http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132829521805811400 2012-02-07 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132829521805811400 en-us On the heels of a Lake Oswego to Portland crime spree that damaged as many as 100 vehicles last week, Lake Oswego police dealt with another major case of car vandalism this week. Late afternoon Monday, police arrested two teenagers in connection with the second wave of crime. Grant Mackintosh and ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794786822265700 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794786822265700 en-us MULTNOMAH — A new name will greet visitors to Multnomah Village this spring. Fibers in Motion, which offered international and contemporary fabrics, sewing accessories and classes, closed its doors Jan. 31 after a decade in business. A ZoomCare medical clinic will open in its ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812681487913600 2012-02-01 12:06:54 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812681487913600 en-us SOUTHWEST – “I’m a problem solver by nature,” Mark Tipperreiter, a Metzger resident, said. “I am always looking for the ‘what if.’ What if there was solution for this or a way to fix that?” Recently, Tipperreiter decided to trust this innovative ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132797049046266100 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132797049046266100 en-us Hillsdale Main Street Program receives grants for signage HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale Main Street Program recently received two grants — a $2,000 grant from Venture Portland and a $1,000 grant from Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. — to create two new types of signs for its Third ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795266216550100 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795266216550100 en-us Preschool hosts open house HAYHURST — The Southwest Parent-Child Collective invites parents with preschool-age children to a family open house Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cooperative preschool, established in 1970, is run completely by parents and staffed by professional ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795369345409000 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795369345409000 en-us Wednesday, Feb. 1 Bob Rabbit in the Deep Woods This original folktale follows Bob Rabbit as he sets out on a trek through the woods in search of a new friend. Andy Furgeson, the one-man puppet band, will take you on a musical journey with Bob and a crew of other quirky animals. Children will be ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132796544608487400 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132796544608487400 en-us Food Carts in Hillsdale? To the Editor and community: Food Carts? Really? These will most certainly detract from the Hillsdale community. I was impressed to see the new business Tre Bone appear and thought that maybe (Hillsdale) was moving in the right direction. Why doesn’t the ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795299502243800 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795299502243800 en-us HILLSDALE – This month, adventurous eaters can heat up their palates and help those in need heat their homes during Salvador Molly’s 16th annual Great Balls of Fire fundraiser. Throughout February, proceeds from every order of the restaurant’s “Great Balls of Fire” ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795203711308800 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795203711308800 en-us MAPLEWOOD — When St. John Fisher School students set a community service goal, they put their hearts — and soles — into it. During the 2010-2011 academic year, St. John Fisher’s 223 students raised $8,382 for the American Heart Association’s annual Jump Rope for Heart ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795177876451000 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132795177876451000 en-us HILLSDALE — Beyond allowing students to fulfill a graduation requirement, Wilson High School’s newly established career center is helping students enter the world of college and careers with their best feet forward. Erica Meyers, Wilson’s business manager and career coordinator, ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794939000158300 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794939000158300 en-us Multnomah Dec. 21, 1:43 a.m.: A man called from the intersection of Southwest 31st Avenue and Southwest Miles Street to report that he had been assaulted. Officers arrived and spoke with the man and his female companion, who said they had been walking back to their car from a bar in Multnomah ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794876648213500 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794876648213500 en-us MULTNOMAH — Amidst high levels of long-term unemployment and food insecurity in the community, the sixth annual SW HOPE: Feed the Hungry campaign will kick off this month with a goal of collecting 150,000 pounds of desperately needed food. Faith congregations across Southwest Portland, many ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794733609929000 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794733609929000 en-us MULTNOMAH – Promoting and educating the community at large on Ireland’s “sean-nós” or “old style” of interpretive percussive dance and unaccompanied song, Sean-nós Northwest invites the public to witness the remarriage of music, song and dance during its fifth ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794696889019800 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132794696889019800 en-us SOUTH BURLINGAME — The Fulton Park Community Center, home to seven preschool programs and a host of other activities, is on the city’s budget chopping block, but a group of neighborhood parents is working to keep the budget axe from falling. Dozens gathered to show and share their ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132580859080666600 2012-01-05 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=132580859080666600 en-us HILLSDALE – The city of Portland has agreed to a $75,000 civil penalty and to upgrade its sewage collection system under terms of a mutual agreement and order with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ penalized Portland for sanitary sewer overflows from its collection system ...