Announcements
General messages from the HAND board – reminders, notices, and updates for the neighborhood.
How this works
The board posts short announcements here as they come up – upcoming meetings, meeting changes, neighborhood updates, meeting minutes, and other general notices. For forwarded newsletters for HAND, see HAND Sharing Square instead.
Latest Announcements
Continued Work on This Land Is Our Land
(flyer attached, please feel free to forward to interested folks) Monday of May, the 16th, from 6 to 9 PM, SE Uplift. Note from Leah at SE Uplift: Students from the Community Development Methods course at Portland State will be presenting their work and findings...
DIY Weatherization Trainings
The SE Uplift Sustainability Program is hosting a series of free trainings to help homeowners learn about inexpensive do-it-yourself ways to increase the energy efficiency of their homes. Professional trainers will cover topics such as behavior modification and light...
HAND Neighborhood Clean-Up, Saturday, May 7
Give mom a Mother’s Day gift she’s sure to appreciate - clean out the garage or basement! Bring your stuff to our annual neighborhood cleanup Saturday, May 7. Drop off begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until 1 p.m. at our same location, the Cleveland High School parking...
Burglaries Reported in the Neighborhood
Last month there was an email sent out on the Abernethy Elementary parent email list alerting neighbors to a few burglaries or attempted burglaries in the area. Thanks to a curious neighbor's reminder, we asked to our awesome Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator...
New Stripes on Division Street & Update on Construction Project
As a curious neighbor, we sent a note to Division Streetscape Reconstruction Project Manager Elizabeth Mahon at Portland's Bureau of Transportation regarding the bright white lines painted yesterday on Division Street. The white dotted lines on eastbound traffic...
Richmond Neighborhood Hosts Rep. Bailey at May Meeting
On Monday May 9, State Representative Jules Bailey, House District 42, will be at the Richmond Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting to speak about current issues and bills before the state legislature, including the current redistricting process, and to answer...
Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project – OMSI & Clinton Station Design Meeting, April 28
This is the second meeting regarding ongoing design of the OMSI and Clinton light rail stations. Come see the latest concepts and offer your feedback to the design team, Thursday, April 28, 6 to 7:30 p.m. St. Philip Neri Parish, Carvlin Hall 2408 SE 16th Ave.,...
Eastside Farmers Market Opens Next Week
Eastside Neighborhoods Welcome Back Their Weekly Portland Farmers Markets Locations for 2011 King Portland Farmers Market and Buckman Portland Farmers Market spring back into action on May 1 & 5 with new vendors; both markets welcome back local nutrition incentive...
Hawthorne Safeway Closed for Reconstruction
This month, the Safeway at 2800 SE Hawthorne has closed for reconstruction. As a neighborhood, we want to do our best to keep people update on what's happening with the project. If you have questions, please feel free to contact our Land Use chair Joanne Stainbrook:...
Learn About Watershed Health, April 29 & 30th
Please join us for the first ever Urban Master Watershed Stewards Program on April 29th and 30th . Learn more and register at: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/watershed/class-offerings (you are not required to attend both days but registration is required.) Bureau of...