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This year, love each other and the Earth by giving Friends of Trees Gift Trees for Valentine’s Day. For a donation of just $35, Friends of Trees will plant a young native tree in honor of a loved one and send a gift acknowledgement card in their name. It’s a great cause and a fun, green alternative...

After seeing the inside of Coffee Lovers Cafe and Bar, just off of Foster on 60th, I have to say that it's quite a cozy spot that specializes in two of my favorite beverages.  But that's not all.  On Tuesday nights, Coffee Lovers hosts trivia night, and on Thursday evenings it is...

Date: January 26, 2010
Location: 8835 SE Woodstock (Seventh Day Adventist Church)
Time: 6-7.  That's how long Fo-Po-ites should stick around, according to our neighbor John, who regularly attends these meetings.
411: Here's an email message from John, who represents Foster-Powell to several important committees around town, including the URA gatherings.

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This Sunday! NW Visitors Productions, KBOO, and Mt. Tabor Theater present... "Helping Haiti: A Community Concert for a Critical Cause," on Sunday, January 24 from 5:00-10:00pm at Mt. Tabor Theater and Lounge, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.  This is a 21+event. Sliding scale donations will be accepted, with a requested donation of at least $5. 100% of concert and vending proceeds donated to aid earthquake-affected Haiti. Attendees choose one of five prescreened organizations to donate their entrance fee:

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According to the Rebuild Marysville Facebook page, Pizzicato will donate 20% of their profits today to help rebuild Marysville Elementary, which was recently damaged by fire.  Here's the word, straight from the Facebook message:

Thanks go out to everyone who attended the auction and who have donated money so far! We are almost close to our goal of meeting our budget this year and being able to provide the activities we planned for in the fall 2009. We have one more benefit fundraiser coming up. It is through Pizzicato...

Join Northwest VEG for our monthly potluck event. The potluck will be at the Friends Meeting Hall, 4312 SE Stark St., Portland. Please bring a plant-based (no animal products, including honey) main dish, salad, or dessert; a card listing its ingredients; and plates and utensils for your use....

Hello. At about 10:30pm Tuesday January 12th I picked up a dog dogding traffic in between the Burger King and bus stop island in the Intersection where Foster Road, Powell Blvd. and 50th St. meet in southeast Portland.

He was obviously distressed, having been in the street with many cars swerving to avoid him. Some kind bus-riders coaxed him to the bus stop island where I pulled over and loaded him into my car.

What excites you about living in Foster-Powell?  That was the question we all had to ask each other at this week's FOPONA meeting on Monday, along with another important question:  what do you hope to get out of the neigborhood meetings?  Far from the typical, "state your name and whether you're a resident or business owner" introductions, this was a little more thought provoking, and resulted in a variety of responses.  Most people expressed excitement over a growing sense of community, while some talked about the potential of the neighborhood (businesses opening along Foster, community gardens, etc).  Diversity...

I'm blogging live from the neighborhood association meeting, learning about how we can get funding for the Foster Streetscape: from the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee. This is a critical time for funding; projects are being evaluated and budgets are being debated. What a perfect time to...

Agenda for Foster Powell Neighborhood Association Meeting

Monday, January 11, 2009

6:30-8:00pm, Sweetness Bakery
3524 SE 52nd Ave
NOTE: WE ARE CHANGING THINGS UP THIS MONTH! MEETING WILL START AT 6:35 SHARP, AS OPPOSED TO THE NORMAL 6:40 OR SO START AFTER THE MEET AND GREET....

"Come hear about residential traffic calming concepts that could take Portland to the next level, making our streets safer for children, seniors, and people with disabilities - and more attractive for walking and cycling. From 'bicycle boulevards' to 'Safe Routes to School' to 'home zones,...

City Repair is organizing its annual Village Building Convergence, an event which brings together a community in an attempt to better a neighborhood, both visually, functionally, and communally.  Past projects have included community gardens, sidewalk art installations, intersection murals,...

Although the holidays have passed, and we're now in a new year, I still feel it appropriate to share a few photos depicting the Christmas spirit in our neighborhood.  Although a far cry from being dubbed, "Peacock Lane of deep Southeast," we can still hang with the best of them...sort...

Fun-A-Day is coming to Portland, the home...

Today's snow was totally unexpected, and a reminder of the grab bag weather 'round these parts. (Grab bag b/c you never know what you're going to get.)  I have to admit that am a fair-weather bike commuter.  As a Reno girl, I grew up hopping in the car to go anywhere--the nearest...

In case you're wondering just who writes most of these stories and manages this site, it's me, Colleen.  I am a yoga teacher and writer who has lived in Fo-Po for about 2 years now.  Anyway, I just wanted to put up a post to let y'all know that I'm back.  You'll see more stories,...

Personally, I'm ready for spring.  I miss feeling dirt between my fingers. If the wintry weather (and the end of this rather tumultuous year) has you in a slump, check out the City of Portland's Urban Growth Bounty classes. You'll be excited to get going in 2010, since there are over 70 classes this year, three times as many as last year.  Now, in addition to organic gardening classes, you can sign up to learn about cheesemaking, cooking, keeping chickens, raising bees, and more.  ...

This month's neighborhood association meeting was held last night at Sweetness Bakery.  Here's what they talked about:  

You've seen the direct mail flyer.  You've been noticing talk on Twitter.  You may have noticed the media kick off yesterday at the East Portland Community Center.  Well, after all of that buildup, I hope you're as excited as I am about being a part of the next CIty Plan!  Here's the basic 411 on when the City Plan workshops will be held over the next month, direct from CNRG:

The Portland Plan will be our City’s strategic plan for the next 25 years, ensuring that Portland is a thriving and sustainable...

Susan Marcus attended our neighborhood meeting a couple months ago, to tell us about her plans to open Foster Indy Mart - a place for local entrepreneurs to sell their goods and services, and a place for all of us to help support the local economy.

The store is now open for business.  See this article on the I Love Lents blog for all the details.

Has anyone checked it out yet?  I plan to do that soon!

Hey y'all, if you've ever walked around 72nd & Holgate, you've probably heard my band.  We're MODA, and we're playing at the Twilight Lounge tonight.  Come on out and hear some great hyperlocal rock!  :) Where:  The Twilight, 14th & SE Powell. (Same shopping center as the...

A tragic fire Tuesday at the historic Marysville Elementary in Southeast Portland has left 435 students without a school. You can help these schoolchildren by volunteering Saturday to prepare Rose City Park School for them. Marysville students will be transferred to Rose City Park Monday. The work party takes place from 8 am to noon Saturday at Rose City Park. Volunteers will help district officials by cleaning, moving furniture and otherwise sprucing up Rose City Park School, which closed Rose City Park two years ago. Volunteers must sign up to take part in Saturday’s project. SIGN UP NOW! If you cannot attend Saturday’s project...