The John's Landing blog, news, and events section.
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New Self Storage Facility in South Waterfront - Now OPEN!
South Waterfront Heated Storage offers a state of the art Self-Storage facility in Portland, OR. Centrally located just minutes from John’s Landing, Sellwood and Lake Oswego; they are here to make your moving experience less stressful while…
Construction may begin in July for the South Waterfront Greenway
Construction on a $9.5 million South Waterfront Greenway may start this July. Portland Parks and Recreation has began the permit process, and they expect to know by June for both city and federal permits. This portion is called the central district…
Catch JohnsLanding.org's founder on KGW today talking SOPA/PIPA (Updated w/ video)
Dylan Green (Left) co-developer, Joseph Krahn (Right) Owner & Lead Developer
Tune in this afternoon to KGW News Channel 8 at 4:30 PM to watch JohnsLanding.org's founder Joseph Krahn talk the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), with reporter Joe Smith. The two discuss how they believe it could effect…
Lake Oswego Streetcar Suspended
Lake Oswego City Councilor Bill Tierney announced he will no longer support the expansion of the Portland Streetcar through John's Landing, and into Lake oswego. The recently estimated $208 million dollar project was criticized from the beginning,…
The new Homepage
Today we have introduced a slightly different homepage. The new layout will not only allow for faster navigation, but interactive navigation. Making websites interactive is always our top priority.
Feel free to share any feedback or questions you…
Police Asking for details on Nancy Bergeson's Death
Image courtesy of The Oregonian & Bergeson family
Two years ago Nancy Bergeson - a former John's Landing resident - was found dead in her home. Bergeson was a federal public defender. Originally no fowl play was suspected, but an autopsy later reveled she was strangled.
Today, Portland Police and…
Portland Aerial Tram Closed through Monday
Oregon Health & Science University and The City of Portland confirmed Wednesday the Portland Aerial Tram will be closed this weekend for maintenance. The city of Portland will be performing maintenance on the 'tow rope', they'll be shorting the rope…
Sellwood Bridge Construction Starting next Month
Final Design
Detour Bridge Video
Construction of the temporary Sellwood bridge is set to begin next month. The detour bridge will provide a gateway for locals while construction of the new Sellwood bridge occurs.
Throughout this winter and spring, the contractors will install new…
Willamette Athletic Club For Sale
The Willamette Athletic Club (WAC) is for sale in the John's Landing neighborhood, the adult only athletic club has been in existence since 1982. Since the declining economy started in 2008, membership at the WAC has also declined. Residents…
Composting goes live Oct. 31
Starting October 31st composting in Portland goes city wide. As you may remember, Portland has been piloting the composting service over the past year. The city has found the system works, they specifically found "Food scraps account for almost…