Category Archives: livability

Art Hop Call for Artists and Vendors

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On Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 11am to 6pm, Art on Alberta will hold its 11th Annual Art Hop with the theme, “ABC: Art Builds Community.” Over 15 blocks of NE Alberta Street will be closed to car traffic to accommodate over 150 artists, craftspeople, music, dance and theater performances, interactive art events along with food and other vendors. This is a free arts event for kids of all ages.

Registration for artists, craftspeople, music, dance and theater performers, interactive art events, food and other vendors is open. For information about registering your vending space, please contact Combustible Media, 503-235-5025 or carrie.locke@combustiblemedia.com.

This year, Art Hop accomplishes a major murals project on NE Alberta Street. Three murals will be painted by area youth groups including House of Umoja, Girls Inc. and the George School under the direction of Skidmore Prize winner Rodolpho Serna. A fourth mural will be painted by the attending public on the day of Art Hop, designed and supervised by Esteban Camacho. Art on Alberta has been facilitating these murals as a gift to two other nonprofits who serve this neighborhood: Sabin CDC and Community Energy Project. Art on Alberta is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the Alberta Art District’s distinct identity through art and educational activities. For more information about Art on Alberta, please visit www.artonalberta.org.

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NE Family Cooperative Community Seeks Board Members

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The NE Family Cooperative Community is seeking Board members. They hope to develop a diverse Board of Directors with skill sets or experience that includes finance, legal, nonprofits, co-ops, and family services. The Board of Directors will assist the organization with capacity building and becoming an independent nonprofit organization. They are currently a sponsored project of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods. The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation, is dedicated to the livability of our twelve inner North and Northeast neighborhoods.
The Northeast Family Cooperative Community was founded with the belief that families can join together to share goods, resources, talents, and skills in order to create a more enjoyable and sustainable lifestyle for members; environmentally, financially, socially, and emotionally. They operate the Swap and Play Cafe where members can develop community with other local families, as well as, swap their children’s gently used books, clothing and toys.
Interested individuals should send a letter of interest to nefamilycoop@gmail.com.
www.sustainableparenting.org

Memorial Coliseum Concepts Online

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PDC and the City of Portland are in the midst of a public process to determine the future of the Memorial Coliseum. Over 95 concepts were submitted through an online application process. Several options will be considered by the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee (RQ SAC) during the month of February. The SAC will issue a recommendation to the City Council on proposals to further investigate through a Request for Proposals process.

To visit the project website: www.RoseQuarterDevelopment.org.

To visit websites developed for proposed concepts, and to view the full range of concepts go to the following site: http://rosequarterdevelopment.org/Concept_Summaries.php

The next RQ SAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th at 5:00 pm at the Portland Development Commission (222 NW 5th Avenue). Please feel welcome to attend to hear the discussion and to provide input during the public comment period. Please contact Kevin Brake with any questions or concerns.

KEVIN M. BRAKE
Senior Project / Program Coordinator
PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
503.823.3351 (office)
503.865.3797 (fax)

Urban Renewal Meetings

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This Saturday, March 20th, 10:30-11am, NE Coalition of Neighborhoods office:

Urban Renewal Area (URA) Strategy Session and Recommendations Workgroup: At this Workgroup, staff at the NE Coalition will be presenting recommendations from community input from the series of URA forums that have occurred. Then Neighborhood Leaders will be deciding on specific recommendations and input to give to the Portland Development Commission. As you know, this is a big issue in our neighborhoods and we want to get our neighborhoods on the same page sooner rather than later.

Saturday, April 3rd, 10am-1pm, Curious Comedy Venue at 5225 NE MLK (in Vanport Square):

Portland Plan Retreat: The Portland Plan is the City’s update to the 30 year plan. Many people throughout the 12 Neighborhoods in the NE Coalition area have requested that the NE Coalition coordinate a retreat for Neighborhood Board Members to come together, identify specific neighborhood issues to advocate for in the Portland Plan, and strategize about how we will advocate for our issues. This is a unique opportunity for us to come together across neighborhood boundaries, share our needs and talk about how to move forward together.

N/NE Neighborhoods Portland Plan Retreat

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Saturday, April 3rd
10:00 – 1:00 pm
NE Coalition Office
Light refreshments provided
A special interactive workshop for all people who live and work in the NE Coalition Neighborhoods!

Why come to this workshop?
* To learn where we are now, based on the Portland Plan facts and survey results
* To discuss where we want to go – the Portland Plan will affect our day-to-day lives in the next 25 years.
* To help shape what our streets, business districts and NE Coalition neighborhoods will look like in the future
* To look more closely at arts and culture, economic development, food systems, historic resources, housing, human health and safety, public schools, urban form and more in the NE Coalition neighborhoods

RSVP to Lauren McCartney at 503-823-4135 and lauren@necoalition.org