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  • BAC General Meeting to Discuss Future of SE 17TH Avenue

    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…

  • THANK YOU!: Ice Cream Social A Huge Success

    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…

  • Editorial: Can Brooklyn Survive Its Outdated Zoning?

    Planners at the City of Portland’s Bureu of Planning are hard at work on a much-needed update to the Central City Plan.  The plan was last updated in 1988, and…

  • Eastside Streetcar to Start Construction in June 2009

    Portland City Commissioners have voted to spend $6.3 million dollars to help jump start the planned eastside extension of the popular Portland Streetcar.  Current plans call for a new line…

  • Editorial:Where in the world is Maria Rojo de Steffey?

    Commuters in and around the Brooklyn Neighborhood found an even worse than usual evening commute on Thursday, July 31st.  A large water main at SE 11TH Avenue and Tacoma streets, broke…

  • In Memorium: Chester Yeom

    Chester Yeom, the former operator of Brooklyn’s Milwaukie Market, has passed away.  Many area residents will no doubt remember Chester for his keen sense of humor and his collection of…

  • MAX UPDATE: Local Approval Complete

    As of June 24th, the local approval process for the planned MAX light rail extension from Downtown Portland to the City of Miwaukie is complete.  Over a year of planning…

  • Sting Snares Dozens of Speeders on Powell Boulevard

    Portland Police’s traffic enforcement team was out in full force at the east end of the Ross Island bridge on the evening of Tuesday, July 29th.  Over a dozen officers…

  • Breaking News: Portland City Council Approves MAX Extension

    The planned Portland to Milwaukie MAX light rail line cleared another hurdle on July 17th with the adoption of the new locally preferred alignment by Portland City Council. Mayor, and former Brooklyn…

  • Oops…Oregonian Gets it Wrong on MAX

    The Wednesday edition of the Oregonian has an article updating the status of the Milwaukie MAX project.  Unfortunately, the graphic that they ran is out of date and inaccurate.

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