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

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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.

News Roundup: Sunnyside Medical Center, North Portland Aquatics Center, East County Library, and more

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The new Kaiser Sunnyside will replace the existing facility, to be torn down after the new hospital opens in 2029.

Ground was broken on the new Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Happy Valley, according the Portland Business Journal. Leaders described it as a “model hospital of the future” with 100% private rooms, advanced robotics, healing gardens and a reduced carbon footprint.

Portland Parks & Recreation revealed the final designs for the North Portland Aquatics Center, reports KGW. The $91 million is due to start construction in 2027.

Demolition began at the historic Governor Building in Downtown, reported the Portland Business Journal. No plans have been revealed for what will happen with the site.

TEDxPortland founder David Rae announced plans for the Portland Sneaker Experience.

KGW covered a unanimous vote of the Portland City Council, which advanced expedited the process for the Inner Eastside Planning Project. The project aims to rezone close-in neighborhoods of the city to allow apartments and therefore increase housing production.

Willamette Week looked at eight ways to get Portlanders back on the Willamette River, including a new nature park at Willamette Cove and the adjacent Portland Botanical Gardens, the Albina Riverfront, the forthcoming design competition for the Tom McCall Waterfront Park Bowl and the Center for Tribal Nations adjacent to OMSI.

The Design Commission’s approval of the Lloyd Center Master Plan has been appealed to City Council by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Save Lloyd campaign, reports the Oregonian. The center’s owner announced that the center will close August 8th. An earlier story looked at where the remaining tenants will be moving.

In Gresham, a major civic project is nearing completion. The Oregonian reports that the new East County Library will feature a rooftop terrace and a 200-seat auditorium when it opens on May 16th.

As Mayor Wilson proposes $120 million for the Moda Center, Oregon Artswatch looked at the “absence of design” in the 1995 structure.

Multnomah County advanced plans for the $29.8 million Sobering and Crisis Stabilization Center on SE Grand Ave, according to the Daily Journal of Commerce.

The estimated cost of replacing the aging Interstate Bridge Replacement Project continues to climb. According to the Oregonian, new projections suggest the project could cost billions more than previously expected. At the same time, BikePortland reports that planned freeway expansion elements have been value engineered out of the project for now.

Innovative Housing Inc, broke ground on 150 units of affordable housing at the Barbur Apartments in Hillsdale, reports the Portland Business Journal.

Condominiums units at the Ritz Carlton Residences in Block 216 barely sold—until prices were slashed, reports the Oregonian.