Category Archives: Jeff Lynott

Fostering the Phoenix

There’s been hope, and there’s been speculation.  And now there’s movement and directed energy for the potential crown jewel in the Foster landscape. While the Phoenix Pharmacy Building, at 6515 SE Foster, has sat vacant for several years, save for … Continue reading

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Since When Does Being Intoxicated Justify Unsafe Driving Conditions?

With so much energy being focused on streetscape improvements on Foster, and taking the long view on planning, outreach, design, and the vast potential, it’s become somewhat accepted that the tradeoff for a 2014 commencement of construction is a good, … Continue reading

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Making Sense of Foster Road’s Future and the Various Groups Responsible for It

To get a hold on all the changes planned for Foster Road, as well as the groups invested in seeing those changes through, is enough to make your head spin.  On one hand, there are the respective neighborhood associations (NAs) … Continue reading

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Making Foster Great: Recap of Last Night’s Meeting (with bikes, surveys, and more)

Last night’s community discussion on the future of Foster Road was a great success, and the organizers put together a wonderful lineup of guest speakers and audience engagement.  This was only the first in a series of meetings designed to … Continue reading

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Community Livability Grant Nets Lents URA $65,000…Only a Fraction of Interstate URA Awards

With $300,000 in Community Livability grants available for the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (URA), as well as in the Lents Town Center URA, which includes the stretch of Foster running through Foster-Powell, Mt. Scott-Arleta, and a part of Creston-Kenilworth, … Continue reading

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Goings On in and Around FoPo…Happy Weekend

If you can get through the rain today, the sun reemerges tomorrow and we bump up into the 70′s on Sunday.  Should be a fairly nice weekend.  Hope you all find a way to enjoy it. Now on to your … Continue reading

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