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Minutes from March 2023 WNA General Meeting

Nancy Flynn 2024-03-13

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda & Potluck Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona Or online on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 Passcode: WNA Also online at Facebook Live Welcome and Vision: “In the future, Woodlawn will be a place where people live harmoniously, respectfully, and in support of one another. The

Woodlawn Jazz Night 2024 a Huge Success!

Nancy Flynn 2024-03-12

The Woodlawn Elementary PTA’s Jazz Night 2024 was held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Village Ballroom here in the heart of the Wodlawn neighborhood. The Woodlawn Neighborhood Association (WNA) was one of its sponsors. A special feature about the event will be airing on KGW’s Pacific Storyland segment in the near future. From the organizers: “The energy and sense of connection were palpable throughout the event and our

WNA Weighs In on Proposed TriMet Transit Changes

Nancy Flynn 2024-03-05

The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association, chaired by Anjala Ehelebe, sent a letter to TriMet about proposed transit changes in NE Portland on January 15, 2024. Below is the text of the letter— We are writing in response to the proposed transit changes for NE Portland, specifically the north end of lines 8, 17, and 70. Although the 8 would still serve stops of NE

Jazz Night 2024 at the Village Ballroom on March 8th!

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-26

Jazz Night is back! The Woodlawn Elementary PTA is delighted to host this special event on Friday, March 8th, 2024 at The Village Ballroom from 5:30 – 9 pm at Village Ballroom. Jazz Night dates to 2017 when parents conceived it as a tribute to the 1950s jazz scene on North Williams Avenue. This event is important to this community because it celebrates Black culture, music, and history in our

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association March 5, 2024 Agenda & Potluck Supper!

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-21

Portland City Government Transition Newsletter

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-17

Updates from the Government Transition Committee for the city government can be found here: Portland City Government Transition Newsletter

Ephemeral Wisdom on the NE Holman Neighborhood Greenway

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-14

NE Holman is one of the Woodlawn streets that is a Portland Neighborhood Greenway. As stated on the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) website: “Neighborhood greenways are low-traffic and low-speed streets where we give priority to people walking, bicycling, and rolling. Neighborhood greenways form the backbone of the city’s Safe Routes to School network and connect neighborhoods, parks, schools, and business districts. Portland has more than 100 miles of neighborhood

Minutes from February 2023 WNA General Meeting

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-11

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 7:00 pm Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona Or online on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09 Meeting recording via YouTube is here. Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 Passcode: WNA Also online at Facebook Live Welcome and Vision: “In the future, Woodlawn will be a place where people live harmoniously, respectfully, and in support

Take a Virtual Tour of Woodlawn Park and Its Trees

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-09

In June 2019, thirty-two volunteers helped map, measure, and identify the trees of Woodlawn Park. In total, 299 trees from 48 different species were recorded at the park. Then the Urban Forestry folks at Portland Parks and Recreation created an amazing virtual tour of the trees that are in Woodlawn Park including a tree inventory, maps, and superb photographs of each genus and species they catalogued—evergreen and deciduous trees. The

Woodlawn Sidewalk Memorial

Nancy Flynn 2024-02-02

The photograph (on the left) of this small memorial to George Floyd was taken in the Woodlawn neighborhood in September 2020, after the pandemic/protest summer. The photograph at the top of this post was taken in November 2023. How nature abhors a vacuum and fills in with its greenery even as autumn leaves fall and gather around as well.