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Trust Issues
Black Neighbors Wary of More “Economic Development”
Black neighbors in North and Northeast Portland are wary of new efforts
of urban renewal.
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Dog Day Discussions
NE Portlanders Talk Race, Gentrification… and Dogs?
Northeast Portland has a roundtable discussion about race, gentrification… and dogs?
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In the Shadows
Stress Relief
Cindy Mosney fights a “constant battle” to put homeless women into stable housing.
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Good Fences, Good Neighbors?
Social Club for Addicts May Get Fenced in to Appease Neighbors
The Miracles Club for addicts is a community asset, but new neighbors want it fenced off.
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There Goes the Neighborhood
City Permit for Last Thursday Opens Gentrification Wounds
Last Thursday is a symbol of Portland now: creative, independent, and gentrifying.
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Coming up Condos
Fear of Heights Complicates Interstate Rezone Plan
Neon-lined North Interstate is in for big changes—and big buildings
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So Long, Clowns
Alberta Clown House Packs it In
Part-vaudeville, part Burning Man, part bike repair shop, part hostel, and all-freak show, the Alberta Clown House has been an icon of North and Northeast Portland for years. But at the end of August, the assorted clowns and tall-bike riders will be packing up and moving on, victims of soaring property values. A year ago, […]
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The Gears of a Clown
A Sad Face of Gentrification?
Local bike activists and bloggers were in a bit of an uproar last week. The spark? Rumors that the city wanted to further sanitize a neighborhood already deep into the latter stages of gentrification. Specifically, city inspectors were demanding a cleanup of the well-known and widely beloved “Clown House” on NE Alberta. For nearly two […]