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Casa del Sol Improves Storefront with Grant from DMA
By Lori Boisen
 Every year, Santiago Asael, the owner of Casa del Sol, makes visible improvements to his restaurant at 14324 SE Division Street. Since purchasing the restaurant Santiago has repaved, fenced and painted the exterior of Casa del Sol; he has also remodeled much of the interior as well. Read More
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In May, DMA’s President Lorelei Young announced she was stepping down from the board. A general sense of sadness and loss swept the Board at her announcement. Ms. Young has been involved with DMA for over four years. Lorelei was DMA’s secretary for three years before serving as president in 2015-16. For four years she has been the chair of the Events Committee and the primary force behind the Festival of Nations. Staff and board members quickly came together to fill the gap by electing a new board President. 
The DMA May Board meeting was humming along just as usual, until the bombshell went off near the end. Board President Lorelei Young announced that she would not be seeking a second term at the June elections, and would be stepping down from the Board altogether. 
During DMA’s visioning process, the Capital Improvement Committee heard the community’s voice loud and clear, “The district needs trash cans.” The committee collaborated with TriMet, Midway businesses and PDC to clean up the district. Committee member Travis Fanucchi walked the district and determined strategic trashcan locations in areas. Travis targeted areas with large trash accumulation near already maintained TriMet stops or businesses that would help maintain them. 
If you’ve had occasion to stop by Mail Room Plus lately you may have found yourself asking, “Where’s Fred?” Ask and you’ll learn that officially Fred retired earlier this year and is currently living a life of leisure with business owners Andy and Melody Bittner. 
