Hillsdale Community Connections: Events and Updates

[July 19, 2025]

Read on for the latest news and events from Hillsdale’s key community groups—the Business and Professional Association, Community Foundation, and Neighborhood Association.

Also of note in the realm of civic engagement: District Four City Councilor Olivia Clark will host a constituent coffee at PDX Coffee Club on Friday, July 25, from 11am-1pm. PDX Coffee Club is co-located with Please Louise at 6369 Southwest Capitol Highway.

46th Annual Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, July 20

8:30am-12pm

Casa Colima Parking Lot

$5 kids, $10 adults

Tony Scuito, the original owner of Hillsdale Shoe Repair, is credited with cooking up the idea for a customer appreciation pancake breakfast back in 1976. Since then, the Hillsdale Business and Professional Association (HBPA) has served up the tradition every year in July —aside from a short stack of years off during the pandemic.

HBPA Treasurer Chris Braidwood Reid emphasizes the "customer appreciation" focus of the breakfast, saying, "the Hillsdale business community is blessed to have supportive customers." She noted this was never more evident than during the upheaval brought by COVID—no businesses in Hillsdale folded due to the pandemic, thanks in large part, she says, to continued local support.

This year’s breakfast is made possible by the efforts of 24 Hillsdale businesses, over 40 volunteers and over 300 volunteer hours—all working toward the goal of serving up a breakfast full of appreciation for the customers who continue to show up and support local merchants and service providers.

Donations from businesses like Basics, Casa Colima, Baker and Spice, Verde Cocina and OnPoint Community Credit Union help keep the cost low. $5 for kids and $10 for adults gets you a full breakfast of blueberry pancakes with maple syrup, eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee, cooked and served by local business owners and staff.

Hillsdale/Multnomah Village Coupon Guide

This year's breakfast will launch a new HBPA initiative: the Hillsdale/Multnomah Village Coupon Guide. The free Guide contains more than 30 coupons from local businesses and will be available at the following locations while supplies last:

• Hillsdale Blueberry Pancake Breakfast — July 20

• Hillsdale Farmers’ Market Information Booth at Hillsdale Farmers' Market (North end) — Sundays after July 20

• Jacquline Fitzgibbon State Farm Booth at Multnomah Days – Saturday, August 16

Coupons are good through October 31, 2025.

Hillsdale Community Foundation Book Sale

9am-1pm

The Watershed Building

Timed to coincide with the Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, the book sale is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Hillsdale Community Foundation.

Hillsdale Neighborhood Association Gains New Momentum

Five new board members and a renewed sense of purpose have reinvigorated the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association (HNA). The newly expanded board of directors is focussed on growing membership and identifying community interests and priorities.

Membership is open to residents of Hillsdale, those who own property, attend school, or operate a business in Hillsdale. Others may join by special approval of the Board. Join and learn more at hillsdalepdxNA.org or by emailing hillsdalepdxNA@gmail.com.

Nominations are currently being accepted for board positions. Email hillsdalepdxNA@gmail.org for more information.

Meetings are currently held over Zoom on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

Upcoming HNA events:

Outreach Table: Stop by the HNA table at the Blueberry Pancake Breakfast on July 20 or at the Hillsdale Farmers' Market on September 7.

Board/General Meeting: Wednesday, August 6 by Zoom. Agenda items include a discussion on whether to continue meeting via Zoom or switch to in-person gatherings and expansion of the Board of Directors. View the meeting details and Zoom link at hillsdalepdxNA.org. Note that HNA bylaws require a five-day waiting period before becoming eligible to vote.

National Night Out Picnic in the Park: Wednesday, August 13, 5-8pm, Dewitt Park. Bring your own picnic dinner. Music, games, and community information tables are on the schedule as well.

—Valeurie Friedman

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Disclosure: Your humble newsletter editor is now the Board Secretary of the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association.