MSANA Temporary

Howdy Neighbors, As many of you know, the Foster Road Streetscape Plan Update/Refresh whatever you want to call it has been taking place over the past few months. Two MSA board members sit on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (Marcel Hermans and Erika Palmer-Wilson) and have been providing YOUR comments to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PDOT).  There is a meeting tonight (2/21) at 6:00 p.m. at SE Works (79th & Foster) and the public is welcome.  If you can't make the meeting (I know soooo many of you have busy lives) that's okay.  Please read the DRAFT street design alternatives & evaluation and provide your input to Marcel Hermans, MSA Transportation Chair at euroguy_pdx@yahoo.com  or Erika Palmer-Wilson, Board  Chair, erikatakeabow@gmail.com.  We will be providing all of our neighborhood feedback to PDOT over the next couple of weeks. Either email Marcel or Erika or leave a comment in the blog post below.  Thank you for reading and posting your meaningful ins

SAVE THE DATE - FEBRUARY 20th Community Workshop #2 for Laurelwood Park Enhancement Facilitated by:                 The Foster Green EcoDistrict Date:                                Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Time:                                6:00pm to 7:30 pm Location:                         Bar Carlo, 6433 Foster Road More Information:            fosterecodistrict@gmail.com Meeting Purpose:           This is the second workshop to review three design alternatives for Laurelwood Park. Your opinion and comments are needed to select the preferred concept design for the park’s enhancement. An On-Line survey will be launched following to meeting to obtain additional community input.  Project Background:       Foster Green is facilitating a vision and Master Plan for Laurelwood Park. The project will engage the community to define their desires for park enhancements. The project includes public engagement, project design, plan document, and implementation strategy. Foster Green will

In this Update: Lunar New Year Celebration February 13th (click to read more) High School Reading Recommendations (click to read more) Access your Free Ancestry.com Account (click to read more) Celebrate the Lunar New Year traditions of China and Vietnam on Wednesday, February 13th at the Holgate Library with a traditional lion dance, music, food and a puppet show about the Jade Emperor. Decorate red accordion fans to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Events are from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Arrive a bit early or expect a full parking lot... our Lunar New Year festivities are usually quite popular. We recently received a number of letters from High Schoolers who wanted some personalized recommendations for things they might like to read . We *LOVE* this kind of thing... it makes our bookish souls glow. If it ever occurs to you that maybe you'd like a good hint about something excellent to read next, why don't you let us know as well? You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, or

Whoa! Packed Agenda. The Neighborhood Meeting this upcoming Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Scott Community Center.  Lots of presentations and updates: Foster Lents Integrated  Partnership, Foster Streetscape, SE Portland Portland Neighborhood Food Project, Wikman Building & Mercado Updates! Come and learn about all the happenings going on in and around our community. Fun times, fun times. View February's Agenda

Do you have a sunny spot in your garden or yard that could use a bit more color? Would you like an easy-going fruiting plant to provide you with yummy treats? Would you like to give your friends and neighbors the same superb variety of fruit that you currently enjoy? If you're thinking "yes" to any of these questions or you just want to know how to propagate plants, read on... You might be amazed at how easy it is to reproduce a wide-variety of edible plants from cuttings. On Saturday, February 9th from 1-3pm, Zenger Farm , offers an affor dable training in these simple techniques. Mt. Scott-Arleta's Sustainability chair, Jonathan Brandt, will discuss and demonstrate h ardwood and softwood cuttings, layering, and dividing of clumps during this hands-on workshop. These techniques will allow you to propagate your very own grapes, figs, currants, blueberries, raspberries, rhubarb, and more. It's easy and fun, and plants make great gifts for neighbors who share your i