Join friends, neighbors, neighborhood artists in this year's Mt Tabor Art Walk (Portland, Oregon): May 16-17, 2026 10 AM–5 PM 19th Annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk Details can be found at the MTAW website: https://www.mttaborartwalk.com/ This blog post was published on 5/13/26, by Laura O.

The next Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) meeting is on: DATE: Wed. May 13, 2026 TIME: General Membership Meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m.; MTNA Board Meeting, 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. Both meetings are open to everyone. HYBRID MEETING (you can participate in person or online): In-Person: Taborspace, SE 55th and Belmont, Dining Room downstairs ZOOM: To participate online, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0yp5zt66Q86UPOyWvlBtSA NOTE: This meeting is also

Division Hardware, 3734 SE Division St (Portland, Oregon), will hold a Community Shred Day on Saturday, June 13th, from Noon to 2 pm. You can find details in the May SE Examiner, page 12 of the print and the digital edition: https://www.southeastexaminer.com/ https://www.southeastexaminer.com/digital-editions/ Division Hardware details: https://www.doitbest.com/division/ Extra: You can sometimes find current shredding event notices at the Portland Living on the Cheap website:

We are entering peak “Blocked Driveways, Emergency Lanes, and other Public Rights of Way” season. (Note: PBOT = Portland Bureau of Transportation, Oregon) If you are affected by a blocking vehicle: First: Take a picture of the blocking vehicle's license plate if it’s safe to do so Be prepared to provide the PBOT Parking Enforcement (PE) Hotline with the address or precise location, blocking problem, and make, model, color, and license plate of the vehicle Second: Call Parking

Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) General Membership Meeting and Board Meeting Featuring: Event reminders: parades, clean-ups Civics: PRESENTATION: Proposed Initiative to consolidate Mult Co and City of Portland; Chief petitioner, Mattt Zmuda ( https://multnomo.org ) Proposed Revision of “ONI Standards” for Neighborhood Associations: Concerns about top-down process and lack of community involvement. Background info: https://www.portland.gov/civic/about and https://ww

Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) General Membership Meeting and Board Meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2026, HYBRID MEETING (in person and on Zoom) MTNA General Membership Meeting: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. MTNA Board Meeting: 8:30 to 9:00 p.m PHYSICAL LOCATION: Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, SE 55th and Belmont, Dining Room ZOOM: To participate via Zoom, please register in advance, URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/atFVGhLxSYmeXyMshFe3Aw Subscribe to the MTNA officia

The February 28th walk will match the January walk. See that blog post for details about the Portland, OR, Mt Tabor Park Silent Walk for Peace: https://www.mttaborpdx.org/single-post/silent-walk-for-peace-1-31-26-mt-tabor-park This blog post was published by Laura O, on 2/27/26

PSA = Public Service Announcement Data breaches are running rampant, for several reasons you may have read about if you keep up with consumer protection and data privacy news. Note : Do not assume freezing one of your 3 credit reporting business accounts will automatically freeze them all, no matter what anyone tells you. Check each of the 3 credit reporting businesses - and they are all businesses, not public or government services providing only personal financial protectio

If you’re budget conscious, minimize your water use through April: Your residential sewer bill is based on your “Winter Average” water use. So, what is your “Winter Average?” Your “winter average” is calculated by measuring your water use between February 1 and April 30. My 2025 blog post on how your water bureau calculates your sewer bill has details and links: https://www.mttaborpdx.org/single-post/how-portland-calculates-your-sewer-bill This blog post was published on 2/27

These two blog posts, plus the sewer bill calculator one, seem to be our most popular blog posts. I've updated their links: Abandoned Cars: Abandoned cars are a city responsibility so if you want to have your say, talk to your District 3 City Councilors about how complicated it is to deal with abandoned vehicles on your street: https://www.mttaborpdx.org/single-post/how-to-report-a-possibly-abandoned-vehicle-in-portland-oregon Food Safety and Restaurant Inspections : Not to