82nd Avenue Business Association
By Nancy Chapin
Our 45th Annual Meeting will be Thursday, May 25, 6:30-8 pm, location to be determined. Sign up for our newsletter at 82ndaveba,com to RSVP. We will have some presentations about ideas for 82nd Avenue’s “makeover.”
The first Rose Gardens at businesses were started on 82nd Ave. in 2005 at Eastport Plaza by the manager at the time, Ken Turner, even before The Avenue of Roses signcaps were placed. The Association has set aside funds, received a grant and arranged for roses from Portland Nursery. Now we need to hear from the businesses that would like to plant or replant a small or large rose garden. This is open to the Community Rose Garden project, so contact us at 82ndaveba@gmail.com if you would like to be on the Rose Garden Team from start to finish.
During blooming season, Babble Buy has already offered to sponsor a rose garden-related photo contest.
Foster Area Business Association
By Jeff Lynott
Foster’s having a party this summer! Join FABA and local businesses between SE 50th and 72nd Aves. for sidewalk sales, vendors and pop-up shops, live music in Laurelwood Park and more. The Foster Summer Soiree will take place Saturday, June 24, 12-6 pm. Follow us on Instagram (@fosteraeapdx) or learn more at fosterarea.com/fostersummersoiree.Â
FABA is also putting the finishing touches on a street lighting project in collaboration with the City of Portland’s Public Environment Management Office (PEMO). This project will bring decorative lighting to several street trees along SE Foster and hopefully make our business district more welcoming at night.
Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association
By Nancy Chapin
Wow, May already! The flowers are blooming, the doors are opening and, some days, the sun is even shining.
Celebrating the mothers in our lives is one of the pleasant events that happens in May, on Sunday, May 14 this year. There are so many places to visit on Hawthorne when you are looking for a special item or meal to share with the important person who is or has been a special mother in your life.
Are you interested in being part of a Boulevard Graffiti Team, an offshoot of the second Saturday Boulevard Beautification Bunch, to help the city use its resources for this issue and maybe take on some removal, too? If so, let us know and we’ll connect you with the Team Leaders. Email us at administrator@hawthorneblvd.com.
It’s time to think about whether you want to plan an event or have a booth at the 40th Annual Hawthorne Street Fair, taking place Sunday, August 27, 11 am-7 pm.
Last, but not least, the Boulevard of Flags will be celebrated and reinstated on Monday, May 29, with a ceremony held at 7:30 am at Dairy Hill Ice Cream (SE 36th Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd.). The flags will be back, being placed on a smaller section of the Boulevard this time.