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May 31,2008
Portland Makes NYT List of 31 Summer Stops
by pearlgirl
The New York Times has named 31 interesting places to visit this summer. Portland made the list as a foodie haven: "As far as foodie havens go, Portland has been better known for its vegan cafes and eco-hippie cooperatives than for restaurants with gastronomic ambitions. But an emerging locavore movement has changed that. Drawn by the city’s low rents and artsy vibe, young chefs are breaking the culinary mold and tapping into the Northwestern bounty of local fisheries, small meat purveyors and artisanal farms. Sample the heat at places like Clyde Common (Southwest 10th and Stark; 503-228-3333; www.clydecommon.com ), which serves novel dishes like crispy pork belly with blood orange marmalade." How do you sell a trip to Portland to your family and friends? Read the full article
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May 26,2008
The Power of People and Place
by pearlgirl
The Village Building Convergence is a 10-day event held every May, where a convergence of citizens, natural builders and activists come together to help neighborhoods design and build their own community amenities. This year, the City Repair Project (the non-profit that oversees the Village Building Convergence) worked its magic in 18 Portland neighborhood project sites:Awakenings Wellness Center in Buckman, The Portland Audubon Society in Forest Park, Chris King Memorial in Hosford-Abernethy, CommUnity Arts Garage in Boise, Raven Sauna in Sabin, Dignity Village in Sunderland, Franciscan Montessori Earth School in Centennial, King's Corner in King, Learning Gardens Laboratory in Brentwood-Darlington, Missy's Place in Mt. Tabor, Mount Scott High School in Mount Scott-Arleta, Mount Valley Homecare in Montavilla, Freda's Tree in Rose City Park, Piedmont Penguins in Piedmont, Runaway Circus Puppet Theatre and Sunnyside Piazza in Sunnyside, Share-It-Square
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May 25,2008
Spirit of neighborhoods: yesterday and today
by shooter
Here's an interesting history of Portland's eastside, how it became part of Portland and what shaped it into the active group of neighborhoods it is today. From The Oregonian : Volcanic activity and the massive Missoula floods flatten much of what is now Portland's east side, later fostering neighborhoods on a grid that promotes community. Native people related to the Chinook and Multnomah tribes live, hunt, trade and fish along the Willamette River and Johnson Creek for more than 7,000 years. 1830s: A Hudson's Bay fur trapping company employee stakes the first claim among European settlers in Southeast Portland. John McLoughlin, also with Hudson's Bay, later takes over the estate. 1846: The "Big Burn" destroys acres of forest spreading out from Mount Scott, leaving grassy tracts attractive to settlers. 1850: McLoughlin sells land to James B. Stephens, who designates today's Hawthorne Boulevard, then a dirt road called U Street, as the southern boundary of East
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May 25,2008
New plan for Willamette River light-rail span
by shooter
From The Oregonian : The Portland area has not one but two billion-dollar-plus light-rail bridge projects in the works. One, the proposed $4.2 billion Interstate 5 replacement bridge, would carry a light-rail extension north to Vancouver, helping ease a car and truck traffic bottleneck. The other, a bridge for the proposed $1.4 billion light-rail line to Milwaukie, would carry everything but cars and trucks. Regional leaders see the line to Milwaukie as the fulfillment of a 20-year promise to connect the southeast metro area to downtown with mass transit. The line would put more than 22,000 households and almost 89,000 employees within walking distance of a rail station, Metro estimates. It also would reduce congestion in the Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard corridor, where widening the highway would chew into neighborhoods. Light rail would fit better and promote mixed-use development that could reduce driving, Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder says. On weekdays, it coul
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May 25,2008
Hot Lips Pops Off
by pearlgirl
Today's Oregonian offers a really great story about Hot Lips Pizza and its foray into making soda. Maybe you've seen it or even tried it, but I bet you have no idea of the trials and tribulations involved in bringing this craft soda to market. Read the story
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May 23,2008
Qdoc Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival
by pearlgirl
QDOC is the only festival in the United States - and only the second in the world devoted exclusively to Queer Documentaries.QDoc is brought to you by Russ Gage, and David Weissman. Russ served for 10 years as the Operations Director of the San Francisco International Lesbianand Gay Film Festival, the oldest and largest LGBT Film Festival in theworld. David has been a film maker (and film festival participant) for over 20 years, and is best known for his award winning feature documentary, THE COCKETTES (2002).Over the past two decades, LGBT Film Festivals have become ubiquitous in urban centers and on college campuses, and much has changed in queer media during that time. There is more mainstream LGBT themed material being produced – some of which is not made available to queer festivals – and much of the indie-produced queer material is more commercially driven.Documentaries continue to creatively and energetically engage with the core issues of queer identity
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May 23,2008
Get Involved! DIVISION/CLINTON STREET FAIR
by pearlgirl
We're planning the 2008 Street Fair!! We have two bands, another Legos exhibit, more bike helmets, food, fun, etc. We're looking for sponsors , who can contribute funds to help pay for the basic necessities of any public gathering, trash, street barriers, permits, advertising, and such. Please let us know if you can help. The D/CBA is a small, volunteer run organization without the resources to do this itself. Use this form to Sponsor our fair activities.
If you're new to the street, the fair works like this. We, the board members, take care of all the paper work, help you get streets closed, see you have the permits to operate legally, get advertising rates for the SE Examiner in July, see the vendor areas are clean and marked off for your use, arrange for the bands, and lots more.
You, the businesses on both Division and Clinton , get together with your neighbors and plan activities around your businesses. We market your events (if you t
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May 23,2008
Campaign for a Carbon Neutral Neighborhood
by pearlgirl
Being carbon neutral is something we usually attack as a business or personal endeavor, but the Hosford Abernathy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) is tackling carbon neutrality as a neighborhood. Cool, huh? Here's a little more info about their campaign for carbon neutrality. The HAND "green" team has compiled a list of goals which include: 10% reduction of our carbon footprint in one year – As measured by kilowatt hours, units of natural gas and vehicle miles traveled 50% reduction by 2025 – Using the measurements of the 2030 challenge Carbon neutrality by 2050 Read the entire plan , at the HAND website.
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May 22,2008
Education emphasized in OMSI’s future growth
by pearlgirl
From the Daily Journal of Commerce... The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is nearing completion on the first phase of a proposed three-phase master plan for the future of its eastside Willamette River location. The master plan is part of a five- to 10-year planning process to develop OMSI’s current property and its land reserves.Although the master plan is at a nascent phase, a foundation for it is taking shape, coalescing around a strategy of expanding OMSI’s educational resources, possibly by building an accredited institution.
Potentially, the 22.5-acre site could become the home of a new charter school, an extension of Portland Community College or an on-site educational resource center for high school students, according to John Thompson, a principal with Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, which is working on the master plan.
According to OMSI, nearly 800,000 people visit the museum annually, making it the second most attended
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May 18,2008
Who's got your back, southeast Portland?
by pearlgirl
Southeast Uplift supports our neighborhoods and community partners in a variety of ways. Fiscal sponsorship for groups without non-profit status allows our partners to fundraise and donors an opportunity to support their community through a taxable deduction. By providing insurance for cleanups, block parties, neighborhood-wide events, banners and the Southeast Uplift Board assures our neighbors are protected while volunteering in their community. Assisting neighbors with their block party permits, providing information about the neighborhood system and to block party organizers As a resource for area cleanups Southeast Uplift provides trainings and forums that help neighbors organize and expand these fundraising events SEUL 3534 SE Main St. Portland, OR 97214 503.232.0010
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