World Naked Bike Ride

 

World Naked Bike Ride is an international event. In Portland, naked cyclists prepare for a ride en masse through the city.  Cyclists and spectators gather tonight at the Portland Art Museum and the ride begins at 10 p.m.

 

Piroshki and a Pickle

Piroshki and a Pickle is a Russian coffeehouse specializing in piroshkis – stuffed pastries. A piroshki is similar to a light and flaky croissant with a biscuit-like taste that is stuffed with lusciousness – for breakfast, lunch, and dessert. They also boast a variety of pickles and an array of specialty coffees.

Piroshki and a Pickle

1023 SW Yamhill

Portland, OR 97205

(503) 577-8157

 

Piroshki and a Pickle is on Facebook, too!

 

A Sign of Things To Come

City Target – SW 10 & Alder

Help Wanted

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Our new City Target store is getting ready for its grand opening planned for this coming July. Posters touting employment opportunities are now displayed in their windows.

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It is interesting to note that the targeted Target employees are the members of the texting generation. There is no address or phone number provided for contact information.

April Board Meeting Notes

Item: New but unnamed welcoming committee formed. Conviviality?

Permission for website requested.

Board recommends property manager’s website. $50 per month!

Item:  Wireless doorbells permitted, per new specs.

Item:  Artwork – 2015 budget. Make that 2014. So go.

Item:  Bill former tenant for $1,500 wall repair. Ask. Maybe they’ll pay!

Item:  Balcony (deck) work – leave key for access.

Item:  Smoking violation – round up a witness.

Item:  Next meeting = annual meeting = board seat elections. Be there!

Sharing

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Here is a first: Our property manager sent out a broadcast email for the sole purpose of sharing information. Emails from the property manager generally have one of three purposes:

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1. To collect information, i.e., semi-annual surveys.
2. To alert and to frighten, i.e., reports of potential violence somewhere/anywhere in the downtown area.
3. To instruct, i.e., when and how to prepare for window washing, building repairs, etc.

Never before has an email been circulated by the property manager (or the HOA) for the sole purpose of sharing information.

And the contents of that email:

Dear University Park Condominiums Residents:

As indicated in a recent Portland Business Journal article (link below), St. Mary’s Academy is purchasing the building that was formerly the U.S. Postal Service’s University Station.

You can read the article by clicking here for additional information.

Our new property manager is onto something big: communication.

Pretty Progress

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Carpeting is being laid from the first floor up.

Hallway carpet – first peek, first floor

Lobby – wall paint

First peek, first floor: