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St. Johns Parade is Set for May 13th, (April 2023)
The St. Johns Parade will return to the North Portland community on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The Parade committee rewrote and resubmitted the permits several times but is now pleased to announce the permits have finally been approved and the parade is on! Luckily, many residents stepped forward to fulfill the city requirement for 104 […] Read more
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Historic St. Johns City Hall threatened (April 2023)
The St. Johns City Hall, a 1907 Portland Historic Landmark, stands tall, proud, and picturesque against the backdrop of the St. Johns Bridge and steep forested hills behind it. The three-story Greek revival structure looms as a beacon of the independent town St. Johns once was and embodies the spirit of self-reliance still common to […] Read more
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St. Johns Parade is ON—IF the city grants permit
The iconic St. Johns Parade will march back onto the streets and hearts of the North Portland community on Saturday, May 13, 2023, if the hard working group of volunteer organizers have their way. That is IF the City of Portland’s Transportation Bureau finally approves the permit. Longtime parade organizer and 2023 co-chair, Barbara Legge […] Read more
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St. Johns Bizarre to return
The 14th annual St. Johns Bizarre will return to the town center on parade day, Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10am to 7pm in the town center. The unique event organized by a large group of local volunteers, kicks off the summer street fair season in Portland. The Bizarre features live music on several stages, […] Read more
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No North Portland year-around pool until 2029
First of a multi-part series on Portland Park Bureau’s controversial closure of Columbia Pool, the only year-round swimming pool serving North Portland. A followup story will appear in our April edition. Nine years. That’s how long North Portlanders won’t have a year-round swimming pool because of the Portland Park & Recreation Bureau’s (PP&R) failure to […] Read more
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Community voice needed for emergency routes
By Donna Cohen and Sabina Blizzard In case of an emergency such as the subduction zone earthquake, the northernmost peninsula, St. Johns, Rivergate, and Cathedral Park, will be severed from the rest of Portland due to the collapse of four bridges over the railroad cut. Each of these bridges–at Columbia, Fessenden, Lombard and Willamette–is over […] Read more
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North Peninsula neighborhood associations
Arbor Lodge
Meetings are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 7 to 8:30 PM (informal time from 6:30-7 PM). Offered in person at the Kenton Firehouse and over Zoom.
Website: ArborLodgepdx.org
Bridgeton
Board meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Tuesday. General Meetings are held at the Portland Yacht Club in the Spring and at the Marriott in the Fall.
Website: LiveBridgeton.com
Cathedral Park
Neighborhood meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 7 to 8:30 PM currently on Zoom.
Website: CathedralParkpdx.org
East Columbia
Neighborhood meetings are held quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday of February, May, August, and November from 7 to 8:30 PM currently on Zoom.
Website: ECNApdx.com
Hayden Island
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday beginning at 7 PM.
Website: MyHaydenIsland.com
Kenton
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Historic Kenton Firehouse.
Website: HistoricKenton.com
Overlook
Meetings are held monthly on the 3rd Monday from 6 to 7:30 PM. Offered in person at Overlook House and over Zoom.
Website: OverlookNeighborhood.org
Piedmont
Meetings are held on 3rd Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM at Trinity Academy.
Website: PiedmontNeighborhood.org
Portsmouth
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Monday from 5:15 to 6:30 PM on Zoom.
Website: PortsmouthNeighborhood.com
St. Johns
Meetings are held on the second Monday from 7 to 8:30 PM at James John Elementary School.
Website: StJohnspdx.com
University Park
Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 PM on Google Meet.
Website: UPNApdx.org
North Portland Neighborhood Services
One of seven regional neighborhood offices funded by the City of Portland.
Website: NPNSCommunity.org