Category Archives: Alberta Street

King NA Supports Juneteenth Forward at MLK/Alberta

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At the May meeting of the association, Woody Broadnax, the organizer of one of the two Juneteenth events in Portland this year, asked for KNA support. This will be the first year for the Juneteenth Forward event and it will be held where the longstanding Juneteenth event was last year. That older event will take place at Jefferson High School this year. Mr. Broadnax asked for KNA support for his use of the PDC owned lot for the event and sought an unspecified financial contribution.

At its special board meeting at Reflections Coffee on May 21st, the KNA board voted to write a letter of support to the Portland Development Commission for the use of the location. KNA, which has yet to develop an income stream other than a $1000/year outreach stipend, declined to provide any financing to the event.

Click here for the letter.

FoLT Revises Neighborhood Participation Criteria

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Due the objections of community members regarding Friends of Last Thursday’s Committee Member Agreement, FoLT has provided another way that concerned citizens can serve. Some objected to being asked to “support . . . continuance of Last Thursday” and profess that “my support for FoLT as the group best suited to lead the implementation of the Last Thursday”

Rochelle Saliba of FoLT wrote: “In order to create a meaningful and viable NA presence within FoLT, we have amended our steering committee requirements in this way:
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Get in on the Garage Sale–June 11th

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King will be organizing our first-annual, neighborhood-wide garage sale day on June 11th. By having your own garage sale on that day with your neighbors, we will pool our advertising and get more traffic! Shoppers will be able to navigate using our online map and see details provided by the sellers. Registration is only $5 and will get you on the map as well as a classy yard sign to mark your spot. To register, print the form at: http://kingneighborhood.org/gsalereg.pdf and send it in with a check to us at the address listed. I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in your basement!

Art on Alberta Seeks Artists to Exhibit in Trailer

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Art on Alberta is seeking exhibit proposals in all media for their brand new Mobile Trailer Gallery for monthly shows between June 2011–January 2012. They will select 6 artists to showcase, each for a month-long exhibition in the Alberta Arts District and selected points beyond.

Read the Call to Artists here.

Coffee Chats with Principal Patterson, Parents

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There are only three remaining coffee chats scheduled this year for incoming, current, and prospective parents of King School. Principal Patterson will host in the school library at 4906 NE 6th Avenue just south of Alberta Street. Those new to the school can visit, learn more about the upcoming partnership with OMSI, International Baccalaureate certification, afterschool and summer school programs and anything else that comes to mind.

This week, parents, including yours truly, will be on hand to talk about the parent experience and community. There is no substitute for seeing the school first-hand. The King School community is committed to taking the anxiety out of the transition to school for the little ones. The school entrance is at the intersection of Humboldt and NE 6th by the playground. I hope to see you there.

The remaining dates are the Fridays of April 22nd, May 13th, and May 27th at 9:00 am.