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Hello Foster-Powell Lovers! As you can probably tell from my long absence, I can no longer maintain this website. As of now, I have moved out of the neighborhood. However, I know there's plenty of enthusiastic FoPo neighbors...maybe one of you is interested in taking on this blog? Ideally, it requires about a half hour of checking and story writing per day. The domain fee is paid for this year, and costs about $15. The people who help program this site are awesome-- the (very small) company is called Neighborlogs. One of their flagship websites is for Capitol Hill in Seattle-- that website is http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/. ...
I'm neck deep in finals at PSU, but this story floated across my desk and I thought FoPo neighbors might be interested. Abernathy Elementary School's chef, Nicole Hoffman, was professionally trained at The Western Culinary Institute. As one might guess, she does not serve the rubbery pizza and overdone tater tots I remember from the elementary school lunchroom. Instead, she serves up curries, brussel sprouts... whatever tickles her culinary fancy. Abernathy students also learn about the food cycle in their school garden. This unusual arrangement has not gone unnoticed--Michelle Obama has invited Hoffman to the White House to help...
I'm amazed that this year's rain has lasted so long. Then again, it isn't unheard of that the rose festival is held under gray, stormy skies. Our yard used to turn into a bog under the kind of hail and hard rain we've seen this weekend, but then my gardening master of a housemate created a...
Portland: Land of the Artisans. We make our own beer, we plant our own food, and we create our own art, thankyouverymuch. If you're into all things handmade, check out the Rebel Craft Rumble at Imago Theater tomorrow night! Here's the 411 from CNRG:...
This afternoon 150 or so patients, staffers and friends gathered at the Dougy Center to remember the space where thousands of children and families have been helped for almost three decades.
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This week’s Foster-Powell neighborhood association meeting was jam-packed. The session opened with the board election. Co-chairpersons Erica and Christian, like most of those running for positions, ran unopposed and will therefore keep their positions. One newbie, Ali, was voted into the transportation representative position.
After the elections came updates on neighborhood projects and concerns. An officer talked about the crime in Foster-Powell. He said there had been five car thefts in the past month, and encouraged...
Just a quick head's up that tonight is the second Monday of May, and that means we have a Neighborhood Association Meeting from 6:30-8 at Sweetness Cafe, just off of Powell on 52nd. I have heard that the recent fatality of a pedestrian on Foster will be discussed, so show up! Hope to see you there...
Hello gardeners! Please join Portland Public School's Community Transition Center for our final plantsale of the year. The sale runs May 3rd-7th from 8:30am-3:00pm. We are located at 6801 SE 60th and Duke St. in Greenhouse #1. We have a wide variety of edible and ornamental plants available for sale including:
Walking around downtown, you often see city workers, picking up trash, "Keep Portland Clean and Safe" printed on their uniforms. And it's true--the less grafitti and trash, the safer an area is. This Broken Windows theory extends to our 'hood, too. If we keep it clean, we are sending the message...
Hey there Lovers of Earth~! The City Repair Earth Day Celebration is this Saturday, April 24th at Washington High School Park (SE 12th & Stark) FREE EVENT! Here's the line-up for Main Stage:
11:30 Earth Day Opening Ceremony
12:00 SaraTone and the Earth Tribe Gospel
1:00 Sam...
Portland Sunday Parkways is more than an event – it’s an experience!
In its third year, Portland Sunday Parkways has expanded to five events throughout the summer and all...
- Come one come all to the Foster~Powell Bar Crawl!
For this installment of the UYE pub crawl series, we're heading out to Foster-Powell in the vast wasteland of SE Portland. There we'll mosey and meander our way through the up &...
I had a chance to meet Ryan Cloutier yesterday. He's a co-owner of Lents Commons, a brand new cafe / performance space opening at the corner of SE 92nd Ave and Foster. This is across the street from the Lents Town Center Plaza, near to the site of the Lents Farmers Market (opening soon for...
If you've driven down Foster in the last few days, you may have noticed that the vacant lot at 73rd is ripe with color and the scent of peat moss....
Monday, April 12, 2010 / 6:30-8:00pm / Sweetness Bakery / 3524 SE 52nd Ave NOTE: MEETING STARTS @ 6:35 SHARP
6:30-6:35 Meet and Greet
6:35-6:45 Welcome and introductions
6:45-6:45 Minutes approval
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I've already gushed enough about the beauty of the CTC, or Community Transition Center. So I'll let the coordinator do the talking for me. Here's her positing to CNRG:
Hello Gardeners! Spring is here and so is the Community Transition Center's April Plant Sale....
I heart technology. How else could I know about what's going down with Marysville? As you may recall, a fire gutted the school back in December '09. Thankfully, all of the staff and students were safely evacuated. And now the wheels are rollin' to rebuild. Here's an update from the Rebuilding Marysville in SE Portland Facebook page, written by Braheem Hazeem:
Last night there was Portland Public School board meeting.Because of my involvement with this site I heard from The Portland Tribune, (they were there last...
A few months ago, I attended a meeting in Lents. It was the Neighborhood Association meeting, actually. I thought "my" issue (the Foster Streetscape Plan funding) would be discussed in front of the whole group, but it never was. Instead, I sat and listened to the issues that were perking the ears of our Neighbors to the North, Lents. One of the biggest issues was Wal-mart's planned expansion of their store on 82nd. The store seemed to be facing no opposition in getting approval from the city. "How can they just do this, without talking to the neighbors?" I remember one newcomer asked. Well, as the Foster-Powell Neighborhood...
As part of our First Saturdays Program, join Jim Labbe from the Portland Audubon Society, and Matt Clark and Teresa Huntsinger from the Johnson Creek Watershed Council for a 21-mile bike ride out the Springwater Corridor Trail to Gresham’s Linneman Station and back. We’ll pedal our way through the lower Johnson Creek Watershed, stop at several urban natural areas along the way, and learn about future opportunities to protect and enhance the Johnson Creek Watershed. You are responsible for bringing and maintaining your own bicycle; pumps and patch kits recommended. Helmets...
Though it may seem like an outpost, in reality Foster is only 10 minutes away from Hawthorne and 20 minutes from downtown.
"After its second year of resounding success, the Foster-Powell neighborhood will be hosting the Third Annual GARDEN TOUR on Saturday, June 19, 2010, 10 am to 2 pm. We are currently in the process of assembling a cornucopia of beautiful yards for our neighbors to enjoy. To fully...
Here's where it all begins. If by "it all," you mean FoPo.
On this deliciously rainy Sunday, I've decided to pull back the FosterPowellPDX.com curtain and bring readers into the editorial process. I am a busy, busy lady, so I don't always get to write all of the stories that I want to. I'm providing the list below both to tell you all what's coming up and to (fingers crossed) find some help writing stories. So, let me know your thoughts. Here's the list of stories I'd like to write. Most of these were culled...