July 15, 2004

NEWS & EVENTS

Help Put Together Our Neighborhood Party

Planning is underway for this year's Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood
Party, scheduled for Tuesday, August 3 from 6-9. It's part of the
national Neighborhood Night Out event. It will be held on NE 19th
between Halsey and Clackamas Streets. Before then there are many
things that need to be done before-hand -- organizing food, street
barricades, tables and chairs, seeking donations from local merchants
for the raffle. And on the night of the event we need help with set
up, bar-b-queing, and of course, clean up. We're also looking for local
musicians, of all musical persuasions (amplified and acoustic,
classical to punk), to serenade us. If you'd like to help, either
before or on the afternoon of the event, please contact Sy Kornbrodt at
sykornbrodt@earthlink.net or 503-287-8463. Many hands make light work.

NE Broadway Summer Sidewalk Sale & Street Celebration!

Friday-Sunday -- July 16-18

Support your local merchants by joining them in their annual Summer Sidewalk Sale and Street Celebration -- 20-70% off!.

Also, Just Out! The new Broadway Merchants Walking Map

Stop in at any of the participating stores and pick up your own copy of the colorful new NE Broadway merchants map of businesses in our neighborhood. There are lots of new shops along the Avenue that you may not be aware of. Remember - Think Local First!

Put some zip into your summer! Come check out the all new Bibo which
has relocated to1516 NE 15th Avenue (three doors down from KOJI's in
the Lloyd Place Apartment Building across from Applebee's), at our
grand re-opening event August 6-8. Featuring, along with Portland's
popular best smoothies, our new and expanded menu which includes, fair
trade coffee and espresso, and fantastic sandwiches, made with free
range, nitrate free meats and artisan cheeses and breads. Also included
on the menu will be gourmet salads using only the best organic produce
and our own freshly made house dressings. They now have plenty of
seating and offer senior discounts to those 65 or better. Mention that
you saw this article in the Sullivan's Gulch e-newsletter between
August 6-8 and receive our special promotion of a buy one get one free
salad or sandwich. You'll also receive a chance at our special give
away drawings, including the grand prize of a spa getaway for two.

As you walk around the neighborhood, you've probably noticed the dates
and names of contractors that laid the sidewalks we still enjoy today.
Leonard Cain is organizing a neighborhood project to gather some of the
history about who these "names in the pavement" were and the growth of
the neighborhood they contributed to. He's organizing some rubbings of
the names and dates, researching the people and including historical
information about the homes and people of Sullivan's Gulch. This is a
perfect opportunity to get the historical vignettes you know about your
house down on paper. Contact Leonard at

Congratulations to Leonard Cain, Meara McLoughlin, and Tim Haley for being elected to the SGNA Board at the spring General Meeting.

Since we don't have the excuse that the Department of Homeland
Security has not notified us of possible terrorist activity against
SGNA, we must rely on tradition, instead: August is a traditional
vacation month for SGNA Board. Barring the need to make some sort of
emergency decision, the next SGNA Board meeting will be the 2nd Tuesday
in September, 14 at 7:30 PM at Holladay Park Plaza, 1300 NE 16th Ave.
Please contact the Board Chair with concerns, questions and possible
agenda items: Dave Brook dbrook@easystreet.com, 503-288-4024.