The Eliot Neighborhood Friends of Trees planting will be on Saturday February 13th. Volunteers are needed to help make this planting a success. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors and help improve the neighborhood.
Afrique Bistro Entrance
On a Friday night not too long ago my wife and I were once again looking for a place to go for dinner. It has kind of become a weekly tradition to visit one our fabulous neighborhood spots each and every Friday. After short a discussion with friends we decided to show them Afrique Bistro.
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DRAFT–NOT YET APPROVED
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The Memorial Coliseum concept proposals have been submitted and the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee is preparing to evaluate the ideas. On Tuesday January 26th the SAC along with the public will be able to see those concepts presented by the submitters.
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Hornblower AKA, Muhammad Owli
The owl turned up on Tillamook Street right before Thanksgiving.
My wife, Shara, noticed some crows having a fit about something in an old birch tree in our yard on a Monday morning. To her surprise, there appeared to be a Great Horned Owl sitting on a branch 30 feet up. She told my cousin, Liz, an avid birder who lives behind us on Thompson Street. We pulled out the binoculars. We gawked. We pointed it out to passersby, including a troupe of children from a nearby pre-school. It wasn’t just the crows who were upset. A pair of hummingbirds that live in our yard buzzed the owl repeatedly. But the owl — he? she? — barely flinched. At one point, it moved its neck suddenly and — I swear — a crow that was squawking at it jumped. We saw the owl’s talons through the binoculars. They looked sharp and powerful. We figured a predator like that isn’t easily perturbed. I called the Portland Audubon Society. They were impressed. They said Great Horned Owls are rarely seen in the city. Shara and I continued to tell everyone we could find. The owl was still in the birch tree at dusk when our daughters got home from school, so they got a chance to see it. Liz had the great fortune of seeing the great bird fly off before the sun completely set.
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Graham Street Lofts
Have you noticed the relatively new pumpkin orange building on the corner of MLK Jr. and Graham St? It’s the one I use to describe to my friends how to get to my house. You can’t miss it! It’s called Graham Street Lofts. It was built to create superior housing using revolutionary European construction designed to be comfortable and energy efficient. The ground floor of the 4-story building contains mixed-use units which have recently been filled.
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Written by Kirsten Jenkins
When most people think of jazz, Portland, Oregon, is not the first place that comes to mind. And yet, for a golden decade following World War II, the Eliot neighborhood, a thriving African American neighborhood that would soon be bulldozed for urban renewal, spawned a jazz heyday. Such luminaries as: Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, and local talent; Wardell Gray and Doc Severinsen headlined Portland clubs. The fact that Portland was a port city with a busy railroad, and had a bustling shipbuilding industry, made it ripe to become a jazz Mecca. Jumptown, by Robert Dietsche is a fascinating blend of music, politics, and social history.
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White Eagle Saloon
A Building Full of Colorful History & Stories
Our neighborhood is so fortunate to have buildings that have survived for nearly a century or more. Every building has seen much use from many people over the years and has many stories to tell as well. The White Eagle Saloon & Café at 836 N Russell Street is a great example of a simple building known for its colorful past. The White Eagle, as it is now known as, has not only serviced many different people from different walks of life, but also is full of stories of events passed through several generations. In 95 years of existence, the building has served the same function as a saloon, tavern, or pub. Perhaps the walls are trying to talk as mysteries still shroud this building and reports of haunting by ghosts continue.
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The next couple of years will see new plans and projects proposed that will affect the future of Eliot. There are outside interests driving these that do not necessarily have Eliot’s interests at heart. It is important for us, as residents, to make our interests known. Both the Eliot Land Use Committee and the Board are here to do that and, in some cases, we are already preparing, but we need to be sure we are accurately representing the neighborhood, so participating in neighborhood meetings is critical.
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The Story of the Neighborhood Owl
New Graham Street Lofts Neighbors
The Future of Eliot
Solarize Northeast Kicks Off
N/NE Development Initiative
Rose Quarter SAC
A Review of Jumptown
The White Eagle Saloon: A Building Full of Colorful History & Stories
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Would you like to save money, save energy, and help save the planet? An exciting new initiative can help you and your Northeast Portland neighbors do all that and make your home more comfortable at the same time.
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DRAFT–NOT YET APPROVED
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Get a tree for just $30 through the Friends of Trees neighborhood planting. Eliot neighbors and Friends of Trees will plant trees Saturday February 13. Your deadline to sign up is December 21st! Sign up now at www.friendsoftrees.org . Click the “Order Street and Yard Trees” button to start.
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The North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative is an analysis of past and planned investments, possible boundary adjustments and priorities for new investments in the Interstate Corridor and Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Areas. The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is conducting the N/NE Economic Development Initiative in partnership with the community to ensure that PDC investments enhance livability and economic opportunity within the two urban renewal areas and the city at-large.
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Now in their 23rd year, Fix-It Fairs are FREE events designed to help Portland residents save money, live healthier and connect to valuable resources. Fix-It Fair offers day-long exhibits, hourly how-to classes and free giveaways. Three fairs are available this winter season at various locations around the city.
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Rose Quarter
In July, Mayor Adams announced the formation of a task force whose purpose is to make a recommendation on how to revitalize the Rose Quarter and what to do with the aging Memorial Coliseum. In August, the 32 member Rose Quarter Stakeholders Advisory Committee members were announced and Eliot Neighborhood was identified as a stakeholder.
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