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Stormwater Stars

Friday, March 26, Noon – 2pm in West Portland Park neighborhood* Saturday, March 27, 10am – Noon in West Portland Park neighborhood* Sunday, April 18, 1pm – 3pm in Multnomah neighborhood* *Addresses provided upon registration Stormwater Stars workshops provide ideas on how to manage rain that falls around the spaces where you live, work, and play. You’ll […]

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Wildfire-Wise

Check out these eight tips to become wildfire-wise this weekend!

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Old Town’s Cloud Village

There is a village in the clouds, hovering just above a single block in Old Town.  Local organization Gather:Make:Shelter, with funding from Neighbors West-Northwest, recently adorned a self-governed houseless community’s perimeter fence with serene images of sky and water. The images grant the temporary residents privacy and a visual break from the often harsh urban […]

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Neighborhood Murals

Bringing art, love, and hope to the streets! During this unprecedented time, Neighbors West-Northwest in partnership with the City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, dedicated funding to support artists and small businesses in NW Portland. Art can help make even the hardest day a little more bearable and remind us of all that […]

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What’s That Smell? There’s an App for That.

Portland Clean Air (PCA) encourages Portlanders to download a free app for reporting air pollution called Smell MyCity. The app crowdsources community reports of pollution odors to develop a portrait of air quality across the Portland region. Users can document positive or negative reports based on the smell outside, which PCA’s toxic smell response team […]

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2020 Metro Grants

Now accepting applications for 2020 Metro Central Community Enhancement Grants Do you have ideas about how to enhance your community? Metro has generated nearly $300,000 available in community enhancement grants for Northwest Portland neighborhoods to build vibrant communities, protect clean air and water, maintain healthy ecosystems and improve regional equity while advancing Metro’s strategic plan […]