The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers is confirmed!  They will lead the parade that begins our annual street fair.  Information and vendor applications are available just below this article.  The fair is July 25th.

Bearly Worn, at 50th and Division, is offering warehouse sales every Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm.  It is a small space, allowing only ten people at a time.  Items are $3 apiece.

When it opens, Clothesbaux.com, 4908 SE Division, will be a hybrid business – part online and part retail.  Customers can select items on the web and have them shipped or try on the clothing at the store.  Appointments are 12pm-6pm, Monday through Friday.

Ease closed its doors May 15th.

Oscar Albert, the Wine Bar . Garden Nursery . Bottle Shop at 4847 SE Division, is serving fabulous Paninis and Staccato Gelato.  In June, Oscar Albert’s hours extend to 10pm Thursday – Saturday with live Latin guitar music on Saturday nights starting at 6:30pm!

The Bhaktishop Yoga Center, at 2500 SE 26th, is a true community center, in as many ways as possible.  They have 3 classes every week that are either free or by donation, and one class every day that is only eight bucks! On the fifth of every month all classes, all day are only $5 too.  Every second Sunday from 6-8pm, they hold a call-and-response singing and chanting.  All donations go to a local community member or organization.

The Academy of Kung Fu’s community outreach program, Kung Fu Outreach, is completing their after-school programs at both Lewis Elementary and Winterhaven School.  Next week the ladies of Kung Fu Outreach will be running self-defense seminars with students of Girl’s Inc. at Boise Eliot and Lane Middle Schools.  Kung Fu Outreach is always looking to give back to the community, and open to working with any variety of youth and adults to help promote a lifelong love of movement.  Contact them at: info@kungfuoutreach.org.

Two of the student groups at Cadenza Academy are performing at Berbati’s Pan on Friday, June 5th.  The show starts at 6:00 PM.  Tickets are $7 at the door and $5 in advance.  The groups are performing original material.

Bara Sushi House on 21st off Clinton is now open for lunch, operating as a Noodle House specializing in Ramen noodles.  Sushi will not be served until 5pm.

Zenanna Rose at 21st and Clinton is offering the Ultimate Dad’s Day Out, a massage, back facial, pedicure, and lunch or the Real Men’ Retreat, a massage and pedicure.

The controversy over renaming 39th Avenue continues.  The City Council will hear testimony in June.

Application Deadline: July 10, 2009

DCBA Street Fair Vendor Application - PDF (click to download)

Dear Vendor/not-for-profit tabler,

We’re planning a fun-packed Division/Clinton Street Fair this year.  Our community parade, “Commerce & Community”, will start at 10:45 AM on Saturday, July 25th.  Interesting artisan, craft and community booths, sidewalk sales for bargain hunters, music, fun and educational children’s events, lots of tasty food and much more will be waiting for our friends and neighbors.  We hope you’ll join us.  Use the 2009 Community Organization/Vendor application to register.  We do ask you to participate all day, opening and closing as scheduled, Saturday, July 25th, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Set up starts as early as 8:00 AM on Saturday.

Please send or fax (503-771-3428) your completed application as soon as possible.  Space is limited and we expect to fill up fast.

All spaces are 10’X10’.  They are generally in clusters between 32nd and 37th Streets. We do not provide chairs, tables or canopies. We will have about 70 - 80 10×10 spaces available.  The non-profit and D/CBA dues paying member fee is $20.00 for others the vendor fee is a very reasonable $40.00. The organization we are supporting this year is Family Services at the OHSU Richmond Clinic. We will be collecting clothing, canned food and cash donations. A portion of the profits will also go to support this program that assists people with special needs to prepare for and be successful on the job.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the fair or the application, please feel free to call Nancy, Larry or Izzy at 503-774-2832.  Thank you for your interest; we look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Nancy Chapin and The Division/Clinton Street Fair Committee

The committee appointed by the Mayor to research street renaming has recommended that Broadway and Grand be removed from the list of eligible streets, leaving 39th Avenue the only candidate.  Both the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations and the Portland Business Alliance have indicated that they are against renaming any existing street and urge the City find some other way to honor individuals, such as a bridge, park, or new building.  The City Commissioners will decide some time in May.  Correction - Rad Summer moved to 28th and Burnside.

Twill is moving from 60th and Division to 22nd.  Lovecraft Biofuels at 12th is gone.  Blue turtle Acupuncture is gone.  Doctor of Osteopathy Kevin Kane, specializing in rehabilitative medicine, replaced Body of Being at 3303 SE Division.  LB Market changed hands and Brezza Properties, the new owners, are upgrading the building and upstairs apartments.  They hope to put a mural of the area’s history on one of their walls.  Kim’s Auto Center at 28th is increasingly vandalized by graffiti.  Neon Threads at 41st has left.  The Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association and the Regional Fish Initiatives, part of the Pew Environmental Trust, have joined Oceana at 4189 SE Division.

Little Blue Waffle Wagon at 33rd and Division added a canopy and a tiny seating area.  Their waffles are portable, wrapped like a gyro around your choice of additions.  They are open from 9 – 3 most days.

It’s time to start planning for the July 25th Street Fair and Parade where ingenuity and creativity will probably stand in for funds for many businesses.  The vendor applications are posted at vendorspace@yahoogroups.com along with updated information.  You can join that list by going to vendorspace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.  The same information will be posted on the website www.divisionclinton.com.