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As the local press
has reported, the Public Market’s efforts
to secure our long-preferred site, the Federal Building at 511
NW Broadway, were superseded by the Pacific NW College of Art's
successful bid for an educational use transfer, an option not available
to the Market. Many people have asked whether or not this signals
a hiatus -- or even a conclusion -- to the on-going planning for
the Market.
The straightforward
answer is "No."
First, the Market
continues to build on its recent successes:
- A licensing agreement
with the James Beard Foundation for the perpetual use of the James
Beard Public Market name
- A Davis Hibbitts
Migdall poll showing 61% support for building a year-round
Public Market in Portland
- Increased awareness of the importance of the Market
among local decision-makers
- An enduring relationship established
with Melvin Mark Development Company
Second, at their March
24th meeting, the Market’s board of directors unanimously
agreed to intensify their efforts to engage Portland in creating The James Beard
Public Market.
Third, our site selection committee is continuing to investigate
both new opportunities and previously overlooked locations in
light of Portland's changing demography
and food-buying habits.
Your support of these efforts will be most welcome!
Please talk with friends and neighbors about the importance of
the full-time, year-round James Beard
Public Market, and share your ideas by emailing Ron Paul at ron@rpaulconsulting.com.
And please consider supporting us with a tax-deductible contribution; click
on
this link or mail a check to:
The
Historic Portland Public Market Foundation,
Box 511 Portland, OR 97207
Successful
Public Markets define and nourish their city's soul. Certainly
Portland is not without a soul but we have a
missing link
between this most European of Western cities and the
bounty of its nearby agriculture. A connection is forged when
urban
shoppers know
the source of their food supply and come together to
celebrate the simple, edible transactions of daily life.
Click
here to learn more about Boyd's special James Beard coffee.
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Portland
Tribune:
April, 2008
Public Market Secures James Beard Naming Rights
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for details
Portland
Business Journal:
March, 2008
Public Market Must Continue Search for Home
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for details
The
Oregonian
November, 2007
City Should Not Choose Between Public Market and Art College
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for details
NW
Palate
September/October, 2007
Portland Public Market: Home in Sight?
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NW
Palate
September/October, 2007
Portland’s
Founding Foodie Honored in Proposed Public Market
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Associated
Press
September, 2007
Year-round Public Market in Portland May Have Finally Found
a Home
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for details
The
Oregonian
September,
2007
Public Market Looks at Broadway Federal Building
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KGW
September, 2007
Portland Public Market Finds New Home
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The
Oregonian:
September,
2007
Editorial: New Site a Good Sign for Portland Market.
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for details
Portland
Tribune:
September,
2007
Portland Public
Market Eyes New Home.
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for details
The
City Club:
September,
2007
"Thinking outside the booth: farmers markets, the public market & creating
more local food choices."
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for archive
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