A Portland neighborhood blog By Beyth Hogue
State Representative Ben Cannon and other elected officials will host a town hall in the Foster-Powell neighborhood on September 14 at 6:30pm (location TBD). Goals of the summit include transportation and safety on Foster Road, Foster Road area economic development...
Come join the fun at National Night Out! We'll be celebrating on Tuesday, August 3 from 6:30 - 8:30pm with music in Kern Park (SE 67th & Center St.). This is free fun for all ages! Meet your neighbors and...Listen and...
This month's neighborhood association meeting will be held on Monday, May 10 from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Sweetness Bakery (3524 SE 52nd Ave.). Here's the agenda... 6:30-6:35 Meet and Greet6:35-6:45 Welcome and introductions6:45-6:45 Minutes approval6:45-6:55 Board of Directors elections6:55-7:05 3rd Annual...
April's meeting minutes...6:36 PM Erica Bjerning welcomed everyone and had them introduce themselves. We broke into small groups to answer the question ”If we $2500.00 to use on an improvement along Foster Road what would it be?”Randy Von Tungeln moved to...
This month's neighborhood association meeting will be held on Monday, April 12th from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Sweetness Bakery (3524 SE 52nd Ave.). Here's the agenda...6:30-6:35 Meet and Greet6:35-6:45 Welcome and introductions6:45-6:45 Minutes approval6:45-6:55 May Board elections are coming up. ...
After its second year of resounding success, the Fo/Po neighborhood will be hosting its 3rd Annual Garden Tour on Saturday, June 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. We are currently in the process of assembling a cornucopia of beautiful yards for our...
This month's neighborhood association meeting will be held on Monday, March 8th from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Sweetness Bakery (3524 SE 52nd Ave.). Here's the agenda...6:30 - 6:35 Meet and Greet6:35 - 6:45 Welcome and Introductions6:45 - 6:45 Minutes approval6:45...
The Portland City Council & Bureau Directors want your input on the proposed budget. Please join them at one of the community budget forums. You will have the opportunity to review and weigh in on real budget decisions the City...
So sorry for the late notice on this, but the 82nd Ave. of Roses Business Association is holding a meeting at 4:30pm TODAY (Tuesday, January 26th) on the proposed WalMart expansion. This would be a valuable time to gain more...
At the... Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Transportation Task Force Open House Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 6:00 - 7:00pm, then 8:00 - 9:00pm (the Lents Neighborhood Association will conduct its general meeting from 7:00 - 8:00).Seventh Day Adventist Church at 8835 SE
Plan to be at Coffee Lovers (4144 SE 60th, just north of Foster) tonight - Tuesday, January 19th from 5:00 - 7:00pm.As you may know, to City Council positions are up for election this May. Fo/Po has invited all the...
This month's neighborhood association meeting will be held this evening (Monday, Jan. 11th) from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Sweetness Bakery (3524 SE 52nd Ave.). Note that the Fo/Po Neighborhood Association's new year's resolution is to begin meetings promptly at 6:35,...
This month's neighborhood association meeting will be held this evening (Monday, Dec. 14th) from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Sweetness Bakery (3524 SE 52nd Ave.). Here's the agenda...6:30-6:40 Meet and Greet 6:40-6:45 Welcome and i
As you may be aware, Portland Public Schools is looking at some proposals for redesigning and reconfiguring our local high schools. Among consideration is the reconfiguring of boundaries, reassignment as focus or community comprehensive schools and yes, I've read rumors...
I know yesterday's fire at Marysville Elementary grieved many of us in the neighborhood. Undoubtedly, a number of you are Marysville parents. I know Fo/Po neighbors will take this opportunity to scramble together and lend a hand to the vast...
Build It Green! Home Tour and Information Fair At the eighth annual Build It Green! Home Tour on Saturday, September 19th, eighteen green remodels and new homes will be open around the Portland metropolitan area. Chat with homeowners and...
Fall is that bittersweet time when we jump back into routines... I, for one, am incredibly grateful that summer appears to be sticking around for a few more days, though I'm enjoying the predictability that autumn routines bring. This month's...
Many of us got a card in the mail from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently. The card relates to the state's Powell Blvd project and gave public notice of a noise variance hearing on Sept 9. As many...
Gladstone Bike Boulevard One of the projects that's been ongoing this summer is the Center Street/Gladstone Street Bike Boulevard. The city is moving forward with creating 15 new miles of bike boulevards, and we're getting about 2-1/2 miles of them...
Commissioner Nick Fish is putting an event together in response to the recent vandalism at the Earl Boyles Community Garden. Our neighborhoods are deeply strengthened by the relationships built in community gardens, and the senseless act at Earl Boyles was...
Despite a strong opinion on the scandal, I'd almost forgotten about still-Mayor Sam Adams in the midst of Economic Stimulus Hysteria 2009. Lo and behold, the rest of the country is beginning to find out. I'm over tolerance for image's...
OK, the snowstorm is over, and so is Christmas, solstice, Eid-al-Adha and most of Chanukah. Keep enjoying Kwanzaa but get those shovels out! As Transportation Commissioner and Mayor-elect Sam Adams said in his news conference today, EVERYBODY needs to get...
Woo hoo! Now is the time to celebrate folks in the Foster-Powell neighborhood who bring us a little winter cheer with their holiday lights and decorations. We're not talkin' about megawatt-garish nightblasters here, but that home on YOUR block that...
Today's editorial in the Oregonian, "Special on Chutzpah, Aisle Three" (you'll have to scroll down for the link, which wasn't complete by my leaving-for-work time) points out some scurrilous tactics by Whole Foods, as also noted in yesterday's Business section....
November 10, 2008 Minutes 6:43 PM Erica Bjerning welcomed everyone and everyone introduced themselves. Dave Priestap moved to accept the minutes and Christian Smith seconded. Passed. Updates - Spawn Point: Erica recapped the issues regarding Spawn Point. She sent a...
Jinkies, kiddoes! The terrific Fix-It Fair is happening again this Saturday at Lent School, 5105 SE 97th, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It's free, you don't need to register, and man-oh-man, are there terrific things to learn about resources,...
I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted I voted!!! I remember the days of voting booths -- entering and exiting those funny little...