SUN School hosts some great classes and events for Kenton community members. All SUN School events are FREE and open to anyone!< Current SUN School offerings: Zumba! Mondays 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sewing Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. Belly Dancing Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. ESL (at Peninsula Open Bible Church) Thursdays 6:00-8:00 p.m. You can get more information about the […]

Triple Crown Market is renovating, and has big plans to transform their existing storefront from a convenience store to a corner grocer! With the volunteer efforts of members of the Kenton Business Association, expect big changes in the coming months.  Interior renovations begin in January, while exterior changes will take place in the spring/summer to […]

Kenton residents, Friends of Trees needs YOU!  Come meet your neighbors and help beautify your neighborhood by planting trees!  A wonderful selection of city-approved trees is available at low cost to Kentonians—-just visit http://www.friendsoftrees.org/ to find the perfect tree for your yard.  Sign-up deadline is Monday, January 14th, with orders due by the 28th.  Planting […]

Greetings neighbors, Just in case any of you have a passion for helping the homeless – here is a way to help. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: HOMELESS STREET COUNT SURVEY AND DATA ENTRY VOLUNTEERS The City of Portland and 211info are recruiting volunteers to help conduct surveys and assist with data entry as part of the 2013 […]

Neighborhood Apartment Parking Survey Sponsored by Citywide Land Use Group   Dear Neighbors and Community Leaders: Our Portland community is experiencing unprecedented growth in the development of apartment buildings that include little or no off-street parking. Although a number of these types of older apartments remain along the former trolley lines, the approval of 28 […]

It’s time once again for the KNA Annual June General Meeting. This year we’ll be meeting at the Historic Kenton Firehouse with an agenda including KNA Board of Directors and officer elections, the final update and vote on the  KNA Bylaws revisions, and presentations by the Kenton Train “Quiet Zone” Project and the Portland Fruit Tree Project. A “Meet and Greet” […]

The new Kenton Community Garden will soon welcome the new gardeners!! The KNA’s 3rd Annual “Grass Roots” Plant Sale will be this Saturday, June 2nd at the Kenton Community Garden site at 2799 N Houghton St.   Sale runs from 9:30 am – Noon with plants generously provided from local Kenton neighbors, so there will […]

Please join the volunteers of the Historic Columbian Cemetery in preparing the grounds for spring and summer. Historic Columbian Cemetery 1151 N. Columbia Blvd March 31st, 2012 9 AM-2 PM HCC is sustained by volunteers and donations. The grounds are in need of mowing, the markers need tending, and the hedges trimming. Please bring your […]

If you have always wanted to design a lasting monument to community, have a commitment to community gardening, or want to build your portfolio by adding to the wealth and variety of public art in Portland, then this is your chance.  The gate will grace the main entrance to the garden, welcoming all and transforming […]

Come join your Kenton neighbors at the upcoming Spring Clean-up at the Kenton Rose Garden, Saturday, March 10, 10am – 1pm; Kenton Rose Garden, N Interstate Ave & N McClellan St Help move rose garden clippings and yard debris into the 40-yard dumpster, and spread bark chips along the paths and in garden beds.  Volunteers are welcome […]