http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704095115940500 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704095115940500 en-us HILLSDALE — Fanno Creek Clinic, located at 2400 S.W. Vermont St., has a reputation for more than just great medical care: the clinic has repeatedly been recognized for its commitment to helping low-income patients, schools and even sustainability goals. Last fall, the clinic operated a ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704112210240300 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704112210240300 en-us Celebrating in Mardi Gras style at the Mulnomah Village Bloc Initiative’s Feb. 16 kick-off party are, from left to right, Erik Vidstrand, Multnomah Neighborhood Association President Randy Bonella, and Sip D’Vin owner Jill Crecraft. The nonprofit MVBI was formed in response to a call ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704045005660500 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126704045005660500 en-us MULTNOMAH ญญ– In tough times, sometimes it’s the little things that can make the biggest impact: A hot, homecooked meal. A helping hand. A friendly smile. A break, a favor, a piece of hope. Last year, when the economy took its tumble, the congregation at Riversgate Church gathered and ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703979666440600 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703979666440600 en-us HILLSDALE – On a gloomy and rainy Saturday morning last month, the newly constructed traffic island on Pendleton Street and Cheltenham Drive attracted a large crowd of about 30 Hillsdale natives to speak about the island’s future. The controversial island is part of the City of ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703926313136700 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703926313136700 en-us ARNOLD CREEK – Twenty years ago, Ron McDowell (a.k.a. Mac) immersed himself in computer software when that was the coming thing. He just “cashed out” of that business and now is intrigued with solar power. Solar was once a more noble pursuit than lucrative, but tax incentives ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703899319547400 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703899319547400 en-us HILLSDALE – Food: It’s what fuels us through the day, nourishes our bodies, engages our taste buds, and often brings us together socially. But in this fast food culture, where quick conveniences are the norm and the ritual and practice of preparing meals declines more each year, how ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703853206155700 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126703853206155700 en-us ASHCREEK — ACCESS Academy sixth-grader Jack Friedman concentrates on his words while making a presentation to Portland Public Schools staff and the public. He and others say the ACCESS school needs a new location, because it has outgrown its current facilities within Sabin Elementary School. ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126630092329232700 2010-02-16 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126630092329232700 en-us A contractor began this week removing trees and shrubs along Interstate 5 in Southwest Portland to make way for a $45.8 million project replace the Iowa Street viaduct bridge. The work continues through March. Removing the trees and bushes on the west side of I-5 allows a bridge contractor to ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126630337048944000 2010-02-16 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126630337048944000 en-us The Oregon Zoo’s newest exhibit opens this summer with a few swingin’ dudes. The zoo’s new Red Ape Reserve will give visitors a close look at orangutans and white-cheeked gibbons in a natural setting. The completion of the indoor gibbon exhibit is a milestone in the construction ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126612577175597000 2010-02-13 21:36:11 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126612577175597000 en-us The Portland Association of Teachers and Portland Public Schools said Saturday that a tentative agreement has been reached on a new three-year labor contract. Both sides have negotiated a new contract for the past 18 months. Last week, the school district declared an impasse in the talks after ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126576541060402900 2010-02-09 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126576541060402900 en-us The continuing recession and employee contract guarantees will force TriMet to cut about 20 percent from next year’s budget, resulting in both bus and light-rail service cuts. Although the exact reductions have yet to be determined, TriMet general manager Fred Hansen says they are inevitable ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444556227100900 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444556227100900 en-us SOUTHWEST PORTLAND — Light rail just may be in Barbur Boulevard’s future. Metro councilors are expected to approve a recommendation to make the Barbur Boulevard and Oregon State Highway 99 corridor the next regional priority for high-capacity transit. The topic is tentatively scheduled ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444624805511700 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444624805511700 en-us MULTNOMAH — On Keith Dubanevich’s first day as Chief of Staff for the Oregon Attorney General’s Office, his boss, Democrat John Kroger, told him to “do something” about the foreclosure crisis. On Jan. 13, Dubanevich told the Multnomah Neighborhood Association all ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444678849321500 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444678849321500 en-us Business briefs for February Alpenrose Dairy named most-admired company HAYHURST – Alpenrose Dairy, a family-owned Portland-based company, was named Oregon’s No. 1 Most-Admired Company at the end of 2009. Alpenrose Dairy topped the list of several honorees, including ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444606282849700 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444606282849700 en-us BRIDLEMILE – Residents came out swinging after Bureau of Environmental Services officials presented a scaled-back plan to add vegetated curb extensions along 44th Avenue and Seymour Court at a Jan. 13 meeting. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself,” said 44th Avenue resident ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444566488771800 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444566488771800 en-us HILLSDALE – Two-hundred and forty-one square-feet of concrete has infuriated a neighborhood. Residents near the five-way intersection of Cheltenham street, drive, court and Pendleton Street are upset over a bike boulevard installment that city traffic engineers say will make the intersection ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444531211595300 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126444531211595300 en-us MARKHAM — Cherie Hiser believes her upbringing in Southwest Portland directly resulted in her life as a successful and celebrated photographer — but perhaps not in the way you’d expect. She was known in her childhood as the beautiful blonde Sherri Jenkins, Wilson High ...