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Northeast Sunday Parkways Bike Ride, May 13th!

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2012 Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways, May 13th!

Celebrate Mother’s Day or just a delightful May Sunday by participating in the Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways presented by Kaiser Permanente on May 13th, 11 am – 4 pm.

Portland Sunday Parkways is about opening streets and connecting neighborhoods.  All people – walkers, runners, bicyclists, mobility device users, seniors, adults, and children – enjoy a day of healthy physical activities right here in Northeast Portland.  The May 13th event will show off the Going Street Neighborhood Greenway and Woodlawn, Alberta, and Fernhill Parks.  The route is eight miles of traffic-free streets with no start or end.

Dress comfy. The parks are programmed with activities for young and old.  Bring some cash. The Sunday Parkways Marketplaces adjacent to the parks have enticing food and beverages.  Merchandise vendors will offer a variety of goods, all easy to transport.  And community organizations offer information to keep us in the know.

Don’t forget there are four more Sunday Parkways: North, June 24th; Southwest, July 22nd; Southeast, August 26th; and East, September 30th.

Also, Sunday Parkways needs volunteers; is always interested in having local vendors and community groups participating; and is greatly appreciative of any donations.  (For every dollar the City invests in this year’s Sunday Parkways, it will leverage two dollars in community support from sponsors, grants, vendors and people like you to sustain this healthy active living program.)  To find out more about these opportunities, visit www.PortlandSundayParkways.org or call 503 823-7599.

Meeting agenda, for our May 9th KNA meeting.

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King Neighborhood Association General Meeting

King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue

May 9, 2012 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm

KNA General meeting draft agenda.

6:30    Welcome and introductions; approval of minutes and agenda; announcements.

6:40     Update from the Portland Police Bureau.

6:55     Update from the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN).

7:00     Woody Broadnax: June 19th Green Voter Registration Drive at   MLK/Alberta, on July 21-22.

7:05     S.A.C.K. – disaster preparation on a neighborhood scale. Portland St. students.

7:15     King facility: Kate Keefe Sullivan, Flea; Trace Salmon – office space in the building.

7:30     Dr. Maila Davenport: King Boise World Tree Project.

7:40     Updates: 7-11; communications funds; Portland Playhouse & parking; Soil to Soul’s Backpack campaign; King clean-up, & publicizing it; Movie in the Park.

8:10     By-laws; NA structure.

 

  • May 19th: King Neighborhood Clean-up: bring your refuse to us at the N. Precinct parking lot!

Neighbors envisioning a local Black History Museum – meetings weekly, Saturday from 6-8 pm, Irvington Village, 420 NE Mason in the King room. More info, 503-288-2863 or 503-284-6017.

New liquor license applications: Africa Food Market, 4069 NE MLK; Carpacchio Trattoria, 3500 NE MLK; Brandini Pizza and Pasta, 3513 NE MLK; Cedo’s Café, 3901 NE MLK; Selam Market, which is moving across the street to 3636 NE MLK; Black Cat Café,

Find us on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/kingneighborhood

Questions? Other events we should know about? tell us –

info@kingneighborhood.org, or 503-823-4575.

The King Neighborhood Association meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 in the King Neighborhood Facility at 4815 NE 7th Avenue, unless another location has been designated ahead of time. Our next meeting will be held on June 13, 2012.  You can subscribe to our electronic newsletter and check out our community calendar at www.kingneighborhood.org. You can send us an email at info@kingneighborhood.org. Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kingneighborhood.

 

Solarize Northeast Registration Ends May 15

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May 15th, 2012–Last Day to Register for Solarize Northeast!

Have you been thinking about putting solar on your home, but were not sure if solar was right for you? Sign up today, and receive a free solar site assessment. Northeast Coalition of Neighbors has partnered with Mr. Sun Solar, Umpqua Bank and Neil Kelly to offer area homeowners an easy and affordable pathway to solar as well as opportunities to improve their homes’ comfort with energy efficiency improvements. Tax credits and cash incentives, along with a variety of financing and ownership options, provide homeowners with an affordable pathway to energy independence.

Attend our final free workshop on Saturday, May 12th and learn how solar energy can work on your home. The workshop will cover the basics of going solar, explain tax credits and cash incentives, and review financing and lease options.

Final Solarize Workshop:
May 12th, 11am Umpqua Bank, 1745 NE Alberta Street

Register for Solarize Northeast today at Solarize.necolation.org or contact Gene Lee at Solarize@necoalition.org, 503-823-4113. Registration deadline is May 15th.

PP&R, Sprite and Blazers Team Up to Revitalize King Basketball Court

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Via Portland Parks and Recreation:

Jerome Kersey to Help Celebrate Public/Private Partnership on NE Portland’s King School Park

Beginning this summer, local teens can express their uncontainable moves on a completely renovated basketball court at Portland’s King School Park on NE 6th Ave and Humboldt St. The court will be revamped as a kick-off to the Sprite Spark Parks Project, a program that will refresh an additional 25 basketball courts in public parks and recreation centers throughout the nation.

In partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers, Sprite will donate $20,000 to Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) to refurbish rims, backboards, benches and playing surfaces – sparking new life to King School Park. The park is on Portland Public School property, and managed by PP&R. Work is expected to be complete by the end of summer. Both the park and adjacent school are named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“This is another wonderful example of a successful public-private partnership,” says Portland Parks Commissioner Nick Fish. “Sprite and the Trail Blazers are helping us increase the neighborhood’s vitality and livability with their generosity. The King School Park court enhancements will benefit the neighborhood, King School students, and park users for a long, long time.”
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