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
Portland Plan Business Forum, Friday, April 29
Portland Plan Business Forum Friday, April 29, 2011 7:30 – 9:30 AM NW Natural 220 NW 2nd Avenue 4th Floor – Hospitality Room At this meeting you’ll have an opportunity to comment on the following strategies: · Equity · Economic Prosperity and Affordability ·...
What’s Happening on the Central Eastside
Here's an update from our friends at the Central Eastside Industrial Council: 04-26-2011 Where will some of the funds for the light rail come from? If you’re a business in the ‘Southern Triangle’ of the district, you’re gunna wanna read this because you could...
National Drug Take Back Program, Saturday, April 30
DEQ Encourages Oregon Participation in National Drug Take-Back Program on Saturday, April 30 The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is encouraging Oregonians throughout the state to take advantage of a nationwide effort this Saturday to collect unused,...
Next HAND Meeting, Tuesday, April 19
Our next neighborhood board meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, April 19. Land Use meeting to start at 6:30 Board meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center, St Paul Room 2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division) Agenda (draft) Brief report from St....
Ladd’s Addition Neighborhood Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 16
The Annual Ladd's Addition Neighborhood Egg Hunt will take place this weekend! Saturday, April 16 @ 11 AM Meet at the Abernethy Playground (Eggs will be collected there and taken to the Circle for hiding) *Under 5's get a head start *Bring a dozen filled plastic eggs...
Kitchen Revival Tour, Saturday, April 16
An invitation from our friends at the Architectural Heritage Center. This year several of the homes on the tour are in or near HAND (Clinton , Ladd’s Addition, SE Lincoln, SE Madison, Laurelhurst). Saturday, April 16th, 2011 10:00 am–4:00 pm Members: $20 General...
Historic Photos in HAND, now on Facebook!
Last year, volunteers from our neighborhood set out to collect snapshots of our area over the last 150 years. This album is the result. Images were found in old scrapbooks, donated, or compiled from the archives of Portland City Archives and the Oregon Historical...
Take a Walk Around the Block at the SE Area Art Walk
This weekend, March 5th & 6th, you have the chance to peek into artist studios peppered around our neighborhood. Over 200 artists, many in "native environments" will be showing their works and meeting art lovers over the first weekend of March. What a wonderful way to...
Mmmm… CHILI! Next Thursday, March 10th, Abernethy Chili Cook-off!
Take the night off from cooking on March 10th and come on down to Abernethy Elementary for the 3rd annual School Kitchen Garden Chili Cook-off ! We will have 25+ chili's on board! Let's see who will win the "Best Chili" title. We will choose from entries in the...
Sunday Parkways for 2011
The dates and locations for Sunday Parkways, 2011 are out. May 22 – East Portland June 26 – North Portland July 24 – NW/Downtown Portland August 28 – Southeast Portland September 25 – Northeast Portland Just remember – the fun happens on the 4th Sunday of...