Neighborhood Notes

Mt. Tabor June 2019

  By Laura Smith The Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) held its annual board elections on Wednesday, May 15, and all serving 2018-2019 board members were re-elected. MTNA is a […]

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South Tabor June 2019

By Tina Kimmey At our May meeting we saluted our outgoing President Duane Hanson and held an election for a new Neighborhood Association President.  By an overwhelming majority we elected

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Richmond May 2019

By Allen Field Richmond Neighborhood Association held its April meeting on at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month

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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 annual meeting, which will

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South Tabor May 2019

By Tina Kimmey South Tabor held a successful neighborhood Pancake Breakfast April 27 with 60+ neighbors attending and a dozen volunteering. We very much enjoyed the community environment and a

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Laurelhurst

By John Liu The Laurelhurst Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, culminating a twenty-five year effort beginning in 1991. The most recent effort involved hundreds

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Mt. Tabor April 2019

By Laura Smith Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) holds its annual board elections Wednesday, May 15, at 7 pm at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, SE 54th and Belmont St. MTNA

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Mt. Tabor March 2019

  By Laura Smith At the February meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA), the Disaster Preparedness Coordinator of the Cascades Region of the American Red Cross told attendees

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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 borders. Meetings held every third Tuesday,

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Montavilla February 2019

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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Mt. Tabor Nov 2018

  By Laura Smith At the October meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA), fiscal sponsorships through SE Uplift were renewed. The five sponsorships provide neighbors with opportunities to

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Montavilla Nov 2018

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.

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HAND Nov 2018

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

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Richmond Nov 2018

  By Matt Otis Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, October 8 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. Susan Beal reported on the

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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 bureau that replaces the Office

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Richmond October 2018

  By Susan Beal Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, September 10 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. Vice Chair Kat West started

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Montavilla

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

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Mt. Tabor 

By Laura Smith The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is undergoing the Environmental Overlay Zone Map Correction Project. Environmental overlay zones, or e-zones, and the regulations that accompany them, are

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HAND

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

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HAND

  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

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South Tabor

  By Ute Munger The South Tabor Land Use Committee (LUC) asked for its Neighborhood Association to adopt the Division Design Guidelines as recommended. After review and discussion it was

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North Tabor

By Joshua Carey North Tabor Neighborhood Association will have a business meeting to discuss a budget plan, Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 pm, at 4837 NE Couch. The meeting is open

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Buckman June 2018

By Susan Lindsay Buckman Board Elections: Thursday, June 14th, 7pm: Buckman residents: You’re Invited!! Buckman Community Association Board Elections June 14th, 7pm. There’s five open slots to fill with either

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Mt. Tabor June 2018

  By Laura Smith Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) held their board elections at the May meeting. Six new board members were elected in addition to the re-election of 11

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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 invested in making the Willamette River–which borders the neighborhood

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Richmond June 2018

  By Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on May 15, 2018 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.   RNA meetings are

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South Tabor May 2018

  By Sandra Hay Magdaleno Coming up:  STNA May Annual Meeting and Elections, Thursday, 5/17/18, 7 – 8:30 pm. We’re in need of a Vice President, Secretary, Communications Chair and

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Montavilla

  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

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Mt. Tabor May 2018

  By Laura Smith Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) board elections will be held at the May 16 meeting which starts at 7 pm at Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church (SE

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Richmond  May 2018

  By Rob Mumford RNA held its monthly meeting this past April 9 at Waverly Heights Congregational United Church. Our Annual Richmond Clean-up is Saturday May 19 at Central Christian

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Montavilla

  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

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Buckman

  By Susan Lindsay It’s almost election time, so join the Buckman Community Association as we present our Spring 2018 Candidate Forum, Thursday, April 12, from 7 to 9 pm

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Richmond

  By Brendon Haggerty The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its March meeting on Monday March 12. The board moved to provide input on the City of Portland’s Better Housing by

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North Tabor

  By Joshua Carey North Tabor Neighborhood Association has its general meeting Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 pm, at 4837 NE Couch. Mark Wells, City of Portland Crime Prevention Coordinator, will

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South Tabor

  By Sandra Hay Magdaleno At the March 2018 STNA meeting Julia Percel with the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at PCC spoke and encouraged all to attend or reach

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Mt Tabor

  By Laura Smith The joint Mt. Tabor/North Tabor neighborhood cleanup will be Saturday, April 28 at Mt. Tabor Middle School. Mark your calendars and start gathering your junk. Recently,

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South Tabor

  By Sandra Hay Magdaleno At the March 2018 STNA meeting Julia Percel with the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at PCC spoke and encouraged all to attend or reach

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Montavilla March 2018

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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Richmond

By Lauren Scher and Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on Monday, February 12, 2018 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St.

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North Tabor March 2018

By Joshua Carey North Tabor Neighborhood Association will have a business meeting Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 pm, at 4837 NE Couch.  February’s presentation on emergency preparedness had to be postponed

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Mt. Tabor March 2018

By Laura Smith The Thorburn Street Safety Group shared a report from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) about the measured results of the speed cushions recently installed on Thorburn.

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HAND March 2018

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

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North Tabor

By Joshua Carey North Tabor Neighborhood Association will have a general meeting Tuesday, Feb. 20, 6:30 pm, at 4837 NE Couch to discuss Emergency Preparedness 101. Planning is ongoing for

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Montavilla

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

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Mt. Tabor

By Joshua Carey   With spring just around the corner, mark your calendars for the annual neighborhood cleanup. Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) and North Tabor Neighborhood Association will hold

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South Tabor

By Sandra Hay Magdaleno Our first guest speaker was Pete Forsyth on the Eagles Lodge on 50th and SE Hawthorne. The local group was able to stave off a sale

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HAND

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

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Montavilla Jan 2018

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

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South Tabor Jan 2018

By Sandra Hay Magdaleno While STNA does not hold a board/general meeting in December, on December 20, board president Duane Hanson announced an emergency meeting to address the City’s land

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Richmond December 2017

  By Jessica Gillard At Richmond Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting, the board approved a letter drafted by the Board Chair Erik Matthews to city police and other officials notifying them

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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 neighborhood at the Division-Clinton Business Association’s street fair;

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Mt. Tabor Oct 17

By Laura Smith Proposed traffic diverters generated a lot of conversation at the September meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA). After hearing feedback from attendees at the July

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Richmond Oct 17

By Rob Mumford The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on September 11 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. RNA meetings are held in the

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South Tabor Oct 17

By Ute Munger   The recent 8th annual Harvest Fest was another success with various vendors representing other neighborhoods and diverse handcrafted wares as well as opportunities for small businesses

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Montavilla Oct 17

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

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North Tabor Oct 17

By Cathy Riddell Providence Portland Medical Center’s annual meeting with neighbors in North Tabor and Laurelhurst  is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 7 pm at the Providence Cancer Center Amphitheater,

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Buckman

By Susan Lindsay 2017 Buckman Picnic is Sunday, September 17, 3-7 pm at Colonel Summers Park. This year in conjunction with Portland Parks and Recreation, we will have the Grand

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HAND 

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

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Mt. Tabor

By Laura Smith Campsites are now a common sight in our city. At the August meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, officers from the Portland Police Bureau informed attendees

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South Tabor

By Sandra Hay Magdaleno Ute Munger reported that August National Night Out was a success with many more young people than adults attending this year.  The water events in the

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Richmond

By Jonathan King   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting August 14 at Waverly Heights Church. Sheila Parrott, Program Specialist at PBOT, gave an update on Lincoln-Harrison Greenway improvements

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North Tabor

North Tabor News by Gabe Frayne Sgt. Randy Teig of the Portland Police Bureau’s Neighborhood Response Team presented at the August meeting on the visible increase in homeless encampments and

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North Tabor

By Gabe Frayne As was widely reported in local media, an early-morning fire destroyed a building on the north side of the 5600 block of Glisan St. on July 13

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Richmond

 By Heather Flint Chatto Richmond Neighborhood Association (richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting July 10 at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St. Crime Prevention/Safety – Hot weather reminder to

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Mt. Tabor

By Laura Smith One of our neighborhood’s favorite gathering places is TaborSpace, located on the grounds of Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church. Unfortunately, the bell tower and church buildings currently need

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South Tabor

By Sandra Hay Magdaleno The first key discussion was the response from TriMet to STNA’s proposal of electric buses for the Division Rapid Transit Line. Our hope is that TriMet

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HAND June 17

  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

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Buckman

By Susan Lindsay Buckman Community Association Board Elections will be held Thursday, June 8th at the regular monthly general meeting, 7-9pm in the Multnomah County Board Room, 501 SE Hawthorne

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Richmond June 17

  By Brendon Haggerty   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its May meeting on May 8th. The board moved to request that the city exercise its option to purchase land

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South Tabor June 17

  By Sandra Hay Magdaleno We had a very informative, worthwhile Emergency Preparedness Workshop in May. We appreciate the Red Cross, the City of Portland and NET team leaders and

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Mt. Tabor

  By Laura Smith At the April meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA), a Thorburn Safety Project committee member gave an update on the results of the traffic

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Richmond

  By Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on April 9 at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St.  The RNA’s representative to SE Uplift

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