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  • Ankeny Square Activation Opportunity

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    We’re excited to hear that Portland Parks & Recreation is soliciting proposal for Ankeny Square. Can’t beat the rent: $1/ year. Ankeny Square is located between West Burnside and SW Ankeny, and between SW 8th Ave and SW Park Ave on the edge of the Pearl District in downtown Portland. This half-block actually sits at the southern end of…

  • Portland Fruit Beer Festival Comes to NPB

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    The Portland Fruit Beer Festival will be held at the North Park Blocks in downtown Portland for it’s sixth year this June 10-12th, 2016. This major expansion takes the fast-growing festival and increasing popularity of fruit beers to new heights from it’s old concrete home to grass, tree’s, park benches, sun and shade with more space, more…

  • First Look: Portland’s Central City 2035 Plan

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    Portland’s Central City 2035 Documents (CC2035) are now online.  Between now and 2035, 30 percent of Portland’s population growth is expected to occur in the Central City – on 3 percent of the city’s land. That’s an additional 37,000 new households and 51,000 new jobs. We’re pleased to see that they’re considering what to do…

  • PDX Get Your Free Earth Day Seed Bombs

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    Here’s news from the Emerson School located here in the North Park Blocks “The Emerson School celebrates Earth Day every year by performing service that makes the Earth healthier and happier. This year, our kindergarten/first graders will be making “seed bombs” (or the more peaceful name of “seed balls”) to distribute to our neighbors. These are…

  • Vote on New North Park Blocks Playground

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    Portland Parks and Recreation presented plans for improvements to the North Park Blocks playground in a public open house on Feb 29th. Here’s your chance to review the plans and cast your vote – note deadline for votes and comments is Tuesday, March 8th. View ideas for playground shared at Open House here Vote and comment here