Friday Roundup
Oct 25, 2013 at 8:13 AM
News from and about Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish
phone: 503-823-3589
Email: nick@portlandoregon.gov
1221 S.W. 4th, Room 240, Portland, OR 97204
2013 Spirit of Portland Award Winners
Oct 25, 2013 at 4:34 PM
Today, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) announced the winners of the 2013 Spirit of Portland Awards.
October 25, 2013
Today, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) announced the winners of the 2013 Spirit of Portland Awards.
The Spirit of Portland recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an outstanding dedication to positive change in our community.
Award winners are chosen from nominations submitted by fellow Portlanders by a selection committee of representatives from the Commissioners’ offices, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, Neighborhood Associations and other diverse community organizations. The Mayor and each Commissioner also select special award winners to recognize specific works and achievements.
This year, Nick was proud to honor his friend Steve Weiss for his strong advocacy for older adults and people with disabilities in our community, and Portland Water Bureau employee Briggy Thomas—our “Bull Run Watershed Ambassador.”
Altogether 21 award winners were named including two awards given posthumously for outstanding life achievements to Lee Pearlman and Afifa Ahmed-Shafi.
Award winners will be recognized on Tuesday, November 12 at the East Portland Community Center. The award ceremony starts at 7 pm.
Congratulations to all the award winners!
To see the full list of recipients, visit ONI’s website.
Water main break on W Burnside
Oct 29, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Portland Water Bureau crews are responding to a water main break on West Burnside and SW 4th Avenue.
October 29, 2013
Portland Water Bureau crews are responding to a water main break on West Burnside and SW 4th Avenue.
The 24-inch water main was about 100 years old, and ruptured early this morning.
The Bureau doesn't yet know what caused the break. We have about 2,500 miles of pipe in the city, and experience about 200 breaks per year. The colder weather and the age of the pipe may have played a role.
Traffic and TriMet buses are being diverted while crews work hard to repair the pipe and clear up the flooding.
Burnside Street water main break: Westbound lanes open; eastbound lanes remain closed
Noelle Crombie in The Oregonian
Portland mourns the deaths of Dr. Nohad Toulan and his wife Dirce
Oct 29, 2013 at 10:12 AM
I lost two cherished friends and mentors yesterday -- Dr. Nohad Toulan and his wife Dirce Moroni.
October 29, 2013
I lost two cherished friends and mentors yesterday -- Dr. Nohad Toulan and his wife Dirce Moroni.
Dr. Toulan was an urban pioneer. In numerous public and private leadership roles over a 40-year career, he shaped the city we call home. The founding Dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at PSU, he built a nationally-recognized program from scratch, inspiring future generations of students to pursue careers in public service.
My wife Patricia and I express our deepest sympathy to Nohad and Dirce’s family, friends, and colleagues, the Portland State University community, and all those whose lives were touched by their remarkable legacy.
Photo courtesy of the Muslim Educational Trust
PSU urban planner Nohad Toulan and wife die in Uruguay car crash
Kimberly A.C. Wilson in The Oregonian
Nohad Toulan, PSU's Urban Planner, Dies in Uruguay
Aaron Mesh in the Willamette Week
PSU urban planning visionary Nohad Toulan, wife die in car crash
Suzanne Stevens in the Portland Business Journal
Brain Food
Oct 29, 2013 at 4:14 PM
Right Brain wants Brain Food decks in the hands of teachers in all Portland-area schools, so they have launched a Kickstarter Campaign help raise funds through November 7
October 30, 2013
The Right Brain Initiative, a Regional Arts & Culture Council program, promotes whole brain learning in our community’s schools.
Launched in 2008, their vision is to give every K-8 student access to the arts regardless of neighborhood, language, or income. With the help of Right Brain, the arts are woven into core curriculum, giving teachers new tools to engage students in a creative process that connects back to other subjects.
To date, over 11,000 students and 44 Portland metro schools in six school districts are expressing, exploring, imagining, creating and using the full measure of their minds.
Right Brain has a new way to reach students and classrooms: Brain Food! Brain Food is a 50-piece deck of creative cards that teachers and parents can use to ignite creative thinking in the classroom or at home. With the Brain Food deck, kids create a choreographed dance out of sports moves, build castles out of blankets, make pop-up museums, imagine their own food carts, and more.
Right Brain wants Brain Food decks in the hands of teachers in all Portland-area schools, so they have launched a Kickstarter Campaign help raise funds through November 7. To learn more about the Brain Food project, visit their campaign website, or visit Right Brain online.