Category Archives: "News"
Welcome Carol Chan, Living Cully Coordinator!
Living Cully welcomes its newest team member, Carol Chan! Carol was born in the urban environment of Hong Kong, and transplanted at a young age to the forests of Southern … Read More >
Community Spotlight: Annette Pronk, Insights on Building Resilient Communities
What does a resilient community look like? Living Cully has been re-asking this question in the wake of the five-alarm scrapyard fire that affected our neighborhood in March. We turned … Read More >
Resident Spotlight: The Garcias
Cirilo, Aracely and their daughter Dana (age 7) live in a mobile home park in the Cully neighborhood along Killingsworth St. On a clear day you can spot Mount St. … Read More >
Living Cully Plaza to Become Las Adelitas
Written by Hacienda CDC Staff, March 08, 2018 After working with our staff and community to brainstorm and test different names for the future apartments at the Living Cully Plaza … Read More >
Northeast Emergency Food Program Bring the Pantry to the People
The Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP), a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, believes in a future where people have consistent access to nutritionally adequate and culturally appropriate food. They … Read More >
Cully Community Members Respond to Scrapyard Fire
Update 5/1/2018: To read agency responses to community questions, click here. Join us 5/3 at 5:30 at Living Cully Plaza to hear responses and take action to prevent future emergency … Read More >
Living Cully presents the Living Cully Community Energy Plan
Living Cully is proud to present the Living Cully Community Energy Plan, a neighborhood-scale energy plan that identifies energy conservation and energy generation pilots for the Cully neighborhood. The Energy … Read More >
Verde Landscape Launches into the 21st Century
Last week, Verde launched a website for their longest-running social enterprise, Verde Landscape: www.verdelandscape.org. This website takes Verde Landscape to the next level as a business, offering a way to … Read More >
New Rain Gardens take root at Cully homes
Verde, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, Columbia Slough Watershed Council and Reynolds Learning Academy MYC are teaming up to install rain gardens at six Cully homes this spring. Rain gardens … Read More >
Community Leaders create vision for future Columbia Slough Trail in Cully
After months of gathering input on the proposed Columbia Slough Trail in the Cully Neighborhood, community leaders and Verde staff presented their vision for the future trail to key stakeholders … Read More >