Northeast

Boise-Eliot Outdoor Market Launches Mississippi Mural Project

Suzanne Savell suzsav@gmail.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:28:00 PDT

A wall-like structure is materializing around what has long been a glaring vacant block on North Fremont between Williams and Vancouver. It’s not the kind of wall you would expect. There’s no...

Cocktail Rings, Layered Rings: Bold Statements Beyond the Middle Finger

Charity Thompson charitylthompson@gmail.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 9:15:00 PDT

We all know her. That woman with no money who looks effortlessly chic every time she steps out of her cheap apartment. Rather than $200 tank tops or a 90-minute beauty routine, these days her...

Art Attack! Portland Arts Fall 2010

Eve Connell eve@eveconnell.com — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 9:13:00 PDT

Get your art on, people, it’s (nearly) fall in Portland—and that means even more art. All flavors of music. Visual art. Performance. Dance. Storytelling. Festivals, shows, and on-going series that...

Bureau Briefs: Build It Green! Tour, Treebates, Motorcycle Parking Permits and Bull Run Land Exchange Public Meetings

Allison Milionis — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 8:50:00 PDT

Green Tour de Force: 9th Annual Build It Green! Home Tour on September 25 Tickets are on sale for the 9th annual Build It Green! Home Tour on Saturday, September 25. Included in the 21-home tour...

Local Nonprofit Offers Free Home Hazard Assessments

NNwire nnwire@neighborhoodnotes.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:13:00 PDT

While most environmental advocates are fighting to keep our skies blue, our water clear, and our outdoor air clean, the Josiah Hill III Clinic wants to make our indoor environment a healthy place...

Portland's Ecosystem Supports Array of Urban Wildlife—Some in Your Backyard!

Arthur Smid — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 9:35:00 PDT

Bald eagles come to visit their friends at the Oregon Zoo. People spot them in the trees outside the cage and ask the zoo to check if some of their animals escaped. Maybe you've seen a bald eagle:...

The Pongo Fund: Portland's Pet Food Bank

Allison Milionis — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 9:08:00 PDT

Portland's only charitable pet food organization is helping keep dogs and cats well-fed and healthy during tough economic times.

Firefly Community Lantern Walk

NNwire nnwire@neighborhoodnotes.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 8:47:00 PDT

The Firefly Community Lantern Walk is a community-based event held to promote connection to natural cycles. The event seeks to create a space for Portland community members to gather together to...

Weekend Six Pack (8/27-8/29): Zine Symposium, Nano Beer Fest, Festa Italiana, Treasure Hunt

Chad Walsh chaddwalsh@yahoo.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 8:36:00 PDT

Six Great Things to Do This Weekend... Do it yourself, do it with friends, but do it soon. Summer's making its curtain call, but there's still plenty to do while it lasts. Scavenge the city for a...

Food in the City: Fargo Forest Garden's First Year

Melissa Reeser instantlibrarian@gmail.com — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 9:28:00 PDT

“What you're seeing is the first succession in a six tier food forest,” garden manager Angela Goldsmith tells me as we walk over the pebbled paths in Fargo Forest Garden, one of several Food In...