Arts/Events in the Park

  • Mayor Hales – What’s the Plan?

    After ignoring the summer’s invasion of traveling gangs into the North Park Block, the city surrounded one park block (between Burnside and Couch) with barbwire-topped chainlink fencing to cordon off the block from all public use. Not surprisingly the gangs moved across the street to the playground block in front of the Emerson school. The…

  • North Park Blocks Stalker

    North Park Block neighbors are warned to be on the lookout for this man. Email from a North Park Block’s business owner August 24, 2015: On Monday night after departing my office my husband and I were stalked by a young man under the influence. He wanted money, then asked for my phone so he could…

  • KATU-TV: Park Drugs, Public Sex, Off-Leash Dog Attacks

    KATU-TV’s Jackie Labrecque reports on the break down of the North Park Blocks – drugs, public sex, off-leash dog attacks. Note: Aug 25th – In an attempt to restore order to the North Park Blocks, the city began to cordon off the park with barbwire-topped chainlink fencing. More KATU-TV ~ PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors in North Park Blocks have had…