SE Portland's Features
May 10, 2013
At the start of Mike's Auto Parts - there was a goat
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Anyone who has ever bought windshield wipers at Mike’s Auto Parts, at S.E. 52nd and Woodstock Boulevard, knows the value of employees who know what size is needed – and who cheerfully install…
May 10, 2013
Brentwood-Darlington neighbors envision better future
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More than forty neighbors streamed in to the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association (BDNA) meeting at their Community Center on April 3 – ready to find ways to improve this part of Inner…
May 10, 2013
Mehri's Bakery & Cafe celebrates 10 years on S.E. 52nd
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When Mehri Gaspeed saw the empty retail space on S.E. 52nd Avenue a decade ago, she decided it would make a good place to open a retail bakery. “At the time, I was acting as a wholesale bakery…
May 10, 2013
Daffodils featured in April show and sale at Rhody Garden
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RHODODENDRON SHOW & SALE THIS MONTH! A bright array of daffodils shared center stage with rhododendrons at the April 6th and 7th show and sale at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. This…
May 10, 2013
'Camp Hollyhock' moves to Milwaukie Avenue
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“Camp Hollyhock”, a “handmade women’s clothing” store originally located in Sellwood, reopened in a new space in Westmoreland in March. “Our new site at 7007 S.E. Milwaukie Avenue is triple the…
May 10, 2013
Young elms planted by Duniway students
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After three street trees on S.E. Rex Street near Reed College Place in Eastmoreland died of Dutch elm disease last year, that corner near Duniway Elementary School looked sadly bare. But, that…
May 10, 2013
Third food cart joins Woodstock's Joinery cluster
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So far, so good, for the latest food cart parked in The Joinery’s parking lot, at 4804 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard. Chef and Owner Travis Mason speaks enthusiastically about the public response to…
May 03, 2013
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
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MAY 1 WNA planning for June elections. Tonight at the Woodstock Neighborhood Association meeting, there will be planning for the June 5th meeting, when election of officers will be held. The…
April 05, 2013
Westmoreland houses celebrating one hundred years
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SOUTHEAST HISTORY At the instigation of the owners of four homes on S.E. 19th Street in Westmoreland, a total of ten houses were honored in a “century birthday” celebration, in September of…
April 05, 2013
City Sanitary: A long but happy haul of 46 years
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BOITANOS RETIRE When your family has owned a business for over seventy-five years, you have roots in that business, and you feel emotionally attached. So it is with Joe Boitano, who in 1968…
Apr 05, 2013
The life and memories of John Rekart, age 97
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SOUTHEAST HISTORY In 1941, John Rekart was given a special assignment by the local pastor of St. Agatha’s Catholic Church in Sellwood. Helen Moell, one of the young ladies of the congregation,…
Apr 05, 2013
Parks considers downsizing Sellwood's Center, despite strong…
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With city bureaus having been directed by Portland Mayor and Eastmoreland resident Charlie Hales to each prepare a 10-percent budget cut, Portland Parks and Recreation – as part of millions in…
Apr 05, 2013
Local resident battles cuts to Sellwood Community Center - with…
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When Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood representatives recently met with the Director of Portland Parks and Recreation Mike Abbaté, to discuss the proposed budget cut to the Sellwood Community…
Apr 05, 2013
Volunteers still keeping Woodstock Community Center open
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Threatened with closure ten years ago in a previous cost-cutting situation by the city, Woodstock Community Center has been kept open through the efforts of a group of hard-working volunteers.…
Apr 05, 2013
'Yarn Crawl' creeps into Inner Southeast Portland
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Those with a passion for knitting and crocheting – similar crafts, using two entirely different techniques – were in “yarn heaven” from February 28th through March 3rd, when the “Rose City Yarn…
Apr 05, 2013
Franklin High's thespians perform 'The Wizard of Oz'
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If you suddenly noticed a rainbow in the area, and feel the urge to follow a yellow brick road to the Franklin High School Auditorium, we suggest you give in to the impulse. You’re destined to…
Apr 05, 2013
Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' presented at Cleveland High
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The Cleveland High School (CHS) Theater Department has a harrowing experience for you on evenings in April. The experience is filled with treachery, revenge, murder, incest, and moral corruption…
Apr 05, 2013
Inner Southeast public garden: 'Why native yard plants are best'
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Learning about natural gardening techniques is easy – and free – for Southeast Portland residents, when they visit Metro’s “Demonstration Garden” in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood. During…
Apr 05, 2013
Timely tips shared at Sellwood rose pruning party
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As volunteers spruced up the grounds of Sellwood’s historic Oaks Pioneer Church, at the east end of the Sellwood Bridge, on March 2nd, the volunteer gardeners got a timely lesson in…
Apr 05, 2013
Lofty ideals inspire Westmoreland craft shop
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A small craft store in Westmoreland is inspired as much by lofty ideals as it is by commercial success. The business, called “Elevation Trade”, is across the street from the Sellwood-Moreland…
