Brooklyn Action Corps

• Coast Paving Offers Free Pothole Repair in Exchange for Volunteer Pledges

  KATU NEWS, PORTLAND, Ore. – One man is offering his paving services at no charge to fill in troublesome potholes through his Potholes for Poverty program. But on one condition: if people…

  July 31, 2012

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  July 9, 2012

• BAC Sponsor Brooklyn Center Suites is Ready for Your Summer Guests!

  Summer fun is well under way for the Brooklyn neighborhood and surrounding communities. As the owners of the Brooklyn Center Suites my husband David and I are always excited to…

  July 2, 2012

• Help make Brooklyn waterwise – Free water gauge kits and tips from RWPC

  Did you know water usage in the Portland Metro area can more than double and even triple during the summer months? We Oregonians work hard to keep our lawns and…

  June 26, 2012

• Host Families Needed for Students from France, Spain, Germany, Japan, and China

  ANDEO (www.andeo.org), a Portland-based non-profit organization, is looking for great host families in the Brooklyn neighborhood to host a teen or college-age student from France, Spain, Germany, Japan, or China…

  June 20, 2012

• Join Powell Little League June 16th for “Games under the Lights”

  Join Powell Little League at Brooklyn Park for a great night of exciting Softball & Baseball. Bring your lawnchairs and blankets for the 7th Annual “Game under the Lights”. This…

  June 8, 2012

• Garden Kickoff and Neighborhood Cleanup were a Huge Success!

  Dear Neighbors, Thanks for coming to our community garden groundbreaking party and our neighborhood cleanup event. They were both well-attended and surpassed our expectations! We had dozens of folks come…

  June 4, 2012

• Brooklyn Community Garden Groundbreaking This Saturday June 2nd!

  Brooklyn Community Garden Ground Breaking Celebration SATURDAY, JUNE 2 — 9 a.m. ‘Shovel Ceremony’ followed by refreshments and a general site clean-up and organization. Celebrate the beginning of the Brooklyn Community…

  May 29, 2012

• Brooklyn Parents Meet with PPS over Neighborhood School Issue

  The Portland Public School’s Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Enrollment and Transfer (SACET) met with several Brooklyn Neighborhood families last week to discuss an alternative to having Grout Elementary School be…

  May 24, 2012

• SE 17th at Powell Upcoming Closure Information

  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…

  May 15, 2012