HAND By Jill Riebesehl Three main issues dominated Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association’s concerns this winter, none of which required action from the board, which holds elections in May. All are welcome …
Neighborhood Notes April 2021 Read More
HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy board met this chilly, snowy month via Zoom and held wide-ranging conversations on our neighborhood’s needs and problems, such as how we can best …
Neighborhood Notes March 2021 Read More
Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association By Jill Riebesehl Now, two months since we last met, the HAND board with many faces, some new, started the New Year with a bang of a …
Neighborhood Notes February 2021 Read More
Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association By Jill Riebesehl The HAND Board has a long hiatus over the holidays, but we anticipate interesting challenges in the coming year. It looks as if Catholic …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl At the HAND Board’s November meeting, it was all action. We celebrated the opening of the Gideon Overcrossing, voted to support Quiet Clean PDX in its …
Neighborhood Notes December 2020 Read More
HAND By Jill Riebesehl Smoky, rain-and-shine September, and digging out of the coronavirus doldrums, our neighborhood, Hosford-Abernethy, along with others should soon be seeing some urban improvements, one being the …
Neighborhood Notes October 2020 Read More
HAND By Jill Riebesehl Laying low during COVID-19, in July the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association heard, via Zoom, from TriMet regarding progress on the Division Transit Project. The agency has kept …
Neighborhood Notes September 2020 Read More
HAND By Jill Riebesehl Although our neighborhood, like most in our town these days, has been going through a sea of changes with a Black Lives Matter family-focused demonstration on …
Neighborhood Notes July 2020 Read More
HAND By Jill Riebesehl The board of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association met in April using Zoom under the auspices of SE Uplift. We shared how we were faring during these …
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By Jill Riebesehl Housing and transportation, mundane as those issues are, remain at the top of the lists for most Portland neighborhoods. In our Hosford-Abernethy, we expect we will soon …
By Jill Riebesehl It should be an exciting year for our neighborhood with OMSI finalizing its development plans and the SE 13th Place/14th Ave. pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the …
By Jill Riebeshel At our last meeting, Sarah Peroutka, speaking for St. Philip Neri, announced the parish’s annual Thanksgiving meal and thanked the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood district for its annual contributions. …
By Jill Riebesehl Actions this month reflect just two ways the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood is often asked to lend support. These are examples of how neighborhood associations intrinsically concern themselves …
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 our neighborhood struggling with …
Hosford-Abernethy September 2019 Read More
By Jill Riebesehl Portland neighborhoods are on the brink of losing their formal recognition with the city government. With a minimum of outreach and notification, the newly established Office of …
By Jill Riebesehl At our well-attended annual meeting in May, Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood association heard from two major property owners that lie within our borders: St. Philip Neri and …
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 annual meeting, which will …
Jill Riebesehl HAND board members don’t want a wall, but we do concern ourselves with happenings just on the other side our borders. Meetings held every third Tuesday, …
By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association continues to grapple with several ongoing challenges, a couple of which may soon bear fruit. Tri-Met and the Portland Department of Transportation …
By Jill Riebesehl Fall got off to a rousing start at HAND, with appointment of Linda Nettekoven to liaison with the new city bureau that replaces the Office …
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 of …
Jill Riebesehl Our neighborhood’s concerns are similar to most others in Portland: how to navigate our narrow streets, how to respond when houseless folks encamp in residential areas, how …
By Jill Riebesehl At Hosford-Abernethy’s May 15 general board meeting, we held annual elections and heard from three Portlanders deeply invested in making the Willamette River–which borders the neighborhood …
By Jill Riebesehl Fire and medical rescues, building changes, and open space landed on the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association board’s agenda in late February. At the HAND board’s invitation, Portland Fire …
By Jill Riebesehl Neighborhood streets and greenways, historic preservation and public outreach concerns filled our January agendas this new year. The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association board has been worrying …
By Jill Riebesehl HAND is often privileged to receive crime reports from Portland Police Officer Leo Yee, who covers our neighborhood. At our November board meeting, he said the …
Hosford-Abernethy (HAND)December 2017 Read More
By Jill Riebesehl Transportation issues dominated the October board meeting. We heard from a Union Pacific railroad representative; heard Tri-met’s latest solution to the traffic tie-ups at the …
Hosford-Abernethy (HAND) November 2017 Read More
By Jill Riebesehl Over the summer the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood (HAND) welcomed several new members to the board; had a blast representing the neighborhood at the Division-Clinton Business Association’s street fair; …
By Susan Pearce We at Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District (HAND) continue following and responding to proposals regard changes in zoning, street designations and greenways/bikeways, as well as the proposed Division Transit …
By Jill Riebesehl Summer is here, and the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association Board is gearing up for sunny days, with one event specializing in free ice cream and another …
By Jill Riebesehl Call it the thrill of spring and all its joys and demands. The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association HAND board has been busy addressing a myriad of issues, …
By Jill Riebesehl It’s that time of the year when our neighborhood association, Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association or HAND, takes stock of the past and gears up anew for the …
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 Industrial District, which extends to …
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 to avoid …
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 neighborhood. The …
By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Neighborhood District Association (HAND), in our mission to advance livability and safety, welcomes all local residents’ input and participation. Our neighborhood is at the epicenter of …
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 design improvements for the SE …
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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 Vinograd, and Liz Potter were elected to …
By Dave Kaplan The HAND Board has passed a resolution requesting that regulatory bodies make a comprehensive study of the impact of coal trains passing through our neighborhoods on it’s …
David Kaplan The HAND Board has been developing a strategy to focus efforts on a tight set of priorities on the coming months. Our conversation began in October with …
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By David Kaplan The last time Portland updated zoning to support the Comprehensive Plan was in 1988. That effort was a blueprint for increasing density in transit oriented neighborhoods that …
