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Sellwood-Moreland Farmers Market kicks off 2024 season
It couldn’t have been a more beautiful Saturday morning, on May 11, for the season opening day for the Sellwood-Moreland Farmers Market, as it began its 18th year in Westmoreland. “It doesn’t seem that long when we opened for our first season in 2006!” remarked Market Manager Lannie Kali. “We’re all happy to be out here in our community; it’s nice just to be out in the sun in this community space.” That community space, each midday Saturday until mid-October, is the block of S.E....
Photos: Sun and fun at the Portland Rose Festival City Fair
The 2024 Portland Rose Festival is officially underway and sunshine and warm weather brought thousands to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown on Sunday, May 26 for rides, games, various vendors and exhibits, and plenty of sweet treats and salty snacks. The annual City Fair is a ticketed event and...
Polar King’s plywood mascots removed due to decades of wear and tear
An iconic polar bear duo (mouse?) has been taken down from the sign of a beloved diner that has been serving food along Powell Boulevard for more than 70 years. Because of decades in the Oregon elements — rain, snow, ice, and that blustering wind from the Gorge — the giant mascot atop Polar King, 1030 E. Powell Boulevard, was removed by volunteers the week of May 13. That exposure had left the pair of 8-foot-tall signs covered in grime, with dents and flaking paint....
New city park lamppost replacements complete; parks again lit
The startling, unannounced, and swift demolition of park lighting in February of 2023 in several Inner Southeast Portland city parks caused an uproar heard all the way to City Hall. As reported in the April issue of THE BEE, more than thirty neighbors sounded off during an online “Light Our Parks Community Roundtable” – followed by the sending of a demand letter to the City of Portland by several Southeast neighborhood associations, including the Sellwood Moreland Improvement League (SMILE). ...
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