Northeast Conservation Districts shutout from Solar tax incentives
by Shara Alexander
You may have seen the call to join Solarize Northeast in the Winter and Spring 2010 issues of the Eliot news. The Solarize program was designed to bring down the price of home solar systems by enrolling as many homeowners as possible at one time to purchase panels – a bulk-buying strategy.
Friends of Trees is turning Portland grey to green by planting thousands of trees all over the city. Find out if one has your name on it. Buy a discounted tree for your planting strip or yard. Become a volunteer. Or simply make a donation.
Upcoming Dates:
01/10/2011 – Deadline to sign up for a tree
01/30/2011 – Deadline to purchase tree
02/12/2011 – Planting Day (3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)
By Diane Lechner
Music, art and literacy, three academic areas that many assume to be part of a K-8 school’s curriculum. Due to budget cuts school communities now fend for themselves, finding creative ways to fund programs that have fallen off the curriculum.
By Cheryl McLeod
At eighteen, Luna knew how to make an informed career choice. “You need to recognize your interest and see the career choices out there to match it with your interest and skills,” something Luna was able to do through the programs offered by Step It Up, Inc. After moving to Portland, Oregon’s Eliot Neighborhood from Eritrea, Africa in 2005, Luna learned English and started working to accomplish her career goal. Motivated to become a health care professional by the people in third world countries because “they need (medical) help and the harder I work the more I will know to help them,” Luna had the desire to succeed, all she needed was the opportunity.
Continue reading Eliot Neighborhood Youth Gets Career Support
If you can’t find that perfect gift in Eliot, before you go to the mall, considering visiting one of Eliot Neighborhood’s nearby business districts like NE Broadway. NE Broadway merchants and the NE Broadway Business Association are coming together in December to invite shoppers to check out Lights on Broadway and enjoy holiday sales, events, special tastes and entertainment between 33rd Ave to NE 6th Ave. Over 40 participating businesses highlight the fantastic features of this truly 20-minute neighborhood, where something is happening every day. Everything really is on NE Broadway, so you can shop local, save time and gas, and relax a bit this holiday season.
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Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) is handing out free smoke alarms to owners of single family homes in Portland through November 30th. As fire agencies statewide join together in support of the 2010 Fire Prevention Week theme: “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With”, PF&R wants to reinforce the message that fire safety starts in the home.
Continue reading Portland Fire & Rescue Smoke Alarm Giveaway
The City of Portland’s 24th annual Fix-It Fair season will kick off November 20th. Fix-It Fairs are free events where you can learn simple and effective ways to save money at home this winter and stay healthy. The events feature exhibits from numerous community partners and an extensive schedule of workshops held throughout the day. Experts will be available to talk with you about water and energy savings, home and personal health, food and nutrition, community resources, recycling and yard care, lead testing, bike tune-ups and more!
Cloudburst Recycling, one of Portland’s earliest green companies, has recently gotten even greener.
This summer the waste hauler installed solar panels on the roof of their headquarters at 2223 N. Randolph St. in the Lower Albina industrial area. According to Cloudburst co-owner David McMahon, they will generate 62 percent of the plant’s electric consumption. In fact, in the first 80 days alone they generated one third of their 2009 electric consumption. McMahon adds, “The place used to be Pacific Power and Light’s headquarters, so virtually everything is electric.”
Continue reading Cloudburst Recycling Goes Greener with Solar
On Saturday September 25th the Eliot Neighborhood Association and the City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement Graffiti Abatement Program teamed up to make a difference in Eliot. Residents from the neighborhood along with volunteers from Volunteers of America and Portland State University met at the corner of Graham and MLK to cleanup Graffiti.
Continue reading Neighborhood Collaborative Graffiti Cleanup
In partnership with Friends of Trees, Eliot Neighborhood is planning another tree planting project this winter. Join us Saturday February 12th to help plant trees and create a healthier community!
On the corner of NE Hancock and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd there is a thing hanging on a Pacific Power utility pole. It has been there for a while, just hanging attached to the pole with nowhere to go. How long has it been there watching traffic?
Are you tired of looking at the graffiti in the neighborhood? If so, do something about it! The Eliot Neighborhood Association in partnership with the City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement Graffiti Abatement program is cleaning up graffiti in Eliot on Saturday September 25th. Show up at 8:30 AM at Dreamers Marketplace, 2737 NE Martin Luther King, ready to help. Coffee from Goldrush Coffee Bar and light refreshments will be provided. The Graffiti Abatement program will supply cleaning materials.
Neighborhood Notes is an online community based blog about Portland Neighborhoods. Their positive, thoughtful and informative content covers all neighborhoods in Portland. Recently Neighborhood Notes has published some some articles about Eliot Neighborhood.
The Eliot neighborhood has long longed for more retail on commercial streets such as Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, to see activity and commercial services instead of empty lots and buildings. Things have improved since our low point in the late 1970s, but more is needed.
Until we capture that dream, we have Dreamer’s Market Place.
Continue reading Dreamers Marketplace Brings More Retail to Eliot
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