HAND November 2019
By Jill Riebeshel At our last meeting, Sarah Peroutka, speaking for St. Philip Neri, announced the parish’s annual Thanksgiving meal and thanked th…
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HAND October 2019
By Jill Riebesehl Actions this month reflect just two ways the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood is often asked to lend support. These are ex…
Hosford-Abernethy September 2019
By Jill Riebesehl The dog days of August are over, but definitely not forgotten. These last few months have seen many who are involved in …
HAND August 2019
By Jill Riebesehl Portland neighborhoods are on the brink of losing their formal recognition with the city government. With a minimum of outreach …
HAND July 2019
By Jill Riebesehl At our well-attended annual meeting in May, Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood association heard from two major pr…
HAND May 2019
By Jill Riebesehl We could say with spring for sure comes change, or in human terms, at least planning for change. We are looking forward to our ann…
HAND March 2019
Jill Riebesehl HAND board members don’t want a wall, but we do concern ourselves with happenings just on the other side our bord…
HAND Nov 2018
By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association continues to grapple with several ongoing challenges, a couple of which ma…
HAND October 2018
By Jill Riebesehl Fall got off to a rousing start at HAND, with appointment of Linda Nettekoven to liaison with the new city bur…
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By Jill Riebesehl Summer, 2018: The day we served up ice cream cones for our neighborhood at Piccolo Park was the hottest so far, but we had a lot o…
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Jill Riebesehl Our neighborhood’s concerns are similar to most others in Portland: how to navigate our narrow streets, how to respond when…
HAND June 2018
By Jill Riebesehl At Hosford-Abernethy’s May 15 general board meeting, we held annual elections and heard from three Portlanders deeply in…
HAND March 2018
By Jill Riebesehl Fire and medical rescues, building changes, and open space landed on the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Associa…
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By Jill Riebesehl Neighborhood streets and greenways, historic preservation and public outreach concerns filled our January agendas this n…
Hosford-Abernethy (HAND)December 2017
By Jill Riebesehl HAND is often privileged to receive crime reports from Portland Police Officer Leo Yee, who covers our neighborhood. At …
Hosford-Abernethy (HAND) November 2017
By Jill Riebesehl Transportation issues dominated the October board meeting. We heard from a Union Pacific railroad representative; …
HAND Oct 17
By Jill Riebesehl Over the summer the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood (HAND) welcomed several new members to the board; had a blast representing the …
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By Susan Pearce We at Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District (HAND) continue following and responding to proposals regard changes in zoning, street…
HAND June 17
By Jill Riebesehl Summer is here, and the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association Board is gearing up for sunny days, with on…
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By Jill Riebesehl Call it the thrill of spring and all its joys and demands. The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association HAND board has…
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By Jill Riebesehl It’s that time of the year when our neighborhood association, Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association or HAND, takes …
HAND March 2017
By Susan Pierce The Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood runs from SE 28th Ave. to the river, but a good half of it is the Central Eastside Indu…
HAND December 2016
By Jill Riebesel Officer Leo Yee, who often takes time out from his police duties to give us a rundown on reported crimes and tips on how …
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By Jill Riebesehl It’s fall. Gone are the summer days of ice cream socials and movies in the parks. Gone is one item of concern to many in the neigh…
HAND August 16
By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Neighborhood District Association (HAND), in our mission to advance livability and safety, welcomes all local resident…
Neighborhood Notes HAND August 15
HAND By Paul Coleman The public HAND board meeting occurred on Tuesday, July 21. and focused on the Vision Zero Initiative as well as safety desi…
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HAND By David Kaplan At the HAND Annual Meeting, three new members were elected to the Board of Directors. Griffin Gonzalez, Patrick V…
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By Dave Kaplan The HAND Board has passed a resolution requesting that regulatory bodies make a comprehensive study of the impact of coal trains pass…
HAND Neighborhood Notes January 203
David Kaplan The HAND Board has been developing a strategy to focus efforts on a tight set of priorities on the coming months. Our convers…
HAND November 2012
By David Kaplan The last time Portland updated zoning to support the Comprehensive Plan was in 1988. That effort was a blueprint for increasing den…