Eliot Neighborhood

Spanish class tought by Manuel Resendiz

Tierra Educational Center, a locally owned Spanish and Latin American Cultural Center, has opened in Eliot Neighborhood to help bridge the communication and cultural gap between the growing Hispanic population and the community at large. The center offers quality and affordable Spanish classes for all levels, as well as special courses in topics specific to Latin American Culture and History. Tierra also hosts a free Spanish Conversation Club every Friday from 6-8pm, with guided discussion, guest speakers, and film screenings pertaining to Latin American issues.

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Do you need a bicycle helmet?  Here is a great opportunity to get one! Discounted helmets provided by grants from Legacy Foundation, Legacy Portland Hospitals Medical Staff, and Trauma Nurses Talk Tough.

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Dawson Park Concert - 2008

Once again Dawson Park will host three concerts this summer in July.    The gazebo, renovated in the the Spring of 2008, will be the stage for the live performances.  Last year three great acts graced the gazebo and this year’s lineup looks fantastic. Concerts begin at 6:30 PM and last about 2 hours.  Best of all, the concerts are free!

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MLK Median Trees Replanted

Crews from the City of Portland replanted trees in the median along MLK in mid –May.  Prior to the planting about half of the tree wells along the boulevard sat empty and bare.

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The following article was re-posted with permission from the author.  It was originally posted on the Irvington Community Association web site.

by Jimmie St. Arnold – January 2009
Project Hope: Building Futures and Restoring Lives

When Scott Espedal was a kid growing up on the streets of Irvington he knew what it was like to see a future that held little promise. Raised by a single mom, in a home where the month too often outstretched the money, the odds could look insurmountable. That’s why, some 30 years later and now a successful builder, he was moved to reach out to disadvantaged kids and offer what he knows can make the difference—jobs and a chance to complete an education.

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If you have been around Russell Street near MLK recently you probably noticed a new hip store in the neighborhood called Adorn.  The small urban clothing and accessory shop opened last September in the same building as Project Hope.

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The Eliot Neighborhood Spring Cleanup is Saturday May 16 from 9 am to 1 pm.  Bring your old furniture, debris, junk, yard debris, lumber, and metal.  Please separate materials. Bicycles and bike parts can be dropped off for free.

The spring cleanup is a sustainable event.  Metal recyclers are on hand to collect metal.  Yard debris and lumber is eventually turned into compost.  Use bicycles are donated and if needed repaired for re use.

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At the April 13^th General Membership meeting the Eliot Neighborhood Association voted to oppose the current plan for development of a minor league baseball stadium in the Rose Quarter and to work on a Good Neighbor Agreement. Though the Rose Quarter is not in Eliot, it borders the neighborhood and has an impact on neighbors.

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The City of Portland is currently evaluating options for renaming Broadway, Grand Ave or NE 39th after civil rights leader Cesar E Chavez.   At the April 13th Eliot Neighborhood Association Spring General Membership meeting a motion was brought to the floor to oppose renaming a street after Cezar E Chavez.

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Planners from the City of Portland will be presenting draft site concepts for the Rose Quarter AAA baseball stadium and area redevelopment, and taking questions and comments from the public.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Left Bank Building, 240 N. Broadway

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Eliot Neighborhood General Membership Meeting Agenda
April 13 2009 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Emanuel Hospital Medical Office Building – West Conference Room
501 N Graham St Portland OR

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TriMet is facing a $13.5 million budget shortfall which is forcing them to make a 5% cut in programs and services agency-wide. After taking a number of steps to reduce costs and improve efficiency, TriMet has proposed service reductions and discontinuations effective September 2009.  For Eliot Neighborhood bus line 33-Fremont and the Max Yellow Line may see some changes.

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Eliot neighbor removing graffiti

On Saturday March 21 volunteers from the neighborhood joined the City of Portland Graffiti Abatement Program to cleanup graffiti in Eliot Neighborhood.   Coffee and donuts were waiting for volunteers as they showed up at the meeting place on the corner of Williams and San Rafael.  After getting instructions volunteers dispersed throughout the neighborhood with their provided supplies to cleanup.

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