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Friends of Last Thursday to make changes to event

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Changes in store for Last Thursday next year as recently released by FOLT:

New For Next Year:

Friends of Last Thursday has been working diligently to pay for the costs of the event and to minimize the impacts of 20,000 visitors to our district. We have come to realize that the only way to keep the event sustainable is to implement changes for nest year.

WHAT CHANGES?

ALL VENDORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP TO VEND.
While it will remain FREE for all artists, crafters, creatives, musicians and performers, all other vendors will be charged a fee. This includes food vendors carrying a temporary or restaurant food license. This will give accountability to all vendors and repeat offenders will not be allowed to vend at Last Thursday.

LAST THURSDAY WILL END EARLIER.
One big problem is underage drinkers and the after hour violence from youth gangs.

before next season starts visit: http://www.lastthursdayonalberta.com for more info.

Apple Potluck in Two Plum Park

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Apple Potluck in Two Plum Park
(between NE 6th and 7th Ave, Shaver and Mason)
Saturday September 22th, 4pm

Bring a dish including apples and Enjoy the first day of fall in Two Plum Park! There will also be kids crafts and music! And we’ll update you on fund raising efforts to have a bench installed in the Park! Out of respect for the environment, consider bringing your own plate and cutlery

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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