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North Portland

Aug 27
Presentation Leads Water Blogmistress to Strong Realization water-scarce I had a really neat experience yesterday. I was invited to the adidas campus, located in North Portland, to talk about the excellent quality of Portland's tap water . The folks over at adidas have ...more»
Aug 27
Grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Puts Local Food on the Menu in Portland Public School and Gervais School Districts zoe2 The first school assembly of the new academic year will take place today at 10 a.m., at Atkinson Elementary in South East Portland, where school food and education leaders will gather alongside far ...more»
Aug 25
2009 Neighborhood Small Grants Program, Applications due Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 46facabf-0003d-0554d-400cb8e1 Applications being accepted for Portland Neighborhood Small Grants through seven District Coalition offices The City of Portland, Office of Neighborhood Involvement and seven District Coalitions a ...more»
Bridgeton | Aug 24
Tree removal begins along the Bridgeton Levee bridgeton trees At 10 a.m. on Monday, August 25, crews will begin the removal of 68 trees along the Bridgeton levee in northeast Portland. The first trees to be removed will be those located at Columbia School along ...more»
Aug 21
Portland's Community Gardens Struggle to Grow community garden My parents were gardeners, Dad especially. We had a good-sized lot in Menlo Park , about half way between San Francisco and San Jose. On it were two apple trees, two walnut trees, a plum tree, and ...more»
Aug 20
Dig in the Dirt for Beautiful Schools apple-full Make your school shine! On Saturday, Aug. 23, join thousands of volunteers for Community Care Day, 9 a.m. to noon, to take on landscaping and groundskeeping at 75 schools. Click here to sign up. Tas ...more»
Aug 19
Blog-Off Day 2: What Will Tuesday Bring to our Blog-Off Bloggers? nessie Tuesday's Blog-Off Challenge sent by The Mercury's Amy Ruiz: This challenge is courtesy of a reader: "I'd like to hear a response plan from each agency on a Nessie-esque beast in the water res ...more»
Aug 19
TriMet Fares Increase September 1 boarding Just a reminder that TriMet will increase fares on September 1. Adult single fares will increase 25 cents One month pass will increase $10 dollars Youth/Student, Honored Citizen and LIFT sing ...more»
Aug 18
LA Times Reflecting On Portland streetcar "L.A. could learn a thing or two from Portland...""The city is a veritable transit utopia where light rail goes to the airport, parking restrictions increase public transit use and free ...more»
Aug 18
Blogging on "The Blog-Off" Today is the first day of the rest of my blogging life -- The 2008 Blog-Off: Water Blog vs. Cross Blog . Today I will begin my first of five posts that puts those pesky Cross Bloggers in their place ...more»

North Portland

Piedmont | Sep 13
Green Sprout Fest green-sprouts Green Sprouts is a fun, festive and educational one-day event for the whole family that celebrates and promotes the nurturing of life through nature. From pregnancy to childhood, parents can learn ab ...more»
kenton | Sep 13
Proper Festival - Kenton proper-festival SEPTEMBER 13, 12-4:30pm.

Food, Music, Community, Kenton Park-featuring: live Jazz, Native American Drums, Gospel, Latin Salsa, Opera, R&B, Spoken word, family activities, a Car & ...more»
Sep 13
Aquifer Adventure The Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council invite you to attend Aquifer Adventure: A Groundwater Treasure Hunt. Aquifer Adventure is a fun, family event where are ...more»
st johns | Sep 20
Pirate Festival Pirates At this year's Pirate Festival , come experience the region's best musicians and entertainers, a vast marauder's market of pirate treasures, children's rides and activities, and international cuisin ...more»
st johns | Sep 23
McMenamins Friends & Family Night LOCATION: St. Johns Pub -- 8203 N. Ivanhoe, Portland, OR 97203 (503) 283-8520
McMenamins Friends and Family Night
Benefitting Astor Elementary School
Half Night for Astor Elementary ...more»
Sep 25
Cathedral Park Master Plan Open House and Community Discussion canopy You are invited to the Cathedral Park Master Plan Open House and Community Discussion on Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:30 - 8:30 pm St. Johns Community Center     Light refreshments wil ...more»