Category: News

By Kelly Stevens  During COVID-19, rural and urban farming and agriculture store Linnton Feed & Seed has been busier than ever. With people spending more time at home, and working on yards and gardens and farms and related projects, Linnton has been a go-to supplier. Like toilet paper and baking flour, there have been some… Continue reading Business Spotlight: Linnton Feed & Seed

By Kelly Stevens November is when a group of Linnton residents starts watching for frogs on the move. According to Oregon Zoo, “Forest Park is home to Portland’s largest population of red-legged frogs, a state-sensitive species.” When the conditions are just right, the frogs’ epic and perilous round-trip journey begins at dark from Forest Park,… Continue reading Catching the Harborton Frog Shuttle

Wednesday | 7:00 to 9:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting:  https://bit.ly/35k1A7DMeeting ID: 871 2311 6275    |   Passcode: 701349 Vote for board of directors for the Linnton Neighborhood Association at www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q7S8TS7. Election will close Tuesday, Nov. 3. You can also vote during the meeting, Wed. Nov. 4 from 7 to 9 pm, which will be held at the following zoom… Continue reading November 4th meeting agenda

PROTECT YOURSELF DURING A POWER OUTAGE: Keep freezers and refrigerators closed. Only use generators outdoors and away from windows. Do not use a gas stove to heat your home. Disconnect appliances and electronics to avoid damage from electrical surges. Have alternate plans for refrigerating medicines or using power-dependent medical devices. If safe, go to an… Continue reading Power Outages

By Yoshini White Ivan McLean is a sculptor who relocated from Mississippi to Linnton in 1995. Starting out in custom furniture and accessories, Ivan transitioned to sculpture in the early 2000s. His work can be found in the homes of art lovers across the country, but you will also recognize a number of his sculptures… Continue reading Neighbor Spotlight: Ivan McLean

By Nancy Hiser  Yumei Wang, (pronounced “Wong”), recently addressed 500 Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) members at an online presentation called “Cascadia Earthquakes: From Science to Safety.” Wang is Senior Advisor on Infrastructure Resilience and Risk at Portland State University and was formerly employed by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) where she wrote… Continue reading Know Disaster, No Disaster

By Brian Hoop Christopher Bozzini, with Portland General Electric, joined us at the September neighborhood meeting to provide an overview and answer questions about the transformation of the 74-acre PGE property at the North end of Linnton known as the Harborton Restoration Site. This is the site of the large PGE substation between Hwy 30… Continue reading Habitat restoration of PGE Harborton Site underway

By Kelly Stevens Peter and Jan Li, who own and run the Decoy, may live in Southeast Portland, but they are certainly considered neighbors to Linntonites. Peter and Jan have operated multiple restaurants over the years. As Peter shares, “Many years ago, I went to school to learn to cook because I love cooking and… Continue reading Business Spotlight: The Decoy

Saturday, November 149:00 AM, Linnton Community Center10614 NW St. Helens Rd. Help keep Linnton’s main thoroughfare clean. Remove litter along NW St. Helens Rd./Hwy 30 from Riverview Rd. to NW 107th Ave. We should have extra gloves but bring your own, just in case. Meet us on the sidewalk in front of LCC at 9:00AM,… Continue reading Linnton Neighborhood Litter Cleanup

By Nancy Hiser Do you struggle, knowing our society is racist, but aren’t sure what to do next? If you haven’t found resources to become better educated, here are some that have been personally enlightening: “13th“ (film), “1619” and “Scene on Radio: Season 2—Seeing White” (podcasts), and “Me and White Supremacy” (book). Multnomah County Library… Continue reading Anti-Racism — Locally