Everything is in bloom around our neighborhood and we would love to post some pictures on our website and Facebook to show off gardens, restaurants & cafes, outdoor patios, and neighbors enjoying the sun. If you have photos you’d be willing to share, please contact webster@northtabor.org. We look forward to your submissions!

The Providence Good Neighbor committee will be meeting at 6:30pm, Wednesday, May 1, in the board room of Providence Portland Medical Center, 4805 NE Glisan. This is a meeting for representatives of Providence Portland Medical Center, and the Laurelhurst and North Tabor Neighborhood Associations. Topics under discussion will include next steps for the Transportation Work Group and planning for the next annual meeting for the neighborhood. Neighbors are welcome to observe, but only committee members may participate.

by Randall Kooper
At SE Uplift Fireside Room, 3534 SE Main Street
Sunday, May 5th at 2pm
Thursday, May 16th at 7pm
Join us for a free info session to learn more about Portland’s very 1st aging-in-place village. Continue reading →

By Joe Recker
After reading the article “Infill and increasing density in North Tabor” [North Tabor News, April/May 2013] I felt compelled to offer a different perspective on infill development. In this letter, I argue that infill has historically occurred in North Tabor at densities similar to current development, that infill is particularly appropriate for our neighborhood and can be adequately supported by our infrastructure, that infill provides many benefits to our state, region, and neighborhood and suggest some ways in which we, as a neighborhood, can positively influence the Portland Plan process to improve the compatibility of new infill. Continue reading →