You are invited to an open house for the Rosa Parks project
The Rosa Parks Project Committee is seeking community input for ideas about the project. We are creating an art piece to honor the civil rights movement, specifically Rosa Parks. We need your ideas and input. To help, please join us on June 10th.
Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:00-4:00PM
At June Key Delta Community Center
5940N.AlbinaAve Portland,Oregon97217
On April 28th 10am to 2pm at the Holy Redeemer (Enter on Vancouver Blvd), we’ll be hosting a neighborhood cleanup–we’ll have dumpsters and you can bring the junk that’s been sitting in your yard, alley, or basement.
Things that we will accept:
Not accepting:
What Can I Bring to Swap?
What’s it cost?
Base fee:
Additional fees:
Event volunteers can dispose and recycle for free.
Volunteers are needed to direct traffic, sort recyclable items, unload debris into dumpsters, and do litter patrol for this event. Contact Justin Thompson @ thompsonju -at- gmail.com or 503.740.0502.
Sponsored by: Piedmont Neighborhood Association, Metro, North Portland Neighborhood Services, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, & Holy Redeemer Catholic School
Join us to meet your neighbors, learn about events happening in your neighborhood and area, and become an active part of your community! We’ll be meeting from 7-9pm on March 22nd at the June Key Delta Community Center, which is located just across Ainsworth from Peninsula Park. Come take a tour of the new living building! We’ll have representatives from the Portland Police Department, local activists, information about zoning changes and upcoming construction, and other local interest items. We hope to see you out there!
Back on October 27th, we had our big annual meeting at the Peninsula Park Community Center. We heard about the June Key Delta House, a community center which is reservable (possibly for free if you are a community group!) and located just across Ainsworth from Peninsula Park, plus some upcoming news relevant to our neighborhood: PCC campus plans, bike infrastructure improvements, friends of trees, and recent crime statistics. Read all about it in the Meeting Minutes.
Let us know if you have any questions or comments!
Portland Fire & Rescue is actively investigating several recent arson fires in North Portland. These early morning fires were discovered to the exterior of homes in the Overlook Neighborhood. Portland Fire & Rescue Fire Investigations is being assisted by partnering agencies of the Metro Fire Investigation Team including Portland Police, ATF, and Oregon State Police. Due to the ongoing investigation, Investigators are unable to release further information at this time.
Portland Fire & Rescue urges all households, particularly those in North Portland, to take the following precautions:
1. Secure items that could easily burn in a safe location.
2. Ensure your home is equipped with properly functioning smoke alarms in every sleeping area and on every floor.
3. Report suspicious persons and activities to police immediately.
Anyone with information on these arson fires is encouraged to contact Portland Fire & Rescue’s Joe Luiz at (503) 823-3408 or joseph.luiz@portlandoregon.gov.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony, and you can remain anonymous. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP (4357), leave a tip online at www.crimestoppersoforegon.com, or text CRIMES (274637) and in the subject line put 823HELP, followed by your tip.
Portland plastic bag ban takes effect Saturday
Get those reusable grocery bags out and ready to go. Portland’s city-wide plastic bag ban goes into effect this Saturday
You may have noticed some big changes on Rosa Parks lately. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been working for years on completing the bike lane striping along Rosa Parks, and this summer they finally worked out the final kinks (mostly with ODOT).
Jonathan Maus, editor of Bike Portland, and resident of our neighborhood, wrote up the process of changing, and describes the new layout in this article on BikePortland.
