News Roundup: Center for the Arts, The Callback, Portland Botanical Gardens, and more

The vision for the Center for the Arts at Columbia Palisades includes a main stage theater with 1,250 seats, a black box theater for 300 viewers, an interactive art space and a restaurant.

The Columbian reported that the Center for the Arts at Columbia Palisades in Vancouver moved forward with the release of new renderings of the design by ZGF Architects.

Bridgetown Bites previewed The Callback, a new food cart and bar set to open in the Hollywood District this summer. In advance of its Memorial Day weekend opening, Bridgetown Bites also covered the Fremont Garage.

New retailers and a refreshed food court are coming to Washington Square mall, according to the Oregonian.

Hundreds gathered for the opening of the East County Library in Gresham, reports Willamette Week.

Portland Parks and Recreation has chosen Malcom Reading Consultants to run the design competition for the Tom McCall Waterfront Park Bowl, reports KPTV. Portland Monthly asked whether a makeover of the park could revitalize Portland.

Governor Kotak signed the bill authorizing state funding for a renovation of the Moda Center, however with local funding being “nowhere near a done deal“.

With a now signed agreement for the purchase McCormick & Baxter superfund site, the Portland Botanical Gardens is now one step closer to opening, reports the Oregonian.

High Street Residential is breaking ground on a 369-unit apartment complex at the former Cedar Hills Shopping Center in Beaverton, reports the Portland Business Journal.

Portland’s suspension of Systems Development Charges may be enough to make the five story, 158-unit Rose City Mixed-Use development at NE Sandy & 52nd viable, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce.

The Oregonian took a tour of the McMenamins Taft Hotel project, set to open adjacent to the Crystal Ballroom.

Plans for Centennial Mills may now include the conversion of the former Portland Mounted Police into a nightclub and restaurant, reports the Portland Business Journal.

The 944-page Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has been published, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce.

The In-N-Out Mill Plain, the first in Vancouver, WA, opened to more hype than hassle.