last thursday Archive
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Last Thursday
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsPartying crowds test patience of neighbors By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer On what may have been one of the last warm nights before Portlanders turn in for the winter,... -
Last Thursday ‘After Hours’ Upsets Neighbors
Posted on July 27, 2011 | No CommentsBy Lee Perlman/ The Portland Observer Last Thursday on Alberta has been a contentious issue for some time. Lately it has become the focal point for a larger debate, with... -
Artists Featured on Last Thursday
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsPainters Devin Bernard and Rogene Manas will hold an opening reception for their artwork at the Guardino Gallery on Last Thursday, May 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bernard’s... -
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... -
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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.
