From jam to jammies, Fred Meyer offers you one-stop shopping …. AND a way to help DMA serve your community. With each purchase, you earn points and DMA receives a percentage from Fred Meyer. PDC matches all contributions DMA receives in sponsorships and donations one-to-one up to $30,000 per year. Thus, you can double your […]
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Dave “Gonzo” Gonzalez as Dave Gonzo Sculpture
An alchemist artist, David Gonzo began his craft in the steel and welding trade 18 years ago in his hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. His start in the world of steel began as a job working on overseas storage containers. (Is it a wonder that he’s part of the DMA trash-can project?) He moved to San […]
Art plus steel equals DMA’s newest Placemaker: trash cans
The artful trash cans that will be installed on Division Street east of Southeast 112nd Avenue are designed by Dave Gonzo Sculpture, which won the Division Midway Alliance commission. The trash-can enclosure design will feature Mount Hood, the DMA logo and two roses, all made of mild steel. The creators, Dave Gonzo and Matt Scheick […]
DMA Bids Fond Farewell to Sue Spencer
Only one DMA person loves Tater Tots more than Kem Marks, and that is Susan Spencer, DMA’s secretary. Kem will need to find a new person to eat tots with, because Sue is leaving the Board of Directors, DMA announces, sadly. Sue has served on the Board of Directors for over two years and was […]
Rain dampens Festival but not spirits
By Ann Ereline Despite the heavy rain, the Festival of Nations beamed with smiling faces, said Lorelei Young, the volunteer chairwoman of the event. “Cha Cha the Clown kept the youth, and the young at heart in high spirits.” The event on that rainy and a bit chilly Saturday, Sept. 17, celebrated the diversity […]
Members Needed for DMA Board
In the classic Agatha Christie story Ten Little Indians, a group of people at a party are murdered one by one. Nothing nefarious like murder has happened to them, but several members of the DMA Board of Directors have needed to resign. DMA started the year with seven members, and now we have four with […]
Volunteers needed for Fall Civics classes for Myanmar community
Ten weeks of Fall Civics classes for the Myanmar community begin Oct. 12 and run through Dec. 14. The Wednesday classes are at the Midland Library, Southeast 122nd and Stark, 6-7:30 p.m. These classes help immigrants and refugees prepare for U.S. citizenship. We need volunteers to: Help in the classroom Work with students on basic […]
Town hall will focus on Fixing Our Streets
Make your voice heard at the Fixing Our Streets’ Town Hall and Open House on Oct. 5. The event, hosted by Commissioner Steve Novick and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), will run 6 to 8 p.m. in the South Cafeteria at David Douglas High School, 1001 SE 135th Ave. Funding for the projects was […]
What do you want the park at 150th & Division to look like?
Portland Parks & Recreation invites East Portlanders to give input on the proposed park at Southeast Division Street and 150th Avenue at an Oct. 6 meeting. Community members and organizations have advocated for new parks in East Portland for a long time. This is your chance to let Portland Parks know what we want the […]
Final Countdown to Festival of Nations; Sept. 17th.
The dog days of summer are upon us, and while Portlanders are cramming as much fun and as many street fairs as possible into their days, others are working hard to put on a second and, no doubt, more successful Festival of Nations. The Sept. 17 festival means summer goes on just a bit longer […]
