82nd Avenue Business Association
By Nancy Chapin
Happy New Year! Lots of planning has happened on The Avenue in 2023 and we are looking forward to more safe crossings, wider sidewalks, better lighting and more neighbors and friends shopping on and near 82nd Ave. in 2024.
The Around the World in 82 Dishes passport is still in effect and soon will be available to download online at 82Dishes.com.
82 Roses Community Enrichment Coalition, 82rosescec.com, will be presenting the 18th Annual Parade on Saturday, April 27 and the business association is looking at the possibility of a 5K Fun Run to kick it off. The Parade, “Roses in the Heart of Portland,” is the beginning of the Rose Festival activities and we will be announcing an 82nd Avenue Rose Garden Photo Contest during the blooming season. There are more than 20 rose gardens on The Avenue and we have a few more to plant if your business or location has some room to add another one. Contact us at 82ndaveba@gmail.com.
Greater Brooklyn Business Association
By Laurie Lewis
The Greater Brooklyn Business Association (GBBA) is pleased to announce that after restarting our efforts in June 2023 we have 26+ active members and growing! The GBBA currently hosts monthly networking events with a morning Coffee Chat event in even months and a Happy Hour event in odd months, open to all businesses within our boundaries from SE Powell Blvd. to SE Steele Ave. and SE McLoughlin Blvd. to SE 28th Ave. Our January Happy Hour is Wednesday, January 3, 4:30-6:30 pm at Rainy Days Tavern, 4774 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Take advantage of marketing, business building and advocacy opportunities in 2024 and join the GBBA today! Businesses who join by Sunday, December 31 can take advantage of a discount of $75 off any membership level with coupon code “2023membership.” Find more information on our website, greaterbrooklynba.com, or email us at greaterbrooklynba@gmail.com.
Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association
By Nancy Chapin
The Happy New Year! 2023 raced by and here we are in 2024! There are new events planned, past events continuing and new and older retail stores and food and drink establishments waiting to have you drop by and check them out.
First, in addition to the monthly HBBA Board meeting Wednesday, January 10 (2nd Wednesday) 8 am, there is a Happy Hawthorne Hour planned for Friday, January 26, 5:30-7:30 at The Hideaway, 2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd. The happy hours will continue to take place on the last Friday of each month through September.
On May 11, the Saturday before Mothers Day, we are planning an event for the mothers we are or who are in our lives on Lower Hawthorne. Details to follow.
On June 15, the Saturday before Fathers Day, we are planning an event on Upper Hawthorne that celebrates the fathers in our lives.
On August 25, the last Sunday in August, the 41st Annual Hawthorne Street Fair will be happening in the middle of Hawthorne.
Mark your calendars and watch for further details. Let me know if you have ideas about what you want to do for any of these events at administrator@hawthorneblvd.com.