Weekend activities

Tomorrow in the South Waterfront - Saturday, Sept. 31:

Get Going Oregon! hits the South Waterfront starting at 8:00am. The 5K walk starts at 9:00am.

"Join us October 1st at the Center for Health & Healing (CHH) on the Waterfront, 3303 SW Bond Avenue from 8:00am to 1:00pm for a celebration of healthy living. Kick-off your month long, October 2011, GGO! activity challenge by participating in the non-competitive 5K walk, tap your toes to Salsa, join in on the free Zumba and Yoga classes, and take advantage of free health screenings!


Funds raised will be used to expand the statewide obesity and diabetes prevention and outreach activities led by Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center."

March Wellness Open House from 9am-2pm.





New clothing boutique, Stylefront, is holding a Grand Opening party from 2pm-5pm, serving wine and hors d'oeuvres.

More food carts coming...

Two new food carts are opening on Moody Ave. in the south waterfront very soon, bringing the total to 6. The word on the street is these carts will bring: 1. seafood, chowder, crab;  and 2. fondue.

Stylefront Grand Opening party Oct. 1

Stylefront is holding a Grand Opening Event on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 2:00-5:00pm. Come down and enjoy free wine, cheese and other refreshments while getting acquainted with Jennifer and the others at Stylefront.

In addition, they will be holding happy hour events every day from 4:00-8:00pm during the month of October, with happy hour sales on various items each night.

Do you know who keyed these cars?

A bunch of cars were "keyed" last Sunday, parked on Pennoyer between the Meriwether West and the Atwater (near Rilassi). The cars were parked there temporarily, having been displaced for the day due to re-surfacing going on in the Meriwether parking garage.

This lane is notorious for attracting illegal parkers from time to time, as well as the hyper-vigilant community policing of a few local residents. Recently, a prominent "no parking here" sign was installed.

If you have any information related to this event, please let me know. You can send a message to: sowablog @ gmail.com

Is summer over?

South Waterfront, Banks of the Willamette

OHSU + Bob's Red Mill

Today OHSU announced a major gift - $25M for the founding of a new institute for nutrition.

Bob and Charlee Moore of Bob's Red Mill commit to donate $25 million to launch OHSU nutrition institute

The CHH atrium was filled with people who were asked to wear red in honor of the announcement.

 Bob (in hat) and Charlee in the front row.

You can watch video of the event here:

Other coverage:
http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/172603/
http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=131619920649391400
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/09/portland_couple_pledge_25_mill.html
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/OHSU-gets-25000000-donation-129979093.html
http://www.katu.com/news/business/129982718.html

Filming today: Nintendo commercial

A crew from local video production company @Large Films showed up this morning to film in Elizabeth Caruthers Park. They are shooting a corporate commercial for Nintendo. They will be filming in the park all day.

So the running list of South Waterfront as film/photo backdrop continues:

• Nintendo commercial
• Grimm episode 4
• Nike ads
• Leverage season finale

Open for business: Stylefront

Stylefront, the new clothing boutique located in the Ardea, is now open for business!

They are carrying high-end denim brands: James Jeans, Siwy Denim for women, and James Jeans, Levis, and the Swedish brand, Cheap Monday, for men.

They carry several brands of shoes, including a variety of Doc Martens and a few Reebok for men. The womens' section also offers several brands of handbags, as well as some Spanx, and Calvin Klein under-things.

There is rumored to be a grand opening happy hour-type event taking place in the next week or two. Stop by and check it out!

Movies in the Park Sept 9

Movies in the Park is happening tomorrow night in the South Waterfront @ Elizabeth Caruthers Park. On screen this week is Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest.

A band called "Golden Harvest Duo" will be playing at 6:30pm.

Here is a little more info on the event from the South Waterfront Community Relations:

Movies in the Park!Get ready for Elizabeth Caruthers Park to transform into a fantastic movie theater in your back yard during September.  Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30 pm and movies begin at dark.  View Portland Parks & Recreation's full summer movie schedule here.    

Let's make a great impression on visitors to our neighborhood and create a clean and beautiful area to sit and play in the park during August and September by being extra conscious of properly disposing of dog waste this summer.  Thursday Movies in the Park at Elizabeth Caruthers Park: 

• Thursday, September 8, 6:30 pm:  North By Northwest plus pre-movie entertainment Golden Harvest Duo.Elizabeth Caruthers Park
  3508 SW Moody Avenue, Portland, OR Map It
  

ALL MOVIES FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC