Fast response limits fire damage to Lents home
Neighbors say fire trucks rolled up before they even could hang up with 9-1-1 Center! See what we found out about this fire, and how much damage it caused …
Foster kids find holiday fun during special DHS visit
See how Oregon Department of Human Service workers help foster children got a slice of normalcy in their topsy-turvy lives at this special event. You may be surprised what this party for 500 actually cost taxpayers …
‘Tax gouge’ or ‘Oregon’s salvation’? Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67 debated in outer East Portland
Is the proposed unprecedented increase in taxes a case of ‘greed vs. need’ as its advocates contend? Or, are the measures a retroactive ‘job killer’, put into place during one of Oregon’s worst recessions, as its opponents assert? We bring this spirited debate to you, in print …
Holiday tradition continues at Leach Botanical Garden
See why, every year, we enjoy visiting this special place in outer East Portland – when it’s turned into a Holiday decorating wonderland …
Outer East Portlanders participate in Portland Plan process
If you didn’t get to one of the initial Portland Plan workshops, find out what you missed. And, learn how you can still get in two-cents by participating online …
Parkrose students playfully learn to resolve problems
How does playing an archaic game help feuding kids get along better? Here’s what happened when Rochambeau was reintroduced at Sacramento Elementary School …
Montavilla Farmers Market goes fallow after another great season
How did this outer East Portland market fare this year? We’ll dig to the root of the truth for you, in this fascinating article …