alberta street Archive
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Last Thursday consensus still in limbo
Posted on March 2, 2011 | No CommentsA plan to manage crowds eludes officials BY CARI HACHMANN, The Portland Observer As soon as the sun parts clouds over northeast Alberta Street, so to emits the controversy of... -
Guardino Artists Reception
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No Comments‘Juggler,’ a ceramic figure by Jessica Orlowski. The Guardino Gallery, 2939 N.E. Alberta St., hosts a Last Thursday reception to begin a new exhibit featuring four artists on Thursday, Dec.... -
Arts Culture, Heritage Honored
Posted on October 11, 2010 | No CommentsRobert Cross, the Alberta store manager for Umpqua Bank, congratulates Angela Molloy Murphy for her organization winning $10,000 from the bank for a “Youth-Driven Community Art” project. A youth-driven art... -
Girlfriend found murdered
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsPolice arrested a 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend at a home in the 600 block of North Alberta Street. The Portland Police Bureau said late Saturday that... -
Citizen panel gives nod to urban renewal expansion
Posted on May 25, 2010 | 3 CommentsJake Thomas jthomas@portlandobserver.com A community advisory panel gave the green light last week to expand urban renewal in north and northeast Portland. It also expressed support for two measures meant... -
Parkways celebration connects neighborhoods
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe first Sunday Parkways event of the year takes place in northeast Portland this weekend opening up streets to non-motorized traffic with entertainment and activities in the parks along the... -
Circus acts stir emotions
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No CommentsDeborah Spanton’s uses acrylics on canvas for “Fire Diver.” The circus has always been a source of fascination and fear and two local artists are sharing the humor and the... -
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City to impose more organization on Last Thursday
Posted on February 20, 2010 | No CommentsCommissioner Amanda Fritz, who heads the Office of Neighborhood involvement, issued a statement today on the course of action the city plans to take with Last Thursday, a monthly free-form arts event on Alberta Street that has drawn the ire of neighbors. -
Last Thursday- a free form alternative monthly arts event that has become increasingly controversial.
Many homeowners and businesses owners gave testimony about their feelings on how Alberta Street has changed over the years and that Last Thursday is one of the driving factors behind it, creating business opportunities and increasing the value of homes.
The majority of people who testified want Last Thursday to stay in the neighborhood with very few saying it should go. Everyone agreed there needs to be changes in how the event is organized and handled. Many of the business owners said they really didn’t make that much money during the event, but it gave them exposure and a feeling of belonging to a special community.
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The future of Last Thursday still unsettled
Posted on February 9, 2010 | No CommentsOver 300 people crowded into the Arcadian Ballroom on Alberta Street last night at a forum set up by Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioner Amanda Fritz to gather residents’ thoughts on Last Thursday- a free form alternative monthly arts event that has become increasingly controversial. Many homeowners and businesses owners gave testimony about their feelings on how Alberta Street has changed over the years and that Last Thursday is one of the driving factors behind it, creating business opportunities and increasing the value of homes. The majority of people who testified want Last Thursday to stay in the neighborhood with very few saying it should go. Everyone agreed there needs to be changes in how the event is organized and handled. Many of the business owners said they really didn’t make that much money during the event, but it gave them exposure and a feeling of belonging to a special community. -
The last Last Thursday?
Posted on February 3, 2010 | 5 CommentsLast Thursday, an arts celebration that has been occurring in a gentrifying part of town for roughly 13 years, has embodied the spontaneity and innovation of a city that sees hordes of young creative types flock to it every year. But City Hall seems poised to impose more structure on the freeform event that has drawn the ire of residents who've had to endure the noise and congestion from the crowds, as well as the remnants of the night's revelry in their yards.
