Nearly every block in Portland has a vacant lot or abandoned house. Neighbors are left to decide how to deal with it. Call the owners if you can find them? Call the City? Cut the grass? For answers, Portland residents are meeting with Tia Bowman of the Louisville Metro Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD). Ms. Bowman’s presentations are designed to equip residents with information and establish priorities to address the issue.
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Portland NOW Five-Star Reviews
“At first it felt like a piece of candy, rough on the outside, sweet on the inside. As you linger, it becomes like chocolate wine; something you thought weird but just might be the best experience of a lifetime.”
World Traveler Joins PNI Board and Makes Local Mark with Hand in Hand Ministries
Accepting a position on the Portland Now Inc. (PNI) board is just the next adventure for Caleb Brooks, a Portland resident of ten years and recent addition to the team at Hand in Hand Ministries at 518 North 26th Street in Portland.
A Jolly Good Time, Presented by Portland Save A Lot
Mary Jolly works for the city at the Health Department and loves to support new and expecting parents. Her career wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for her Portland friends and family being there for her as she was raising her children. Support and love helped spark a passion to make sure every family had what they needed to thrive. Paul is a stay-at-home dad that volunteers in the community, is involved in the kids’ school and helps out the neighbors when he can.
The Portland Gateway – A Short Story
All things have a beginning – – and so it was with the Portland Gateway sign and planting area at 22nd and Portland Avenue –
Important-Land
Ten years ago I was desperately trying to sink my teeth into my new Portland neighborhood. My old Portland neighborhood, where I had spent the previous 25 years, was 2,500 miles away and I was in a real sink or swim situation. Outside of a few rock and roll tours through Louisville in a past life, I knew nothing about Kentucky. Thanks to some Zillowing back in Oregon, I was suddenly the fourth owner of a pristine 19th-century brick mansion on West Main Street.