Did you know…
- Montavilla has a vigorous business community and many businesses are members of the Montavilla East Tabor Business Association (METBA) which brings several events per year to your neighborhood,
including: - Montavilla Street Fair – Coming up on Sunday, July 28 from 10 am until 5 pm, the fair has:
- no admission fee
- fun activities for the entire family
- over 120 vendor booths to browse
- live music (on two stages) to shake a leg to
- a children’s area
- Montavilla Mixer is a networking series for district business owners and managers (the next one is just around the corner on Tuesday, June 11 at Threshold Brewing from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm).
- It’s prime farmers market season and the Montavilla Farmers Market takes place in downtown Montavilla every Sunday, May through October, as well as, a handful of winter market dates. The market provides some assistance to those in need via Everybody Eats. They are always looking for sponsors and provide a generous benefits package for those who can contribute.
- The backdrop to the Montavilla area is your magnificent 196-acre Mt. Tabor Park ranking on TripAdvisor as #6 out of 96 in Portland Parks. The park dates back before 1900 and sits on an extinct volcanic cinder cone. It is home to three of five Portland open drinking water reservoirs (the other two are in Washington Park). There are 293 stairs encompassing several sections from the SE Yamhill/SE 69th Street entrance to reach the park summit at an elevation of 635 feet. And that bronze guy at the park summit is Harvey W. Scott, long-time editor of The Oregonian newspaper. The Park is home to the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby happening this year on Saturday, August 17. There are three main trails ranging in
distance from 1 to 3 miles. It’s an outdoor recreational paradise you can hike, walk, bike, play tennis or basketball, play horseshoes, swing, spin on a merry-go-round, volunteer for park services, reserve a covered picnic spot for a large group, or enjoy an evening picnic with your sweetie. - Montavilla Park at SE Glisan and 82nd Avenue is another great family spot. Friday, August 30 the park will host a Portland Concert in the Park featuring Mo Phillips and The Grumpies – hilarious family dance jams – and a movie (Dumbo, 2019) with a PG rating. Concert begins at 6:30 pm and the movie begins after dusk.
- Montavilla is host to a large group of diverse businesses – you can purchase handcrafted goat milk skin care products, receive acupuncture, get your eyes checked, have a tooth filled, grab a coffee and breakfast sandwich, take guitar lessons, pick up plywood or new furniture, donate time to help those in need, take a pizza to the park for a picnic, hit up a ballet or yoga class, sip tea with a friend, get your car fender-bender or engine fixed, treat yourself to a massage, grab lunch at different place each day, imbibe a cocktail or local beer with dinner (wearing your locally made and Montavilla-sold jewelry) before heading off to the movies!
All within a short radius from the central business district are services to meet an array of your needs and wants and entertainment. Offerings include:
- accounting and tax services
- acupuncture
- antique shops
- architecture services
- attorney services
- auto body repair services
- automotive mechanical services
- bakeries
- ballet (and other dance) classes for kids and adults
- banking and lending services
- bars and cocktail lounges
- bottle shops
- breweries
- building and remodeling services and supplies
- cannabis dispensaries
- children clothing and toys
- chiropractors
- clothing shops
- coffee shops
- college admission coaching
- dental care
- eye care
- farm box home delivery services
- farmers market
- fitness
- food co-op (looking for a home)
- furniture
- gift shops
- international groceries
- handcrafted skin care products and treatments
- housecleaning
- insurance services
- a jazz festival
- landscape design
- laundry services
- martial arts classes
- massage
- mental health services
- midwifery
- music lessons
- pet supplies and grooming
- philanthropic opportunities
- photography
- physical therapy
- picture framing
- pottery sales and painting
- real estate services
- religious organizations
- restaurants
- sewing machine sales and repair
- solar energy
- spiritual and energy services
- tattoo services
- teahouse and cafes
- technology services
- movie theater (with child care!)
- website services
- wine shop
- yoga
Get to know your business community by browsing through the membership directory and support the local folks that have taken action to keep Montavilla vibrant and provide fun events for you and your family throughout the year.
We look forward to seeing you out and about soon!