HAND By Jill Riebesehl Smoky, rain-and-shine September, and digging out of the coronavirus doldrums, our neighborhood, Hosford-Abernethy, along with …

• October 1, 2020

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Laying low during COVID-19, in July the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association heard, via Zoom, from TriMet regarding prog…

• August 26, 2020

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…

• July 2, 2020

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…

• May 29, 2020

By Jill Riebesehl Housing and transportation, mundane as those issues are, remain at the top of the lists for most Portland neighborhoods. In our Ho…

• February 28, 2020

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. pede…

• December 27, 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…

• November 1, 2019

By Jill Riebesehl   Actions this month reflect just two ways the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood is often asked to lend support. These are ex…

• October 1, 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 …

• September 1, 2019

By Jill Riebesehl Portland neighborhoods are on the brink of losing their formal recognition with the city government. With a minimum of outreach …

• August 1, 2019

  By Jill Riebesehl   At our well-attended annual meeting in May, Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood association heard from two major pr…

• July 1, 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…

• May 1, 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…

• March 1, 2019

By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association continues to grapple with several ongoing challenges, a couple of which ma…

• November 1, 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…

• October 1, 2018

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…

• September 1, 2018

  Jill Riebesehl Our neighborhood’s concerns are similar to most others in Portland: how to navigate our narrow streets, how to respond when…

• July 1, 2018

  By Jill Riebesehl At Hosford-Abernethy’s May 15 general board meeting, we held annual elections and heard from three Portlanders deeply in…

• June 1, 2018

By Jill Riebesehl   Fire and medical rescues, building changes, and open space landed on the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Associa…

• March 1, 2018

By Jill Riebesehl   Neighborhood streets and greenways, historic preservation and public outreach concerns filled our January agendas this n…

• February 1, 2018

  By Jill Riebesehl HAND is often privileged to receive crime reports from Portland Police Officer Leo Yee, who covers our neighborhood. At …

• December 1, 2017

   By Jill Riebesehl   Transportation issues dominated the October board meeting. We heard from a Union Pacific railroad representative; …

• November 1, 2017

By Jill Riebesehl Over the summer the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood (HAND) welcomed several new members to the board; had a blast representing the …

• October 2, 2017

By Susan Pearce We at Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District (HAND) continue following and responding to proposals regard changes in zoning, street…

• September 1, 2017

  By Jill Riebesehl   Summer is here, and the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association Board is gearing up for sunny days, with on…

• June 1, 2017

  By Jill Riebesehl Call it the thrill of spring and all its joys and demands. The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association HAND board has…

• May 1, 2017

By Jill Riebesehl It’s that time of the year when our neighborhood association, Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association or HAND,  takes …

• April 1, 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…

• March 2, 2017

  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 …

• December 1, 2016

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…

• October 4, 2016

By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Neighborhood District Association (HAND), in our mission to advance livability and safety, welcomes all local resident…

• August 1, 2016

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…

• August 2, 2015

HAND By David Kaplan   At the HAND Annual Meeting, three new members were elected to the Board of Directors.  Griffin Gonzalez, Patrick V…

• June 1, 2013

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…

• March 2, 2013

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…

• January 1, 2013

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…

• November 8, 2012