Executive Committee Meeting Aug. 30th

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

The Pearl District Neighborhood Association Executive Committee will meet Aug. 30 2010 at 4:00 pm, at 2257 NW Raleigh.

The agenda will include regular business.

The committee will then enter Executive Session for preliminary review of a grievance filed by Sheila McMahon et al.

The Executive Session is closed to anyone other than the Executive Committee members, staff and the press. Neighborhood members and the public (including the individuals who filed the grievance) are not permitted to attend this preliminary meeting, which is governed by the Pearl District Bylaws (Article VIII, 8.2) and ONI Standards for Neighborhood Associations &c (Section VII B. and Section VIII D. 2, f.)

Results of the session will be publically available within three business days of the meeting, and will be forwarded to the Pearl District Neighborhood Association Board of Directors for consideration at its September 9th regular meeting.

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Town Hall with Sen. Bonamici and Greenlick Aug. 23rd

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

I hope you will join me and Senator Suzanne Bonamici at two town hall meetings scheduled for later this month. As the new session approaches and the financial situation remains bleak, we believe it is increasingly important to communicate with our constituents. These meetings will highlight critical issues for the upcoming session; health care reform, protecting human services, job creation and Oregon’s economy.

On Monday, August 23rd Sen. Bonamici and I will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. at the Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center auditorium, located at 1040 NW 22nd Ave. Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Director of the Department of Human Services and Director Designate of the Oregon Health Authority, will discuss DHS’ important programs and how the agency is responding to budget cuts. He will also review the role of the newly formed Oregon Health Authority in developing the next steps in health care reform in Oregon.

On Tuesday, August 24th Rep. Chris Harker will join us at a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. at Providence St. Vincent Hospital, located at 9205 SW Barnes Road, in the East Pavilion Classrooms near the fountain entrance. Special guest Tim McCabe, Director of Business Oregon, will discuss what Business Oregon is doing to help build the economy and to create jobs in Oregon.

There will also be plenty of time at these sessions for you to share your concerns and ideas with me and Senator Bonamici. We look forward to seeing you there.

Mitch

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Northwest Sunday Parkways

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Sunday, September 26th
10 am – 3 pm

This fun outdoor activity is a widely popular event in other neighborhoods across the river and is the first time it will be running through the Pearl. Put it on your calendar and have some fun.

A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump, and skip – without having to watch out for cars! The 4.5-mile Northwest Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting SW Stark Street, Old Town Chinatown, Pearl and Northwest neighborhoods. Activities, food, and entertainment will be in Couch and Wallace Parks and along the route.

Download Map of Route Here: Northwest Sunday Parkways - pdf (pdf)

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Wholefoods Fundraiser for PDNA August 5th

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Join us for a 5% Community Support Day in honor of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association. Whole Foods will donate 5% of all sales to the Pearl District Neighborhood Association on August 5th (First Thursday).

Whole Foods has Activities and Prizes all day!

See Flyer below for details.

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Are You Coming To Game Night?

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Ready for a night out with friends? Wednesday July 14th is ZCC’s Game Night – an evening of card games, board games, strategy games and fun conversation with neighbors and friends! RSVP by clicking here.

When: July 14th starting at 6:30

Where: 910 NW 14th  at On Deck Sports Bar & Grill, upstairs and outdoors on the patio!

Who: Adult friends and neighbors of Zimmerman Community Center and Isobel’s Clubhouse.

What: We’ll have a variety of board and card games available, and you can bring your favorites!

RSVP: Please RSVP using this link CLICK HERE

Childcare: WeVillage generously offers a special rate during this event: 2 hours for the price of 1.

Thank you to On Deck Sports Bar & Grill for sharing their space for this event. Their menu of food and drink is available for purchase.

If you have questions about this event, please contact us by replying to this email or calling 503.224.4636.

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Portland works to add public toilet in Pearl District’s Jamison Square

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Jamison Square Park Pearl District Portland OregonArticle from:  Oregonlive

Stacy Young keeps one eye on her three children as they splash in the shallow fountain in the Pearl District’s Jamison Square. She keeps the other eye on the clock.

“The kids are good for about two hours, and then we’ve got to find a bathroom,” she said about Austin, 6, Landon, 5, and Noelle, 3. “There’s no Porta-Potty around, and you just can’t find anyplace close for them.”

Despite opposition by some nearby condominium owners, that’s likely to change by the end of summer. The Portland Water Bureau plans to install a 24-hour, solar-powered public toilet, called a loo, on the edge of the urban park after it reaches an agreement with residents about where to put it.

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Sundown at Ecotrust – Summer Concert Series

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Sundown Concerts at Eco Trust@ Ecotrust. 721 NW Ninth Ave.
FREE. Thursdays in July from 5–9PM
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Please join us for a weekly series of outdoor concerts and connect with the programs and projects of Ecotrust. Arrive by bike or public transportation, listen to local music, and enjoy the company of your neighbor. Check out the Eco Trust website for details.

JULY 1
Featuring Ecotrust’s Spencer Beebe on Reliable Prosperity
Stolen Sweets
with Pete Krebs Trio

JULY 8
Featuring Ecotrust’s Knowledge System Program
Jackstraw
with Garett Brennan and Jon Neufeld

JULY 15
Featuring Ecotrust’s Food & Farms Program
The New Iberians
with Loveness Wesa and the Bantus

JULY 22
Featuring Ecotrust’s Forestry & Fisheries Programs
TapWater
with The Pagan Jug Band

JULY 29
Featuring Guest Host: Wild Salmon Center
Climber
with The Greater Midwest

For more information, or sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact: Christine Caurant, Sales & Marketing Manager, Events ccaurant AT ecotrust DOT org

To volunteer, please contact: Stacy Holtmann, sholtmann AT ecotrust DOT org

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Portland International Beerfest in North Park Blocks

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Portland International Beerfest

When is the 2010 PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL BEERFEST held?
July 16 – 18, 2010

Where is the event held?
MAP Pearl District North Park Blocks. Entrance at NW Davis & NW Park Ave (1 block west of NW Broadway, 2 blocks north of W Burnside)

How much does it cost to get in?
$25 AT THE GATE
$20 ADVANCE PURCHASE (BUY HERE)
- Good for 10 beer tickets and official PIB glass.
- Additional tickets are just $1 each. Each serving is 4oz.
- Beers cost 1 to 6 tickets, depending on how much it costs us.
- Prices are NOT based on rarity.
- We also offer FULL PINTS for 3 tickets ($3) at the GRANDE BEER GARDEN.
- There are a lot of 1-ticket beers, so don’t worry if you’re on a budget.
- Tickets are non-refundable.
- $5 cover for non-drinkers (includes free N/A bevs.)

Any public transportation?
You bet. Take the bus or ride Max.

Were can I find parking?
The closest Smart Park location is O’Bryant Square

Need more details, go to the Portland International Beerfest website.

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2010 Portland’s Bastille Festival in the Pearl

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Jamison Square Park
Saturday, July 10, 2010
12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public

French wine, cuisine, art and sport; Portland Waiters Race, pétanque exhibitions and “Le Jazz” by the Patrick Lamb Band

The Portland Bastille Day Committee will present the 8th Annual Bastille Day Festival at Jamison Square Park on Saturday, July 10 from 12:00 noon to 8 p.m. The event is free, open to the public and for people of all ages. Bastille Day festivals – held in cities all around the world – celebrate the storming of the Bastille Prison on July 14, 1789, an event which is recognized as the start of the French Revolution. The 2009 event in Portland was among the largest such festivals on the West Coast, with close to 8,000 visitors (click here to view pictures), and was filmed in 2008 by PBS for a documentary that was shown nationally on TV. This year’s festival will feature a variety of vendors and organizations offering French wine, cuisine, music, art and sport.

Bastille Day in the Pearl events will include:

- The 6th Annual Portland Waiters Race, at 2:00 p.m., featuring speed-walking waiters and waitresses from local area restaurants in a race around Jamison Park – the racers compete on speed and agility in balancing a serving tray. Cash prizes will be awarded to the three top finishers in the women’s and men’s divisions. The course is three times around the park (approximately one mile).

- Main stage entertainment acts, including the Patrick Lamb Band for “Le Jazz,” Eric John Kaiser (Portland’s French troubadour), Ian Clemens (traditional music from Brittany), and many others.

- French-style food and wine – everything from tasty chouquette pastries from St Honoré Boulangerie, croissants from La Provence, merguez sausage sandwiches, pommes frites and other French specialties from Fenouil Restaurant, pastries from Nuvrei, sandwiches from Lovejoy Bakery, mussels from Chez Joly, and more.

- The Jardin of Wine and Beer will feature French beer (Kronenbourg), extensive wine selections from Georges Duboeuf, the French panaché (a mixture of beer and imported French limonade) plus delightful aperitifs such as Lillet. And more . . .

- A French-themed market with products from France including linens from the South of France (Les Couleurs de Provence), jewelry, French-inspired products from Azzurro, and products from Versailles in the Pearl. Booths offering information on learning French at a number of Northwest schools and camps, for students of all ages.

- Ongoing pétanque demonstrations and lessons organized by the Portland Pétanque Club.

- Singing of La Marseillaise on the main stage, led by Melanie Downie Zupan and the all-female quintet, the Julians. Words provided for public sing-a-long.

- “Le Jardin des Enfants” (Children’s Area) – performances for children aged 3 and up, by Fabulations, a local French language performance company, face painting and French-themed crafts for children (all day).

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Broadway Bridge Closed for Trucks for next 13 Months

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

The Portland Bureau of Transportation distributed a truck traffic advisory today that said the Broadway Bridge will close to trucks and large vehicles for 13 months beginning Monday, May 10. The four-lane bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction with 12-foot height clearance due to streetcar construction.

Trucks and large vehicles that cannot meet the temporary height limit of 12 feet must use detours, such as recommended routes that take eastbound trucks over the Fremont Bridge and westbound trucks over the Burnside Bridge. The middle lanes of the bridge will be closed, shifting traffic to the lower clearance outside lanes.

Drivers of passenger vehicles and cars not affected by the temporary 12-foot height restriction are advised to expect delays on the Broadway Bridge and use alternate routes through July 5. Drivers should also expect delays on Broadway, Weidler and Lovejoy in the vicinity of the bridge.

Pedestrian and bicycle access will be maintained during the current phase of construction. The traveling public is advised to always use caution in construction zones.

In addition, the Broadway Bridge will close to all auto/truck traffic for two nights on Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 11, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Beginning July 6, the Broadway Bridge is scheduled to be closed to all vehicles until September 3. These construction dates are subject to change. More information will be coming in the months ahead.

For more information on streetcar construction, please visit www.portlandstreetcar.org or contact Kay Dannen at 503-478-6404 or dannen@portlandstreetcar.org.

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News from Friends of Mounted Patrol

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

The Friends of Portland’s Mounted Patrol wishes to thank EVERYONE for their tremendous support in the effort to keep the Mounted Patrol funded next fiscal year. The fact that the MPU gathered nearly 2,000 Facebook friends in just a few weeks has not gone unnoticed at City Hall!!!

You all need to know that, without any publicity, the Friends’ Board recently offered the City a grant of $100,000 to help keep the MPU going next fiscal year. We also told the city that were willing to initiate an aggressive, community based fund raising effort to help defray some of the MPU’s future, on-going costs. This would include logo merchandise sales, fund raising events, direct solicitations etc. We communicated these offers to Police Commissioner Saltzman’s staff in a meeting last week. Apparently our offer was not sufficient to influence the Mayor’s decision to disband the unit.

Nevertheless, we will continue our effort to save the MPU by providing testimony at the City Council’s upcoming public budget hearings. A large show of support at the hearings would be very helpful! As soon as we know the schedule for these hearings, we will let everyone know. In the mean time, keep those letters of support rolling into the Mayor and City Council Offices! THANKS!

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Hurting Hips and Knees: Treatment Options and Approaches

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Dr. Ira Weintraub is giving a free talk called “Hurting Hips and Knees: Treatment Options and Approaches.” Learn about a range of treatment options available for hip and knee pain due to arthritis or injury. Topics discussed will include traditional total hip and knee replacement surgery, minimally invasive procedures, knee replacement; medication regimes; and exercise therapies.

It’s at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center on Thursday, June 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. Call 503-335-3500 to register or click here:
http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=1035&registration=true&action=detail&ref=151409

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