Two weeks ago, we ran a story about how some Irvington neighbors are upset at the “Irvington Squire” condo development at 15th and NE Hancock. Now neighbors are grumbling and shouting that a new townhouse project at NE Tillamook and 11th will be an “out-of-place condo bunker” among Irvington’s historic homes. But unlike the six-story […]
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Making Progress, or Being “Whitewashed?”: Racial Profiing Committee Stumbles On
The mayor’s racial profiling committee was thin on the ground yesterday following last month’s supposedly energizing retreat at the Doubletree hotel, leaving its members to ponder the committee’s long-term viability. “I was quite disappointed with the end result [of the retreat], quite frankly,” said the committee’s co-chair, Jo Ann Bowman of Oregon Action. “If we […]
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City Pitches North Interstate Rezone Plan
After 14 months of meetings, proposals and more meetings, the City Council is set to rezone 2.5 miles of N Interstate to high density and commercial land. At a packed meeting last night, the Council applauded the work done on the project and unanimously approved a part of the plan, setting the stage for the […]
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NE Condo Project Raises Roofline, Tensions
“As it was originally proposed, it would have been the most massive structure in Irvington ever,” said Dean Gisvold, land use expert of the Northeast neighborhood’s association. He’s talking about the contentious Irvington Squire project on NE 15th and Hancock. The plan to build a 75-foot tall condo tower in the historic neighborhood has been […]
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Bright Future? Portland’s Proposed Solar-Powered School
If the money falls into place, a few months from now Hillsdale will boast the first public school in the Northwest to install and use solar energy panels for the majority of its power. The project to install a 500 solar panels on a hill next to Reike Elementary got a lot of support at […]