discover Local Music Catalog and create a free custom CD of 10 songs by the region's top artists. The bank plans to roll out the program to the general public at select stores in Oregon, Washington and California and online at www.umpquamusic.com in the fall.
"We are always looking for new ways to provide a unique, meaningful experience to our customers and reach out to the local community," says Ray Davis, Umpqua Bank CEO. "The Discover Local Music program is a way for Umpqua Bank to showcase and support local artists while interacting with customers and the commu
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Jun 26,2005
Less Sugar, Yet surprisingly sweet
by pearlgirl
Many of you remember Andrew Sugar, the owner of a series of unfortunate restaurant/bars located at 1338 NW Hoyt...the last of which was Fuel . After a long neighborhood battle to close that establishment, the location is home to a new owner and a new restaurant called Olea .
I found the following review online and thought you all might like to read it:
New Olea pushes the food, and beauty, factors higher
Last Friday night at the opening of Olea (1338 N.W. Hoyt St., 503-274-0800), the latest new restaurant in the Pearl District, a strangely large number of the guests looked like they were from Los Angeles.
The women, uniformly trim, tan and blond, wore flashy, expensive-looking clothes and lots of jewelry. The men were equally trim and tan and wore slick suits. I have nothing against L.A.- Iwas there last month and it's fun. But seeing so many L.A. look-alikes in the Pearl makes me wonder: What are they doing here? Are they the
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I found the following review online and thought you all might like to read it:
New Olea pushes the food, and beauty, factors higher
Last Friday night at the opening of Olea (1338 N.W. Hoyt St., 503-274-0800), the latest new restaurant in the Pearl District, a strangely large number of the guests looked like they were from Los Angeles.
The women, uniformly trim, tan and blond, wore flashy, expensive-looking clothes and lots of jewelry. The men were equally trim and tan and wore slick suits. I have nothing against L.A.- Iwas there last month and it's fun. But seeing so many L.A. look-alikes in the Pearl makes me wonder: What are they doing here? Are they the
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