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
Safeway Plans New Store for SE Hawthorne Location
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...
Next HAND Neighborhood Meeting, Tuesday, July 20
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...
Early Thank You’s for Our Block Party
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...
Pictures from Hosford School Field, ca. 1956
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...
HAND “Roots of Our Neighborhood” Block Party, Saturday, July 24
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...
Ladd’s Addition: A Walking Tour of One of America’s Great Places
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...
Join the Neighborhood 4th of July Parade!
Grab your bikes, strollers & wagons and join the kids for a stroll through Ladd's Addition, Sunday, July 4th!
County Volunteer Opportunities
New Multnomah County Office of Citizen Involvement Online Volunteer Application and Accounts System Use the application to sign-up to volunteer with multiple committees and boards composed of members of the public that meet with county officials to promote citizen...
Welcome New HAND Board Members for 2010
A belated, but warm welcome to our new HAND board members for the 2010-2011 year: Bill Crawford Joanne Stainbrook Jonathan Warmflash Laura Vail, Secretary And our warm thanks to those board members & committee chairs whose term has expired and are choosing to move on...
A Tale of Three Cities
How do other vibrant cities plan for the future? What can we learn from them as we move forward with the Portland Plan? The City Club presents: A Tale of Three Cities June 29, 2010 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Avenue, US Bank Room...