Neighborhood Notes

Presentation Leads Water Blogmistress to Strong Realization 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»

Get the Fall Issue of the Old Town Crier Greetings from Old Town! The Fall issue of the Old Town Crier has just been posted to our website, and our Editor has really put together a great issue. In this Fall 2008 edition, you'll find these ...more»

Grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Puts Local Food on the Menu in Portland Public School and Gervais School Districts 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»

North River Plan News RIVER PLAN NEWS August 25, 2008
Planning for the land along the Willamette River
City of Portland | Bureau of Planning IN THIS ISSUE
1. Planning Commission Briefing
2. Join ...more»

p:ear's New Home Opens Sept 2nd We've mentioned p:ear in the past—it's such a great organization! Very soon, they'll open their new location in Old Town Chinatown.

Today's story in the Daily Journal of Comm ...more»

2009 Neighborhood Small Grants Program, Applications due Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 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»

Steel Bridge Opens Monday - Beware of Changes! This article from the Portland Tribune details the changes you will find when you use the Steel Bridge. The biggest change is that cars, trucks, and buses will travel in the outside lanes only.&nbs ...more»

Forced into a better solution The Steel Bridge should open next week after the completion of construction that links the new MAX green line into the existing routes. The Steel Bridge connection was the trickiest part, given the ...more»

Dig in the Dirt for Beautiful Schools 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»

Historic Landmarks Commission Updates Skidmore/Old Town Building Guidelines The Historic Landmarks Commission is close to completing an update to the building guidelines for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District.  This story from the Daily Journal of Commerce descri ...more»

pre-p:ear Come see p:ear's new home @ 338 NW 6th Avenue (at Flanders)
Wednesday September 3, 2008
6-9pm, $50, rsvp to beth@pearmentor.org
music by Tim DuRoche
food by Chef Robert Reynold ...more»

Hive Project : Smoking Mirrors, Paintings by Peter Arche WHAT: "Hive Project : Smoking Mirrors," Paintings by Peter Archer
WHEN: September 2008, Opening reception 1st Thursday September 4th
WHERE : VORPAL SPAC ...more»

Test Drive The Job of Your Dreams! Another great event at souk! Join pdx MindShare , Young Women Social Entrepreneurs and Ladies Who Launch for this terrific event with Brian Kurth, founder of VocationVacations on the evening of ...more»