Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development

Please join us for an informal conversation with State Representative Jules Bailey at our regular HAND meeting this evening, July 20th. This is an opportunity to discuss any ideas or concerns you may have. It also could be time for an update on the State budget, the previous legislative session, and what’s ahead for 2011, etc, etc.

DATE: July 20th
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: St. Philip Neri (SE 16th & Division) in the Paulist Center (westernmost building on their campus)

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Here are the list of updated land use notices for our neighborhood:

Hosford-Abernethy | 06-21-10 | 1569 SE Elliott Ave | Historic Design Review – HEARING | LU 10-118051 HDZ (PDF Document, 5,257kb)
Hosford-Abernethy |7-2-10 | 2031 SE Ladd Ave | Historic Design Review – NOTICE | LU 10-148927 HDZ (PDF Document, 1,393kb)
Hosford-Abernethy |7-2-10 |1442-46 SE Hawthorne Blvd | Historic Design Review – NOTICE | LU 10-142078 HDZ (PDF Document, 3,139kb)

FYI – HAND is currently without an acting land use chair. If you’d like to get involved, please join us for our meeting, Tuesday, July 20, or email our chair, Alex Bassos: chair@handpdx.org.

July 20th, 2010 | Category: Land Use, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

Safeway is looking to replace the existing on facility on SE Hawthorne with a new store at the same location in late 2011.

To the right is a color drawing of the new Hawthorne Blvd. exterior elevation, provided by Safeway Real Estate Manager Diane Phillips, as well as a site plan of the main store level and the underground parking garage.

Site Plan: Site Plan REC-approved

According to Phillips, there are no outstanding land use issues since they are in compliance with the requirements of the City of Portland Development Code.

If you’d like to comment on this update to the store, please join us for tonight’s HAND board meeting.

July 20th, 2010 | Category: Land Use, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND)
Community Meeting
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 7:00 PM
St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center, St Paul Room
2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division)

Agenda
Introductions
Crime Prevention
Announcements
(1) Roots of Our Neighborhood
(2) Hawthorne Street Fair/Block Party
(3) [Announce your event here]

Updates
(1) The Acupuncture Project – Adam Kuby and Michelle Travers
(2) Division Street Art – Linda
(3) Roots of our Neighborhood/Pocket Park – Amy Lewin
(4) SEUL Update – Laura Vail

Internal Board Issues
(1) Approval of minutes

Close windows and lock up St Philip Neri

If you have something you would like mentioned at this month’s meeting, please email our chair Alex Bassos at chair@handpdx.org.

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Here are a few early thank you’s to the businesses and individuals who have stepped in to help for our block party coming up on July 24!

Individuals:
Gary Lacher – film & video expert & co-auther of “Theaters of Portland”
Ben Popp – filmmaker & installation
Meghan Stran – graphic artist
Marilee Tillstrom – history project
Val Ballestrem – history project
Joanne Stainbrook – project coordination
Gene & Lisa Stianbrook – hauling stuff(!)

Businesses & Organizations
Oregon Blue Print
New Seasons Market
Southeast Uplift
Division/Clinton Business Association
The Support Group

There is more help trickling in as we get closer to next week.
In advance, thanks to everyone for pitching in to help HAND! Send an email if you’d like to join in on the fun! (amy@handpdx.org)

July 13th, 2010 | Category: Events, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

You never know what can be found in old boxes of negatives!

Check out these pictures taken by longtime neighbor Marilee Tillstrom back in the 1950s at Hosford School.

Some are of the local boys (and girls) playing ball, a few are from from eighth grade graduation (1956).

The field is still loved by hundreds of neighbors to this day! On Sundays, catch a softball game with the Hosford Softball gang! Or on any summer evening, take a stroll in the grass and meet a neighborhood dog passing through with “Friends of Hosford Field“!

July 13th, 2010 | Category: History, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

UPDATE: We are less than two weeks away from the Division/Clinton Street Fair!

The vacant lot at Ladd & Division, fondly referred to by some as the “Ladd triangle” has been approved by Multnomah County (current owners of the lot) for day-use during the Division/Clinton Street Fair, Saturday, July 24th. So we are putting on a party!

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND)
“Roots of Our Neighborhood” Block Party
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
“7 Corners” area of SE Division Street

As co-sponsors of the 18th Annual Division/Clinton Street Fair, the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association is hosting a community block party at SE 19th Ave. & Division called “Roots of Our Neighborhood.” The event’s theme is centered around cultural and agriculutural connections in our neighborhood over the past century.

From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2010, HAND is hosting a wide range of musical performances.
7 Corners Stage lineup:
12:00 – 1 p.m. – Children’s musician/songwriter David Hall
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. – Local Jazz Trio (Dave Captein on bass, Steve Ungar on drums and John Gilmore, vocalist).
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. - Various artists from Colored Pencils Art Collective

The “Roots of Our Neighborhood” event will also feature a booth dedicated to the history of the neighborhood with a photo essay and video presentation. There will be activities for children, information about neighborhood involvement, local artisans & farmers and outreach from agencies currently working on projects in HAND, including: METRO Sustainable Gardening – Mobile Garden, Bureau of Environmental Services “Tabor to the River” and more!

Check out updates to the Division/Clinton Street Fair on FACEBOOK! And help spread the word!

The “Roots of Our Neighborhood” is funded in part by a $1,000 neighborhood grant from Southeast Uplift.

Get involved! We still need volunteers to help make this a great event!

Find out more by contacting:
Amy Lewin, 503-475-3010, or amy@handpdx. org. OR Linda Nettekoven, 503-235-7917, linda@lnettekoven. com.

HAND (Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association) obtains its non-profit status through Southeast Uplift, a member of Portland’s coalition of neighborhoods. HAND consists of a group of elected volunteers who live or work in our inner-southeast Portland neighborhood. Stay informed by visiting: www.HANDpdx. org

July 11th, 2010 | Category: Events, History, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

Ladd’s Addition: A Walking Tour of One of America’s Great Places
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
6:30 pm–8:00 PM
Architectural Heritage Center Members: $13 General Public: $18

Prominent business and civic leader William S. Ladd designed the neighborhood that bears his name in 1891, but did not live to see any of the homes there constructed. This walking tour explores Ladd’s Addition, its importance in Portland history, and its connections to the City Beautiful movement. Enjoy a leisurely, early-evening stroll from the distinctive central green, to the formal rose gardens, tree-lined boulevards, American Elm trees, skinny lots and alleys.

Along the way, your guide, urban planner and historian Richard N. Ross, AICP will reveal why Ladd’s Addition is a national and regional icon for livable communities. You’ll also learn how this leafy enclave of early 20th century homes, churches, and businesses has repeatedly overcome challenges and renewed itself.

This National Register Historic District is Oregon’s oldest planned community and in 2009 the American Planning Association honored it as one of America’s Great Places.

Meet your guide at SE Ladd Circle, in front of Palio Café, 1996 SE Ladd Ave.
The tour begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED
Limited to 30 people.

To Register for this Tour
http://www.visitahc.org/node/420

July 8th, 2010 | Category: History, _All |  Print This Post | Leave a comment

Grab your bikes, strollers & wagons and join the kids for a stroll through Ladd’s Addition, Sunday, July 4th!

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