Brooklyn Neighborhood

photo credit: Trevor Blake
The nonprofit group Friends of Trees is bringing its tree planting expertise back to the Brooklyn Neighborhood.  Volunteers will be planting street trees in the neighborhood on November the 22nd.  However, property owners must sign up by September 26th.  There is very little cost for property owners, but the benefits of addiing [...]

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We’ve recently received a couple of reports that a self proclaimed pedophile has been spotted in Brooklyn.  He’s exploited his freedom of speech to frighten the broader community on local media and the web.  But you have the same freedom to speak your mind.  One place to start is the police non-emergency line 503-823-3333 x [...]

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Residents and owners of property between SE 16th and 17th Avenues are strongly encouraged to attend the next BAC General Meeting.  Trimet staff will be present to talk about future plans for the addition of MAX light rail to SE 17th Avenue.  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September the 24th at the Thelma Skelton [...]

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The 2008 Brooklyn Ice Cream Social was bigger and better than ever.  The weather was sunny and darn near perfect.  We had several new organizations present this year, and this helped us draw more people than ever.

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Mark your calendars! Hot dogs, ice cream, balloon animals, music, prizes and more.
1pm - 4pm in the Brooklyn Park.  We’ll see you there!

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