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Food Cart Owner Pays it Forward

Posted on March 31, 2018September 20, 2021 by Sue Stringer

Pay it forward. This is a well-known phrase that is easy to understand and possible to enact but rarely a lifelong philosophy that continually directs your life. One Eliot businessman has dedicated his life to paying it forward and it has had a positive effect on his life and the life of others. You might have been to the food cart pod on Vancouver and Fremont or maybe you’re new to the Eliot neighborhood and are looking for some convenient and delicious dinner options. Jimmy Wilson owns the food carts at this location and the story about how they came to be located here is one of dedication and generosity.

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Seth Prickett: The Waypost Owner and Philanthropist

Posted on December 10, 2017September 20, 2021 by Sue Stringer

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.

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Eliot Neighborhood through the Lens of Ricardo Nagaoka

Posted on November 16, 2017September 20, 2021 by Anna Daggett

Ricardo Nagaoka is new to the Eliot Neighborhood. He hasn’t borne full witness to its creeping gentrification over the past few decades, but he arrived at a critical time in its history. Neighborhoods are always undergoing flux, but Eliot is currently changing at an extremely fast pace. This rapid transformation is the inspiration for his latest project, a book of collected portraits of long-time local residents.

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Spotlight: Gina Kieval

Posted on May 21, 2017September 20, 2021 by Sue Stringer

Photo of Gina — Gina Kieval, yoga instructor and neighbor

There are many yoga studios and yoga instructors in the city of Portland, but we want to focus on an instructor from The People’s Yoga who is from our northeast quadrant of the city with an expansive resume and who has trained instructors in an unexpected venue.

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Just Call Me Darcelle

Posted on March 25, 2017September 20, 2021 by Sue Stringer

Darcell and Sue — Darcelle and Sue Stringer at the Darcelle XV 86th birthday bash

“Just call me Darcelle,” says the new Guinness Book of World Records holder as we get started with our interview. Darcelle, born Walter Cole, has brought fame to our Eliot neighborhood and the city of Portland in the form of a world record for being the world’s oldest, still performing Drag Queen. However, before he was Darcelle XV, Cole was an entrepreneur. His business ventures survived urban renewal multiple times in rapidly changing city.

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Rev. Dr. John W. Garlington Jr

Posted on September 22, 2015September 20, 2021 by Clint Lundmark

Rev Garlington — Rev. Dr. John W. Garlington Jr.

Back in 2006 Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare moved the Garlington Center into Eliot Neighborhood at 3034 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Soon they hope to transform the property with a new mixed use building that will include existing services as well as affordable housing.

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Up Close and Personal: Pat Montgomery

Posted on August 24, 2015September 20, 2021 by Becca Pollard

St Phillip Church Members (Pat center in orange) — St Phillip Church Members (Pat – center in orange)

“If you listen you’ll learn a lot. If not you’ll miss a lot” Patricia Montgomery’s former employer and mentor Arthur Palmer once told her. That wisdom resonated with Pat and she recognizes its application in many areas of her life.

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Neighbors in Recovery Give Back

Posted on August 13, 2015September 20, 2021 by Sue Stringer

I don’t want to be selfish and want to be the best person I can be”. This is a quote from a new neighbor you may not have met yet. You also may not be familiar with at least 50 other new neighbors who want you to know how much they appreciate being in this neighborhood. They reside in the building at MLK and NE Sacramento, which is the home of the Volunteers of America Men’s Residential Center. It is the place that 52 men call home for 6 months while overcoming addiction and working on recovery. They are our neighbors and they would like Eliot to know a little more about them, how they are helping our neighborhood and the program that they are going to be graduating from.

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Eliot’s 1993 Plan

Posted on July 5, 2015September 20, 2021 by Eliot Neighborhood

Eliot Plan Map 1993 — Urban Design Concept Plan from 1993 Eliot Plan p.40

The Eliot Neighborhood Plan is going to be updated after 22 years. Last time it was completed, Eliot was scheduled to get a water taxi stop. What does the future hold for our piece of shoreline on the Willamette River now?

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