Posted By Kate Washington on March 6, 2013

Pearl District Neighborhood Association Communications Committee 2013 Goals   Ongoing projects: website, monthly eNewsletter, Facebook page, email communication, residential building inventory   Website Update Joseph Krahn, a local web developer who runs pearlhelp.com has volunteered to do the website update. We have chosen a new theme that has greater customization and we intend to make…..

Posted By Kate Washington on January 9, 2013

David August has been a Pearl District resident since 1997. He had a dental practice in York, PA for 30 years until he and his wife retired here. They fell in love with Portland on a 1994 summer vacation to Oregon. Back in Pennsylvania they made an 18 month plan to retire to Portland. They…..

Posted By Kate Washington on December 5, 2012

Dear Neighbors – For the past year, I have enjoyed the opportunity to put this monthly newsletter together for the neighborhood and the PDNA membership. In 2012, we added 200 more subscribers and maintained an open rate of about 47%, which is stupendous compared to the industry standard of about 20%. I’m not sure where…..

Posted By Kate Washington on November 6, 2011

A nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) is occurring on Wednesday, November 9th at 11:00 a.m. P.S.T. EAS tests occur frequently at the local level, but this will be the first time the system has been activated simultaneously throughout the country. For more information, visit the FEMA website. To avoid confusion, the City…..

Posted By Kate Washington on November 1, 2011

by Lanai Hoyt, Pearl District Neighborhood Association Livability and Communications Committees An incredible transformation has happened in addition to the PDNA’s recent Polish the Pearl event. An enormous pearly-white tent resembling a magical castle has been erected there containing a show named ‘Cavalia’. Cavalia is the brainchild of Normand Latourelle, one of the pioneers of…..

Posted By Kate Washington on November 1, 2011

  ByLanaiHoyt, Pearl District Neighborhood Association Livability and Communications Committee Back in June, if you were to find yourself wandering around the area of NW 13th and Quimby you would have noticed a lot of broken glass, garbage, and graffiti, worsening at a daily rate.  But then Pearl District Neighborhood Association (PDNA) and Graffiti Busters…..

Posted By Lewis on September 9, 2011

Join us in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Pearl Party! Date: Friday, September 16, 2011 Time: 5:00 – 9:00 PM Place: NW 13th Ave. between NW Hoyt & Irving NW 13th Avenue will be transformed yet again, as the Annual Pearl Party fundraiser celebrates its twentieth year. Sample free food from the Pearl’s fine…..

Posted By johntarantino1 on November 4, 2010

The Portland Lan Su Chinese Garden is giving out a special for 2 for 1 admission to the Chinese Garden in Old Town / Chinatown and a 20% off gift shop coupon as well. As the flyer says, the garden is one of Portland’s great treasures and if you haven’t yet been to it, you…..

Posted By johntarantino1 on October 20, 2010

You are personally invited to join us for a rootin’ tooting’ good time at our annual Harvest Party. On October 31 from 5-8pm on the Pearl Campus. 1210 NW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 City Bible Church will be having a HUGE party that everyone is invited to. There will be games, inflatables, lots of…..

Posted By johntarantino1 on October 15, 2010

Over a hundred Pearl District Residents showed up for our annual meeting last night. It seemed to be quite a bit more than last year. There was hardly anywhere to sit as many had to stand during the whole meeting. The meeting itself went a little faster than scheduled as it seemed many people kept…..