Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay The Buckman Community Association will deviate ever so slightly in November and meet Thursday, November 18, 7 pm. This is due to the national …
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Buckman Neighborhood Association By Susan Lindsay Buckman Community Association meets the second Thursday of the month, 7-9 pm. Currently we are meeting virtually, as our regular meeting hall, the Multnomah …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association Board had planned to reconvene in-person meetings in September, but will review that decision given the rise of the new delta COVID-19 …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl Pressing business for the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association was a request to sign onto a petition initiated by the Linnton Neighborhood, and joined so far by more …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl At its June meeting, the Hosford-Abernethy Board heard from two Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) departments, the group that is re-striping and repaving Hawthorne Blvd, and …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association held what might be one of its last Zoom board meetings on May 18. We discussed the situation and decided to wait …
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HAND By Jill Riebesehl Within Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Association’s boundaries lie Ladd’s Addition, Colonial Heights, the Central Eastside Industrial District, OMSI and various and assorted small-businesses, renters, homeowners and people …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Montavilla Neighborhood Association By Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association Board successfully held a virtual general meeting this month and hopes to do the same on September 14, 6:30 pm. Rachel …
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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 …
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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 Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association was just getting into gear for spring meetings around bees, bicycles, mushrooms, markets, parades, classic cars, our local Montavilla Jazz Festival, Montavilla writer Michael …
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By Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association is very pleased that we will be able to hear the final report on the Montavilla Main Street Historic Survey at our next meeting …
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By Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association is headed into a busy spring. PBOT is considering an overhaul of Glisan between 82nd and 102nd. Their Capital Project Manager Steve Szigethy will …
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By Louise Hoff During the Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) meeting in December we asked those present what they liked about living in Montavilla and the answers ranged from “friendly,” “sense …
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By Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association has elected a dynamic new board with a united goal of strengthening our neighborhood by listening to the suggestions of neighbors, supporting our local …
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By Brad Donahue With the signs of fall in the air it’s sort of like back to school for the Montavilla Neighborhood Association. In our case it happens that it’s …
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By Patricia Sanders Fans of old Montavilla and its architecture will be happy to learn that the historic resource survey of the Stark-Washington corridor has officially begun. Brandon Spencer-Hartle of …
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By Patricia Sanders The theme of the December general meeting of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) was street safety, a long Montavilla concern going all the way back to …
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By Patricia Sanders This fall has been a very exciting and busy time for the Montavilla Neighborhood Association – new board, new mural, new history project and two successful fundraisers. …
By Amanda Rhoades MNA Annual Meeting And Elections, Monday, October 8 at Montavilla United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 232 SE 80th Ave. Doors open at 6 pm. Annual meeting …
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By Amanda Rhoads We’re heading into a busy fall in Montavilla and hosting our annual elections on Monday, October 8. Only current members can vote, so we’re encouraging everyone to …
By David Linn Montavilla Neighborhood Association has been busy this summer and there great events coming up. After hosting two candidate forums in April and May, on June 30, …
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By David Linn This has been a busy year so far for Montavilla, and the parade, street fair and block party seasons are just around the corner. We hope …
By David Linn At our March meeting, Montavilla Neighborhood Association was honored to host Takatoshi Muneno, a professor of Shiga University, Japan, who was studying civil involvement in public …
By Amanda Rhoads The new Montavilla Neighborhood Association board (MNA) continues to gain steam as we reactivate long-dormant committees, start new ones (hello, accessibility) and re-create our online presence. Our …
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By David Linn Meetings are on the second Monday night of each month. Our meeting February 12 will have updates from our Landuse and Transportation Committee discussing the development of …
By Amanda Rhoads Montavilla Neighborhood Association had an incredible election on October 9, with 22 candidates running for 11 board seats, and over 200 neighbors casting ballots. Since then, the …
By Robyn Head Neighbors are encouraged to attend the Montavilla Neighborhood Association board election meeting in October. All eleven positions on the Board of Directors are up for election, including …
By Joanna Beatty The Montavilla neighborhood is as unique as the people that live here. What is your vision for the future of this place we call home? Montavilla …
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By Joanna Beatty Montavilla is gearing up to celebrate National Night Out (NNO) in our neighborhood. Nationally, NNO strives to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships and …
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By Joanna Beatty Summer 2014 will witness the inaugural presentation of the Montavilla Jazz Festival, August 16 and 17 at Post5 Theatre at Milepost 5. The goal of the …
By Joanna Beatty There will be a new Community Garden at Harrison Park School, 2225 SE 87th Ave. Join us and The Portland Timbers, to build a garden on …
By Joanna Beatty Major League Soccer coming to Montavilla Park? Representatives from Portland Parks and Recreation attended the March MNA meeting to discuss the possibility. In preparation for the …
By Joanna Beatty Portland Community College’s SE Campus in the SE corner of Montavilla has been rapidly expanding and we received an update on progress at our January meeting. …
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By Joanna Beatty Happy New Year to our Montavilla neighbors! We are anticipating wonderful things in 2014 within our neighborhood and the city. If you haven’t yet checked our …
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By Joanna Beatty It’s officially time to dig out the hats and serve up the hot cocoa, but our cold weather has not deterred good people from doing great …
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Montavilla By Joanna Beatty Welcome to the newest member of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association, Peter Maris. Peter will be our new SE Uplift Delegate, representing Montavilla within the larger …
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By Joanna Beatty Leaves are changing and the days grow shorter. Fall has found us and it’s a great time to get involved with your neighborhood association. Even if …
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Montavilla By Joanna Beatty It’s been a great summer in Montavilla and we thank everyone who participated in events and activities in the neighborhood. Two roads in Montavilla, SE …
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Montavilla By Joanna Beatty Thank you to everyone who attended the Neighborhood Clean-Up! It was a big success and the neighborhood wishes to thank our partners and participants. Exciting …
By Joanna Beatty Montavilla Neighborhood Association’s Neighborhood Cleanup will be Saturday, May 18, 9 am – 2 pm at Montavilla Baptist Church (9204 SE Hawthorne Blvd). Neighbors will be …
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By Fritz Hirsch Board members of Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) shared a variety of information about what MNA had accomplished in 2012 and plans for 2013. Lew Scholl, Land …
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