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Sep 29,2008
Portland Neighborhood Makes Business Week's Top 15 Up-And-Coming List
by pearlgirl
According to Business Week , if you want to know where the next up-and-coming hot properties are located—watch where the artists are living now: urban areas in transition. Their advice: buy now while it's cheap. A Portland neighborhood made the list of Business Week's top 15 up-and-coming neighborhoods. Think you know which one it is? Find out here .
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Sep 10,2008
Alberta Street Oyster Bar & Grill
by stockboy
Let me preface this post by stating that I am not a food critic, but I enjoy eating out and experiencing new and unique restaurants. Whether a simple breakfast or an elegant ‘gourmet ‘dinner, the opportunity to taste and savor Portland is in my blood. These are only my opinions [and Barbara's too] about our eating experiences. Take them for what you think they are worth! This evening we had the opportunity to go to a ‘media event' for the Alberta Street Oyster Bar & Grill . Although they opened some months ago this event was scheduled to showcase their new menu, chef and mixologist! The chef is a 27-year-old who is experienced beyond her years. Laurel Gunderson, professionally trained, has created a menu that is both inviting and tasteful. Her preparation used the best the NW has to offer and is prepared with a subtle, yet ‘full flavored,' flair.
When we arrived, a superbly-crafted pomegranate mojito, prepared by Derek Pal
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Sep 9,2008
King PTA September Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Minutes of the King School PTA General Membership Meeting September 4, 2008 PTA President, Karen Bernius called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. King School Principal LaDrena Rhodes reported on a successful start to the new school year. The new school uniforms seem to be embraced by everyone and helped to create a calm, respectful atmosphere. Principal Rhodes also requested parent participation on Site Council. Carissa Thomas, SUN School coordinator expanded on what the SUN program had to offer besides the well-known after school programs. She proposed that PTA and SUN work together for common goals and fundraising. The development of the School Student Directory was discussed. It was proposed that donation letters be developed to include advertising to businesses that assist with printing costs. This will be further discussed at the next meeting. Talishia Tupper proposed that a King School PTA mission statement be developed. This was accepted and the PTA is to combine th
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Sep 4,2008
Pie Footwear hosts Alberta Street Fair Shoe Donation & Recycling Drive
by pearlgirl
From our friends at Pie Footwear... There are an estimated 1.5 billion pairs of shoes in American homes that are destined for our landfills instead of being put to use the way they were intended: on people's feet. Pie Footwear in partnership with Albina Community Bank , Teva Footwear , The Waterkeeper Alliance , Soles4Souls and The Alberta Street Fair will host a Shoe Donation & Recycling Drive during the 11th annual Alberta Street Fair on Saturday, September 13th. Shoes collected will be donated to Soles4Souls and distributed on a national and international level to people in need. Soles4Souls participated in donating over 1 million pairs of shoes to help aid the relief efforts for the Asian Tsunami and the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For each shoe collected, Teva will donate $1 to The Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is a grassroots advocacy organization with 177 local Waterkeeper programs and growing. They are dedicated to preserving and protecting
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