South Waterfront is Portland, Oregon’s newest great neighborhood. It provides residents and visitors with sophisticated urban living in a relaxing and inspiring natural setting along the Willamette River. South Waterfront represents Portland’s evolution as one of the most livable cities in the nation.
Inspired by the best practices of the point towers in Vancouver B.C., this emerging neighborhood integrates alternative transportation, parks and trails, green building practices, mixed-use retail, and healthy living with art and design. Higher quality of life means more people, more stories, and a happier you.
Join Umpqua for a ladies-only shopping spree with happy hour beverages & hors d’oeuvres! Wear your favorite simple frock and then find the perfect accessories to take it over the top! Stop by after work for a glass of wine and enjoy some good ole shopping fun!
Thursday, May 10, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Umpqua Bank
3606 SW Bond Avenue, Portland, OR Map It
For reservations and cost call or email:
503-234-4077 or cso@pacifier.com
In late March 2012, a new car-sharing company made its mark in Portland. Car2Go offers a new twist on conventional car-sharing models and brings a unique fleet of cars to the streets of Portland. A subsidiary of the truck-maker Daimler North America, Car2Go leases its Smart Cars to customers by the minute, and unlike its competitors, Car2Go allows users to simply drop the car in any legal parking space within a 34-square-mile area of the city.
Popular in San Diego, Austin, and Washington D.C., Car2Go is excited to make its presence felt in the competitive car-sharing market of Portland. ZipCar and Getaround, competitors of Car2Go, offer slightly different models and may be more suited for your needs for a particular trip. Regardless, check them out when you get a chance!
Sauvie Island Organics, another wonderful farm fresh CSA option offering truly delicious organic produce, has two new drop sites in the South Waterfront at Center for Health & Healing and the Bancroft Building. Space is limited. Sign up at http://www.sauvieislandorganics.com/join.php.
Contact Francesca at francesca@sauvieislandorganics.com or 503-621-6921 for information.
C’est Naturelle Farms, a new farm fresh food delivery option, is ready to accept membership at their new pickup location at South Waterfront Community Relations, Atwater Place, 0841 SW Gaines Street, Suite 115. Click here to get started!
Located in Oregon City, the farm raises all of their vegetables, herbs, and fruit without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. They also offer free-range eggs, pastured chicken and turkey, and raw cow’s milk herd-shares. One of the beautiful things about the program is the option to choose what you want delivered each week, or you can opt for their more traditional CSA basket option.
Visit the website for more information about the program or contact South Waterfront Community Relations Manager Heather Bayles at heather@southwaterfront.com or 503-867-5766.
This is our second bi-weekly update via the E-current and directly to our contact list. We hope you are finding them useful and informative.
The Portland Parks & Recreation website – www.portlandparks.org is also the place to go for accurate and up to date information on the progress of the project. We know that construction is inconvenient, messy, and sometimes dangerous, but by providing accurate and timely information, we hope that we can at least let you know what to expect. Thanks in advance for your patience!
Update – April 30, 2012
We continue to work with the contractor to finalize the construction details. This is quite an undertaking for a project of this scope and the devil is truly in the details.
While the permits were submitted some time ago, we continue to work through details with the Army Corp of Engineers and Bureau of Development Services to provide additional information and clarification on the project. We anticipate receiving the permits in June. Once the permits are in-hand, we can work with the contractor to begin staging.
We continue to closely monitor the Willamette’s water level. It is essential that the water level be within a specific range to allow us to begin the riverbank work. Water levels depend on a number of factors (all of which we have no control over) which include: rainfall, upstream dam releases, temperatures, and tides. Working with a team from a variety of disciplines, we are watching and hoping to predict when the level will be low enough to begin work. This is an inexact science. And, on other topics…
Project staff met with Mark from Old House Dahlias to make sure the farm and the construction projects were not in conflict. AND – the osprey are back! Happily remodeling their cozy and familiar home…
Next Update – More information on the construction schedule and how it will affect residents and businesses. And finally – We are planning to have a public meeting to give everyone a chance to talk face to face and ask questions. That meeting is planned for May 22, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, location to be determined.
Please let me know if you have any questions, Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong, 503-823-5113 or Elizabeth.kennedy-wong@portlandoregon.gov.
New spring shirts and tops are available in store now!
STYLEFRONT
0740 SW Gaines Street, Portland, OR Map It
www.style-front.com | 503-477-5481
Have you been thinking about updating the window coverings in your home or business? Now is the perfect time! Through May 15, 2012, you can save 15% on all motorized shade orders during our Spring Promo Event. In addition, the first five orders over $10K will receive a free iPad and iPad shade communication device.
Mari Design has been specializing in custom window coverings and home automation systems for over two decades. Let us help you optimize your project’s potential with smart, sophisticated shading solutions for your home or business.
Contact us today to arrange a consultation.
503.292.8585 | consultation@maridesign.com | www.maridesign.com
Located on the RiverPlace Esplanade with views of the Willamette, Bridges, and City, Thirst Wine Bar and Bistro specializes in modern comfort food using local, seasonal ingredients. Get our Thirsty Tuesday special $44 for Two: appetizer, entrees, dessert and a bottle of wine. Reservations recommended.
Every Tuesday, 5-8 pm
Thirst Wine Bar and Bistro
0315 SW Montgomery Street, Portland, OR Map It
www.thirstbistro.com | 503-295-2747
The Old Spaghetti Factory is offering a NEW lunch menu! Enjoy a lunch-sized portion of our Pasta Classics served with freshly baked bread and soup or salad. Or try a combination of our homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. All lunch items range between just $4.99-$8.99. Our dinner menu will still be available if you would like to order any of our other delicious entrees during lunch.
This special menu is offered Monday through Friday during lunch hours only. We have four Portland area locations to serve you, South Waterfront, Clackamas, Tanasbourne and Vancouver. Please go to www.osf.com for specific contact information. We look forward to serving you soon!
Riders who have older style tickets that do not have a foil strip on them have until April 30 to use or exchange them. In September 2009, TriMet switched to new tickets that feature a foil security strip featuring holograms that change colors when tilted. The security device reduces the opportunity for fraud and simplifies ticket inspection.
TriMet has been phasing out the older style tickets and will no longer accept those tickets without the foil strip after Monday, April 30. Riders who are unable to use the old tickets by April 30 can exchange them for new ones at the TriMet Ticket Office at Pioneer Courthouse Square. During March, more than 20,000 non-foil tickets were exchanged for new tickets.
For ticket and fare information as well as TriMet schedules and trip planning, visit trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.