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Entries Tagged as 'Brooklyn Action Corps'

Come to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Social Sunday Sept 11, 1-4PM, Brooklyn Park, SE Milwaukie & Pershing St.

September 7th, 2011 · No Comments

Ice Cream Bars for 25 cents! Inflatable Slide and Bouncy House Face Painter and Balloon Sculptor Giant Toy and Game Giveaway Merchant Gift Certificate Giveaway Rock Wall and Fire Engine Hot Dogs, Polish Dogs, Chips, & Soft Drinks and live music from the Ice Cream Socialists

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Next mural volunteer effort this Sunday August 28

August 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The BAC Mural at the SE 9th Avenue pedestrian bridge is underway! Our next big volunteer opportunity is Sunday August 28. Show up around 10AM or call the artist, Lew Jones at (503) 701-7893 to sign up for a specific time slot. When we’ve finished priming the surfaces and applying the large blocks of color, [...]

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Download the September-October Brooklyn Newsletter

August 24th, 2011 · No Comments

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Come to SE Uplift’s Summer Celebration Saturday 8/27 4-9:30PM

August 24th, 2011 · No Comments

Enjoy music by Matt Clark, Scott McDougal, Margaret Wehr, Scott Brockett and Jesta! Kids will love the bounce-house, playground, and other kids’ entertainment. And of course, we’ll have a fantastic raffle where you can win one or more of these amazing prizes: 10 classes at Yoga Shala, Ortlieb Messenger Bags from Clever Cycles, Free Furnace [...]

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Study Spanish & Explore Mexico with NE Portland Language School

August 24th, 2011 · No Comments

For more inspiration and educational opportunities while traveling, many have looked to the Guide to Online Schools for for flexible, affordable online colleges. This December, Tierra Educational Center in NE Portland is offering a unique full-immersion trip to Pátzcuaro, Mexico (December 10-18th). The center opened in 2009, with a mission to offer small group Spanish [...]

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Oregonian Covers BAC Mural Project for 9th Avenue & Powell Pedestrian Bridge

August 4th, 2011 · No Comments

In Brooklyn neighborhood, a mural is coming to an old concrete bridge By Steve Beaven, The Oregonian The Oregonian In the next several days, Portland artist Lew Jones will begin work on a mural on the interior of a pedestrian/bike bridge at Southeast Ninth Avenue and Powell Boulevard. The project was launched by Mike O’Connor, [...]

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Sellwood “Sundae in the Park” August 7 12PM-8PM, Free Movie Starts at Dusk

August 1st, 2011 · No Comments

The Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League, or SMILE, is hosting its largest fund-raising event of the year this Sunday, August 7. Enjoy $1 sundaes, hot dogs, chili dogs, and beverages, plus some of Sellwood’s best food carts. Yogi Bear, the free Movie in the Park, starts at dusk. They’ll be serving “after-hours” snacks during the movie as [...]

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Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman apologizes to Southeast Portland residents over Bungled Sewer Fee Program

July 28th, 2011 · No Comments

Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman apologized to Southeast Portland residents, at the Brooklyn Neighborhood general meeting Wednesday evening, for a sewer repair project that went awry. As part of a citywide effort to build additional public sewers, the Bureau of Environmental Services sent letters in June to 127 property owners in Southeast and Northeast Portland. The [...]

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Wednesday July 27-Urgent General Meeting on New Fees for Non-conforming Sewers

July 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Dear Neighbors: Many of you have received letters from the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services asking you to return a signed and notarized form committing to pay a Public Service Utility Waiver fee ranging from $6,000-$18,000 in anticipation of BES installing upgraded sewers in our streets as part of the city’s nonconforming sewer program. It [...]

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Miller Pledges Paint for Brooklyn Mural!

July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Miller Paint, a Portland Company for over 120 years, has graciously donated ten gallons of premium paint and tinting for the 9th Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Mural Project. The mural is being funded by a grant awarded to the BAC by the Office of Neighborhood Involvement Graffiti Abatement program. Lewton Jones, a Portland mural artist, is [...]

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