Eliot Neighborhood’s bike shop with the crazy sounding name has moved locations. You can now find cyclepath in the newly renovated Black and White building.
Get a Tree!
Get a tree for only $35 through the Friends of Trees neighborhood planting. Eliot neighbors and Friends of trees will plant trees February 16. Your deadline to order is December 3rd. Order now for the best selection.
Possible changes at Boise-Eliot School?
Boise-Eliot School is our neighorhood school. The K-8 program feeds into Grant High School, but could a switch to Jefferson be in the works?
A recent article in The Oregonian looks at possible changes to the current feeder system, pointing out that Boise-Eliot School is a lot closer to Jefferson than it is to Grant.
The article doesn’t suggest imminent changes, but it’s worth noting that Grant is bursting at the seams while Jefferson is half-empty.
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church (Update)
The July 6 issue of The Oregonian features an article about fundraising efforts to rebuilding the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, which was destroyed by fire in February.
Bottom line: the church needs to raise a lot of money.
Unfortunately, the article did not say where to send donations.
Stay tuned.
Willamette Week article about Eliot
The July 4th issue of Willamette Week has a very interesting article about changes in the Eliot and Boise neighborhoods.
The author, Nancy Rommelmann, is a relatively new Portland transplant who lives on Northeast Cook Street between Rodney and Williams. She talks about the significant demographic changes she’s seen on her block in just the few years since she bought her house. I appreciated her nuanced attitudes about change and the wide range of people she quoted.
Coincidentally, the day before Willamette Week published the article, I bicycled along that very stretch of Cook Street. I noticed two houses next door to each other, both porches full of loud, revelers. One group was African American. The other was white. I thought it was a telling snapshot of our changing neighborhood.
Eliot Mural Proposal
In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources has organized a Women’s History of Portland mural project to promote the mission of empowering women through art and education.
The public is invited to attend and comment at a review of a mural by the Public Art Advisory Committee of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Charity Event Celebrating the Legendary Junehog Salmon
When: Saturday, June 30
Where: Secret Society Ballroom, 116 N.E. Russell St.
Time: 7 p.m. to midnight
The event costs $20 at the door.
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The Portland Fruit Tree Project
There is a lot of fruit growing on trees in Portland, but every year, thousands of pounds of this delicious organic food ends up in a sticky mess in yards and on sidewalks.
The Portland Fruit Tree Project organizes people in Portland to gather fruit before it falls, and make it available to those who need it most. The project registers fruit trees around the city, coordinates harvesting parties and offer workshops in pruning and fruit preservation.
Betty’s birthday party
Betty the dog’s 13th Birthday party coincided with an art exhibit at the Goldrush Coffee Bar at 2601 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. on June 7th.
Betty, who lives on Northeast Thompson Street, received several gifts, including dog biscuits and a framed picture of a dog.
Got Graffiti?
Got graffiti on or around your property? Graffiti is a problem not only in Eliot but throughout the Portland area. Do your part to help eliminate it! Here are the “3 R’s” to graffiti abatement – Record, Report, and Remove…
Save money on stormwater bills and help clean up the river
If you contain the rain on your property, you can save money on your monthly City of Portland stormwater bill. When you disconnect your downspouts, build a swale or even if you have trees, stormwater soaks into the ground instead of running off your property. That’s good for rivers, streams and watersheds, and for your budget.
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visionPDX open house: June 6
What do you value most about Portland?
What challenges does our community face in creating the future we want to see?
How can Portlanders and their government to work together to achieve common goals?
Cleanup Eliot Month
With two Eliot Neighborhood cleanup events this month May is unofficially “Clean up Eliot Neighborhood Month.”
New Trees in Eliot
On February 16 Friends of Trees held a neighborhood planting event for Boise, Humbolt, King, Piedmont, Overlook as well as Eliot neighborhood. In all 280 trees were planted in the 6 neighborhoods – 28 of those in Eliot.
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