November 22, 2013

Tomorrow kicks off the City’s popular Fix-It Fair season!

Fix-It Fairs are free events where you can learn simple and effective ways to save money at home and stay healthy this winter and beyond. Featuring exhibits from numerous community partners, these events also include an extensive schedule of workshops held throughout the day.

Experts will be available to talk with you about water and energy savings, personal health and healthcare, food and nutrition, community resources, recycling, yard care and more!

Tomorrow’s Fix-it Fair is at Parkrose High School. The event goes from 9:30 am - 3:00 pm.

Can’t make it this weekend? More Fairs will be held in early 2014. To see the schedule and learn more about Fix-It Fairs, visit the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s website.

Fix-It Fair

November 23, 2013

Parkrose High School

12003 NE   Shaver St

9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Mission Critical: Fixing America's Cities

On nbr.com

Rising up to an impossible task

Israel Bayer in the Portland Business Journal

Southwest land sale sparks new quarrel

Drew Dakessian in the Portland Tribune

Public memorial for urban planning pioneers Nohad and Dirce Toulan will be Tuesday afternoon at Portland State 

Betsy Hammond in The Oregonian

Honoring history: Dawson Park renovations begin
Portland Observer

Dawson Park construction begins; park will close for a year 

Casey Parks in The Oregonian

 November 25, 2013

In April, Nick was honored to join with the community to celebrate the completion of the Foster Floodplain Natural Area.

The City's Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland Parks & Recreation were proud to partner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, the Lents neighborhood, and other local community groups to restore the Foster Floodplain Natural Area.

The goal was to reduce effects from regular flooding along Johnson Creek, improve the creek’s water quality, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat.

This is one of the many ways we are using cost-effective natural solutions to manage stormwater. The additional community dividend: a treasured place for East Portland families to relax, walk the trail, and watch wildlife.

We hope you will take a moment to watch the video commemorating the event, and learn more about how this project is already reducing flooding and bringing salmon back to Lents.

November 26, 2013

This morning, Nick joined betsy & iya owners Will Cervarich and Betsy Cross to kick off Portland’s Little Boxes campaign and present them with a Proclamation for Small Business Saturday.

Held on November 29 and 30, Little Boxes is the biggest local Black Friday and Small Business Saturday shopping event.

Little Boxes showcases the best of Portland’s unique and collaborative small business community. For every purchase you make at one Little Box store, you qualify for a 10 percent discount at the next Little Box store.

Over 175 locally-owned, independent retailers citywide are participating in Little Boxes. This year, to help find the gifts you are looking for, Little Boxes launched a free iPhone app.

Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. They strengthen our neighborhoods, create jobs, and are the engine of economic growth in our community. As City Council liaison to Venture Portland, Nick is proud to lend his support to Little Boxes and small businesses across Portland.

Visit their website or Facebook page to learn more about the Little Boxes campaign.

From small idea, Little Boxes grew big

Jessica Morkert on KOIN.com

Small retailers fight for Black Friday business with big-box stores

Erica Nochlin on KATU.com 

Little Boxes enters third year of imploring Portlanders to shop locally

Andy Giegerich in Sustainable Business Oregon

Small Business Saturday Proclamation

Small retailers fight for Black Friday business with bix-box stores

Erica Nochlin on KATU.com

From small idea, Little Boxes grew big

Jessica Morkert on KOIN.com

Little Boxes enters third year of imploring Portlanders to shop locally

Andy Giegerich in Sustainable Business Oregon

Doing It!: Little Boxes

On upsweptcreative.com

Little Boxes

On Albertamainstreet.com

Portland Black Friday Event: Little Boxes | Get Rewarded For Shopping Locally, Holiday Gifts, 175+ Participating Shops

onpdxpipeline.com

KXL Radio's Rosemary Reynolds interviews Commissioner Fish about 'Little Boxes'

'Little Boxes' band together for holiday attention

Joe Smith on KGW.com

Little Boxes, big sales, huge plans

Jennifer Anderson in the Portland Tribune

'Little Box' Stores Vie for Black Friday Shoppers

John Tozzi on businessweek.com

Steam locomotive offers Holiday Express rides

Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune