“Meet the board” is a series of posts to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Wes has lived in Eliot since 2006. He joined the ENA board a year ago based on interest in Land Use and Transportation issues, especially along the MLK corridor.
“Meet the board” is a series of posts to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Patricia is a native Oregonian and has lived in Eliot for 28 years. She has been on the board for five years with the last two years being our Co-Chair with Jere Fitterman. Her favorite things about the neighborhood are the accessibility to the city, the diversity of the neighborhood and the sense of a caring community.
“Meet the board” is a series of posts to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Jim has been a Portland resident for the last 34 years and has lived in the Hollywood District for 27 years. Jim has been a board member since 2008 and has been our Treasurer for the last year and will continue on with that position this year.
“Meet the board” is a series of posts to help you get to know the members of your Eliot Neighborhood Association Board.
Jimmy does not live in the Eliot neighborhood but has worked here for nine years. He just joined our board in October for the first time. He wanted to join the board to change how people communicate with each other.
Once again, February 1-3, the city will be lit up with art along the banks of the Willamette River near OMSI and in other various locations throughout the city. Artists and performers will showcase their talent for residents who have bundled up to embrace winter weather and the season of darkness, connecting with their city when most of us choose to stay indoors.
Continue reading Portland Winter Lights Festival Shines Again
Thirteen years ago, Seth Prickett’s life was changed by a decision participate in a study abroad program while attending Linfield College. He was the fifth-generation to be born and raised in Washington County, and he was eager to go somewhere far away and culturally different. The class offered in Ghana, Africa seemed to fit both of those desires. Ghana was the first sub-Saharan colony to gain its independence in 1957. Ghana hosts a diverse population and is an example of democratic success. Prickett was a political science major and was also active in student government at Linfield. The history course he took that January was “Emergence of Modern Ghana,” and his project looked at the political structure of the country and how it manifested from 1957 to today. What started as just a curiosity about Ghana’s culture and history became a humanitarian and philanthropic venture that has helped to shape the future of Ghanaian children for years to come.
Continue reading Seth Prickett: The Waypost Owner and Philanthropist
Central City Concern has had a positive impact on many Portland residents. As their website states, “Central City Concern (CCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency serving single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty and addictions. Founded in 1979, the agency has developed a comprehensive continuum of affordable housing options integrated with direct social services including healthcare, recovery and employment.”
Northeast Portland used to be a hot bed of jazz clubs back in the 1960’s. Audiences enjoyed a plethora of musicians as they came through Portland including some really big names such as Coleman Hawkins and Thelonious Monk. Now, as we have all seen, the neighborhood has changed, the jazz clubs are gone, and there are varying opinions about the motivations and impact that gentrification has had. However, there is movement afoot to bring jazz back to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Continue reading Afrodaddy’s – New Jazz Club Coming to MLK Jr Boulevard
A series of posts about places to take your furry friends in and around our amazing neighborhood.
According to their website, Fetch Doggie Daycare provides a fun, safe, and loving environment where dogs can socialize, frolic, and bask in the affection of their experienced staff. They are equipped with approximately 3,200 sq. ft. of indoor play-space, plenty of toys, play-structures and comfy furniture.
A series of posts about places to take your furry friends in and around our amazing neighborhood.
Jody Guth, aka Poochie Mama, started her dog walking and pet sitting business 17 years ago. She loves her job and has excellent references from clients who she still works with now after their second and even third dogs!
Poochie Mama take dogs to different local parks Monday through Friday between noon and 4pm. She picks up each dog from their home and then all head out to play for roughly an hour and a half. She can also take out dogs individually.
On Saturday, May 13, the Eliot Neighborhood Association held its annual Spring Clean Up event. Close to 30 volunteers gathered in the Legacy Emanuel Parking Lot at the corner of N Williams and N Graham for four hours to collect residents junk, reusable household items and furniture, books, toys, bicycles, clothes and shoes. Residents came in cars, trucks and even on bikes with awesome trailers!
New residents to Northeast Portland may not know that Williams Avenue in the 1960’s was very different than the Williams Avenue of today. In 2015 we posted an article from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. This is an update to that article.
Continue reading Honoring the Black History of Williams Avenue
A series of posts about places where you can buy, borrow or donate books in and around our amazing neighborhood.
On Knott Street, in what used to be the Albina Library back in 1912, sits The Title Wave Used Bookstore. In 1988 Title Wave opened its doors selling discard books from Multnomah County Library’s collection. With an ever-changing inventory, there are 20,000 used books, audio books, CDs, DVDs and magazines to browse through. With bargain prices that start at $2 for hardback novels and some items only setting you back $.25, anyone can find something that they need to complement their home library or to satisfy that literary fix. They have great selection of children’s book as well as large print items. As an added bonus, all educators receive a 25 percent discount every day by just presenting a valid educator ID. If those prices aren’t enough of an enticement, there are special markdowns every Wednesday. All proceeds go back to the Multnomah County Library.
A series of posts about places where you can buy, borrow or donate books in and around our amazing neighborhood.
The Multnomah County Library has many branches but the closest one to our neighborhood is the Albina Library located on NE 15th Avenue just north of Fremont next to Whole Foods. Besides having a large assortment of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and even eBooks to loan, there are many events and classes for all ages. It also has an interesting past.
A series of posts about places where you can buy, borrow or donate books in and around our amazing neighborhood.
Portland’s oldest independent children’s book store has recently moved to just beyond our neighborhood border to Fremont and NE 14th Avenue behind Whole Foods. More than 40 years ago Lynn Kelly and Jan Bruton opened A Children’s Place Bookstore and through various locations and iterations it has remained a popular literary fixture passing along the joy of reading and, as the new owner Pam Erlandson likes to say, “raising readers”.
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