Brooklyn Neighborhood, Portland, Oregon

Beginning June 15 and continuing for about one year, the 17th/Powell overpass will be closed for light rail construction. Northbound 17th Ave will be detoured to McLoughlin Blvd. via Holgate Blvd, but will remain open to local traffic between Holgate and Haig St. Northbound bus lines 17 and 70 will be detoured to Milwaukie Ave via Center [...]

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Good news Garden Supporters! The Brooklyn Community Garden has been awarded a substantial development grant from the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. These funds will pay for major expenses like leveling the field, getting the irrigation system installed and operating, buying materials for building a shed and a stairway, removing the old cherry tree, [...]

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  Dear Neighbors: Please make a point to attend the BAC Board Meeting Wednesday May 9th at 6:30PM at the Loaves and Fishes center at 3925 SE Milwaukie Avenue. This is an opportunity to see how the board makes decisions on a monthly basis. To join the board, you need to come to two out [...]

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Photo Credit: Bright Design Lab Hammer & Hand and Clean Energy Works Oregon are partnering up to help Portland homeowners improve the energy efficiency and livability of their homes by offering free “whole-house” assessments and incentives in the form of rebates reaching $2500 and no money down financing. Hammer & Hand’s free “whole-house” assessment helps [...]

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Dear Neighbors- TriMet is hosting three light rail open houses in February and March. Come check out their progress!

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Dear Neighbors: Please make a point to attend the BAC General Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday January 25, at 7PM at the Loaves and Fishes center at 3925 SE Milwaukie Avenue. Highlights: Portland-Milwaukie light rail update from Tri-Met Community policing update from Jacob Brostoff News on the Portland Skatepark Plan from Colin Sharp Community Garden update from [...]

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The BAC would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Rainbow Painting and Bob Puzis. Bob offered to provide DISCOUNTED LABOR to spray a protective clearcoat over our entire mural which our artist Lew Jones painted on the SE 9th Ave pedestrian bridge last summer. The mural was made possible by a $2,046 grant [...]

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Dear Neighbors, You’ll all be receiving the Brooklyn Neighborhood News on your doorstep soon, and we’ve included the following message to him on a BRIGHT YELLOW POSTCARD that will probably fall out of the newsletter in your lap. Please read it, sign it, stamp it, and mail it, (or drop it off at City Hall). [...]

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