North Park Blocks PDX

Arts/Events in the Park

  • Mayor Hales and PDX Sued Over Homeless Camping

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    Reposted from Oregonian by Brad Schmidt April 20, 2016 Portland’s homelessness crisis hit a fevered pitch Wednesday as a new coalition sued the city and Mayor Charlie Hales, calling Hales’ pro-camping policy an illegal abuse of power because the City Council never signed off.  Full story at the Oregonian Read the lawsuit … If successful, the…

  • Summer Youth Camp Cancelled – Springwater Unsafe

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    The following is from a Facebook post by Portland author Joe Kurmaskie. More on Joe’s past bike camps here. More on Springwater conditions and impact on the camp – BikePortland. It’s with deep regret that I’m officially canceling our Portland summer bike camps for the upcoming season. The Springwater corridor has become too unsafe and it is…

  • An invitation from the Portland Bocce League

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    Anyone want to get into bocce this summer? – “The Portland Bocce League is interested in maintaining a relationship with the PDNA, since our principle base of activity is at the north end of the North Park Blocks. We activate the NPB in what we believe is a positive way. We also face the difficulties…