South Portland Neighborhood Blog

Do green kitchen cleaners really work?

Trevor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:31:52 +0000

The oft asked and rarely answered question about “Green” products. http://www.slate.com/id/2213259/pagenum/all/

Riverfest This Saturday…

Trevor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:58:27 +0000

Celebrate the Willamette and green living at

Riverfest ’08′s South Waterfront Day

Saturday
September 6th
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

FREE

Family & Dog-Friendly

This FREE family and dog-friendly festival focuses on restoring, appreciating, and recreating on the Willamette.

Located at: South Waterfront Neighborhood Park: 3508 SW Moody Ave.

° CONCERT IN THE PARK: PDX Jazz presents

Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra 11:15 am/Bobby Torres 12:50 pm/Devin Phillips Funk Band 2:20 pm

° Oregon Ballet Theatre performances: 4:00 pm

° Sailing regatta: 3:00 pm

° Wine & beer vendors: Ponzi Vineyards & Deschutes Brewery

(free wine & beer tasting 12:30 pm)

° Open marketplace & food vendors

° Art exchange: all day

° Family Fun Zone: All day kids activities including rock climbing wall, bouncy castle, face painting, balloon artists & free ice cream

° PdxDog™ Town: Dog day spa, creativity center, police dog demos “Anything Goes” costumed dog parade at 11:30 am

GO GREEN: South Waterfront is an easy commute via bicycle, streetcar,or tram. Ample free bicycle parking available in the park; free festival vehicle parking is also available.

AM Networking Event for SPBA

Trevor — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:05:33 +0000

AM NETWORKING

WHEN: Tuesday, July 15th @ 8am

WHERE: JANDRON INSURANCE AGENCY, FARMERS INSURANCE

4504 SW Corbett Avenue, Suite 100

HOST: David Jandron

ENGERGIZE YOUR DAY!

Enjoy a light breakfast and get to know dynamic David Jandron.

Bring Your Business Cards and/or Promotional Materials.

1 Minute Commercials, Promotions and Testimonials.

4th of July BBQ, South Waterfront

Trevor — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:04:15 +0000

Who: South Waterfront Residents and their invited guests

What: Neighborhood BBQ and Potluck

Where: Atwater Place Courtyard and Pennoyer St.

When: Friday July 4th, 2008; 12 – 3 PM

Why: To meet your neighbors, listen to good music, eat great BBQ and celebrate the 4th of July.

Enjoy a holiday picnic & live music by Dayjob with your neighbors in the South Waterfront. This event is brought to you by the 20/20 Health, Wellness, and Social Spaces Committee, South Waterfront Community Relations and NW Natural.

The BBQ is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and includes a raffle ticket for one of the many prizes provided by local vendors like Bambuza, Bella Espresso, NW Natural and Umpqua Bank. Enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie-burgers, and chicken fresh off the grill. Plates, utensils, condiments and water will be provided. Raffle drawing will be held at 2pm, you must be present to win.

Please register with the concierge in your building or pay at the door; please bring a dish or dessert to share and BYOB. Checks can be made out to: 20/20 HWSS Committee.

Beer, Wine & Hawaiian BBQ…and the SPBA

Trevor — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:30:45 +0000

The South Portland Business Association (SPBA) is hosting our next monthly PM Business Therapy Event at JD Fulwiler & Co. “We at JDFulwiler & Co Insurance invite you to be our guest as we host a summer-time, after-hours party in conjunction with the new and fast-growing South Portland Business Association. Please join many of your neighbors as we gather to enjoy unrivaled Hawaiian cuisine catered by SPBA’s own Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille. Internationally renowned entrepreneurial coach and speaker Carolyn Campbell of The Core Source will present some of her invaluable strategies that have been utilized by countless companies to vault their sales revenue. An evening of great food and spirits, valuable marketing strategies and camaraderie courtesy of JDFulwiler & Co Insurance, your neighborhood full-service insurance agency. Location: JD Fulwiler & Co 5727 SW Macadam Ave. When: Thursday July 24th 5:30.”

Hope to see lots of local businesses at the event. I attended the last PM Networking at Billy Bang’s and had a great time, gleaned some helpful business ideas from Carolyn, and ate some tasty food.

Hello South Portland!

Trevor — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:56:46 +0000

Welcome to the neighborhood blog! This is a place to share thoughts, comments, and happenings in the South Portland neighborhood community. If you would like to be a contributer, send me an email, otherwise enjoy the posts, pictures, and resources and feel free to add any comments. Also, if there are things that you would like to see on this, let me know, it will be a work in progress!