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Fewer car lanes and broader streets encourage pedestrians in the Kenton neighborhood.

Fewer car lanes and broader streets encourage pedestrians in the Kenton neighborhood.

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Fewer car lanes and broader streets encourage pedestrians in the Kenton neighborhood.

Fewer car lanes and broader streets encourage pedestrians in the Kenton neighborhood.

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With the nearby Lents urban renewal area extending all the way down Foster Road to SE 49th Ave, the stalwart blue-collar neighborhood of Foster-Powell is already spiffing up with early adopters like Bar Carlo.

With the nearby Lents urban renewal area extending all the way down Foster Road to SE 49th Ave, the stalwart blue-collar neighborhood of Foster-Powell is already spiffing up with early adopters like Bar Carlo.

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With the nearby Lents urban renewal area extending all the way down Foster Road to SE 49th Ave, the stalwart blue-collar neighborhood of Foster-Powell is already spiffing up with early adopters like Bar Carlo.

With the nearby Lents urban renewal area extending all the way down Foster Road to SE 49th Ave, the stalwart blue-collar neighborhood of Foster-Powell is already spiffing up with early adopters like Bar Carlo.

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Along with a lively mix of storefronts and thriving neighborhood businesses, the Foster-Powell neighborhood is quickly gaining tree plantings and open spaces.

Along with a lively mix of storefronts and thriving neighborhood businesses, the Foster-Powell neighborhood is quickly gaining tree plantings and open spaces.

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Along with a lively mix of storefronts and thriving neighborhood businesses, the Foster-Powell neighborhood is quickly gaining tree plantings and open spaces.

Along with a lively mix of storefronts and thriving neighborhood businesses, the Foster-Powell neighborhood is quickly gaining tree plantings and open spaces.

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Though it may seem like an outpost, in reality Foster is only 10 minutes away from Hawthorne and 20 minutes from downtown.

Though it may seem like an outpost, in reality Foster is only 10 minutes away from Hawthorne and 20 minutes from downtown.

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Though it may seem like an outpost, in reality Foster is only 10 minutes away from Hawthorne and 20 minutes from downtown.

Though it may seem like an outpost, in reality Foster is only 10 minutes away from Hawthorne and 20 minutes from downtown.

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The up-and-coming Boise neighborhood is walkable and full of cute houses.

The up-and-coming Boise neighborhood is walkable and full of cute houses.

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The up-and-coming Boise neighborhood is walkable and full of cute houses.

The up-and-coming Boise neighborhood is walkable and full of cute houses.

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With an influx of cash from the Portland Development Commission, merchants began settling along N Mississippi Avenue during the 1980s.

With an influx of cash from the Portland Development Commission, merchants began settling along N Mississippi Avenue during the 1980s.

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With an influx of cash from the Portland Development Commission, merchants began settling along N Mississippi Avenue during the 1980s.

With an influx of cash from the Portland Development Commission, merchants began settling along N Mississippi Avenue during the 1980s.

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An ever-burgeoning collection of independent businesses is a hallmark of the Boise neighborhood.

An ever-burgeoning collection of independent businesses is a hallmark of the Boise neighborhood.

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An ever-burgeoning collection of independent businesses is a hallmark of the Boise neighborhood.

An ever-burgeoning collection of independent businesses is a hallmark of the Boise neighborhood.

Kenton
Some would say that Kenton isn’t as much of an up-and-comer as it is a neighborhood that’s already arrived. And with the bevy of new businesses that have sprung up along N Denver Avenue—the NoPo hood’s commercial hub—in the past year or so, it’s hard to argue. Posie’s Café, the Black Door Gallery, and Queens Mab clothing boutique—to name just a few—now stand in the shadow of the area’s iconic Paul Bunyan statue alongside culinary anchors like Ke…