After today’s four biked up Rocky Butte on a partly cloudy morning, we descended onto NE Fremont where the Red Gate Tea House opened 5-6 months ago.  This is one of the few commercial enterprises between 72nd and 82nd so it’s a quasi-pioneer,  and a definite community asset.  We found it modest and charming. It looks like the owners refurbished the first floor of a residence into a shop, with living quarters above.  There’s some Asian art on the walls, but otherwise is modestly furnished.  Red Gate has a nice selection of teas, with coffee from Trailhead and pastries from Gabriel’s.  And our group appreciated that this thoughtful shop provided some bike parking.

Discussion topics included the status of the Jordan Cove pipeline, industrial pollution that may affect the Cully neighborhood, bike helmet technology, the ambitious street painting proposal that was nixed buy one curmudgeon, efforts by M and J to start a block party in their new neighborhood.

7434 NE Fremont                                               redgatepdx.com