Aug
3
Chapel Hill
4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 3 pm – 2 am 971.255.0157 For centuries, churches we…
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Aug
1
Laurelhurst Home Tour
The Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association holds its first home tour Sunday, September…
Aug
1
RIP Changes Demographics
By Midge Pierce Shocked by a planning commission recommendation to add more…
Aug
1
Historic Designation Not Dead Yet
By Midge Pierce The Feds return of the state’s paperwork on the Eastmoreland Nati…
Jun
1
18th Village Building Convergence
The City Repair Project, the Portland-based non-profit that hosts the annual Village…
Jun
1
Holgate Manor is Microcosm of Crisis
By Midge Pierce The human toll of the housing crisis is measured in the wizened f…
Jun
1
New oak and elm trees
The new oak and elm trees gracing Cesar Chavez and Lincoln are thanks to a BES city …
Jun
1
RIP Backlash Emerges from Former Supporters
By Midge Pierce Grassroots support for the City’s Residential Infill Project (RIP…
Jun
1
Blue is for Better Housing Design
By Midge Pierce Which mailer did you get–blue, yellow or none at all? Did you res…
Jun
1
Letters to the Editor June 2018
Left turns I read with interest your article in the May 18 SE Examiner. I was ‘wi…
Jun
1
URM Update: Over-reach or Critical Need
By Midge Pierce Portlanders concerned about the changing cityscape are bracing fo…
Jun
1
Buckman June 2018
By Susan Lindsay Buckman Board Elections: Thursday, June 14th, 7pm: Buckman re…
Jun
1
South Tabor June 2018
By Sandra Hay Magdaleno May was the STNA Annual Meeting and Elections. The follo…
Jun
1
Mt. Tabor June 2018
By Laura Smith Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) held their boa…
Jun
1
North Tabor June 2018
By Joshua Carey, North Tabor Neighborhood Association will meet Tuesday…
Jun
1
HAND June 2018
By Jill Riebesehl At Hosford-Abernethy’s May 15 general board meeting, …
Jun
1
Cyclists Input Needed in CEID Transportation Network
By Don MacGillivray Cyclists are a huge part of the Central Eastside Industrial D…
Jun
1
Balancing Recreation with Nature
By Don MacGillivray For years off road cycling has been tossed around like a poli…
Jun
1
The Case for Participatory Budgeting
Correction: A slight but important correction needs to be made in this article: …
Jun
1
Spreading the love of books
By Nancy Tannler The City of Readers [Roses] lost one of their dearest book lover…
Jun
1
Police Explain Homeless Crisis Limits
By Midge Pierce Finding balance between compassion for the homeless and diffusing…
Jun
1
Non-profit Community Education Resource Center
By Jack Rubinger The pig in the blue sports car spoke to me from a small canvas l…
Jun
1
HBBA June 2018
HBBA Co-Pres.: Julia Hanfling, Greg Harris Contact: administrator@hawthornepdx.co…
Jun
1
Wellness Word June 2018
Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replac…
Jun
1
What’s in a Name?
By Midge Pierce A name change for the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) to…
Jan
1
Preservation Gets Its Turn
By Midge Pierce Preservationists, thwarted by Portland’s perceived pro-growth dem…
Jan
1
Petition Calls for Public Vote on RIP
By Midge Pierce Portland’s biggest story continuing into 2018 is its housing emer…
Jan
1
Letters to the Editor Jan 2018
To the Editor: The City has been falsifying and covering up information regarding…
Jan
1
Comments in City Infill Project
Op-Ed By David Krogh, AICP Retired Planner I am a resident affected by this pr…
Jan
1
Nature Conservancy on land, water and sea
By Michelle Frost Since its founding in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has co…
Jan
1
Representatively Speaking
Measure 101 By Representative Rob Nosse Lately it feels like the campaign seas…
Jan
1
Resilient must replace sustainable
By Don MacGillivray Earthquakes seem to be the disaster on people’s minds in Oreg…
Jan
1
Affordable housing crisis
By Don Mac Gillivray Yes, Portland is in a housing crisis and yes, affordability …
Jan
1
Future transportation: electric vehicles, self driving cars
By Don MacGillivray A year ago, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to ad…
Jan
1
Braking Cycles Grand Opening
By Jack Rubinger What are two things we know about Portland? Everyone drinks c…
Jan
1
Wellness Word Jan 2018
Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replac…
Jan
1
Diverter Divides Cyclists and Community
By Midge Pierce Even though the Portland Bureau of Transportation has temporarily…
Jan
1
Belmont Jan 2018
BABA President: Constance Ihrke Email: cli825@msn.com Meetin…
Jan
1
Hawthorne Jan 2018
HBBA Pres.: Hilda Stevens, BAZI Contact: administrator@hawthornepdx.com Facebo…
Jan
1
Division / Clinton Jan 2018
DCBA Pres.: Jean Baker email mjeanbaker@peoplepc.com Meetings: 3rd Tuesday …
Jan
1
Richmond Neighborhood Notes
By Brian Hochhalter The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meetin…
Jan
1
Montavilla Jan 2018
By Amanda Rhoads Montavilla Neighborhood Association had an incredible election o…
Jan
1
South Tabor Jan 2018
By Sandra Hay Magdaleno While STNA does not hold a board/general meeting in Decem…
Dec
1
Cleveland Student Awarded Scholarship
By Elizabeth Margolis Peter Za, senior at Cleveland High School, spent Tuesday af…
Dec
1
Seismic Retrofits for URMs
Artwork by Aaron Trotter – a wonderful local artist. Check out more of his work @ ht…
Nov
1
Belmont Nov 2017
BABA President: Constance Ihrke Email: cli825@msn.com Meetin…
Nov
1
Hawthorne Nov 2017
HBBA Pres.: Hilda Stevens, BAZI Contact: administrator@hawthornepdx.com Facebo…
Nov
1
South Tabor November 2017
By Sandra Hay Magdaleno Our October STNA meeting opened with an introduction to a…
Nov
1
Richmond November 2017
By Susan Beal The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly me…
Nov
1
Mt. Tabor November 2017
By Laura Smith The proposed traffic diverters at SE 50th and Lincoln co…
Nov
1
North Tabor November 2017
By Cathy Riddell North Tabor Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting …
Nov
1
Hosford-Abernethy (HAND) November 2017
By Jill Riebesehl Transportation issues dominated the October boa…
Oct
2
Potential Seismic Shift Comes to SEUL with New Leadership
By Midge Pierce Under new leadership, Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involveme…
Oct
2
Transportation Bill Partially Funds Congestion Relief
By Don MacGillivray Gov. Kate Brown’s signed the new state $5.3 billion road-and-…
Oct
2
Kids At Heart Toys — Celebrating 30 Years on Hawthorne
By Jack Rubinger Elizabeth Campbell from Kids at Heart Toys is celebrating her st…
Oct
2
Equinox Celebrations
By Right Rev. Roland Lakey Most of us know that at some time in September, we hav…
Oct
2
Sidestreet Gallery celebrates the end of an era
By Michelle Frost Hiding in plain sight at the corner of SE 28th and Ash streets …
Oct
2
Letters to the Editor Oct 17
Dear Editor: Like you, I’ve seen much lamenting of the “loss” of the Gorge and it…
Oct
2
Solutions for Homeless Remain Elusive
By Don MacGillivray For developers and landlords it is the best of times. For low…
Oct
2
HAND Oct 17
By Jill Riebesehl Over the summer the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood (HAND) welco…
Oct
2
Mt. Tabor Oct 17
By Laura Smith Proposed traffic diverters generated a lot of conversation at the …
Oct
2
Richmond Oct 17
By Rob Mumford The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on …
Oct
2
South Tabor Oct 17
By Ute Munger The recent 8th annual Harvest Fest was another success wi…
Oct
2
Montavilla Oct 17
By Robyn Head Neighbors are encouraged to attend the Montavilla Neighborhood Asso…
Oct
2
North Tabor Oct 17
By Cathy Riddell Providence Portland Medical Center’s annual meeting with neighbo…
Oct
2
Mt. Tabor Long Block Gets Makeover
By Midge Pierce The results of a 10 year process to improve sub-standard building…
Oct
2
Climate Change, Gorge Fires and Volunteer Actions
By Midge Pierce Climatologists, foresters and other experts – one of whom calls t…
Oct
2
BABA Oct 17
BABA President: Constance Ihrke Email: cli825@msn.com Meetin…
Oct
2
HBBA Oct 17
HBBA Pres.: Hilda Stevens, BAZI Facebook.com/hawthornepdx Board meetings: Seco…
Oct
2
DCBA Oct 17
DCBA Pres.: Jean Baker email mjeanbaker@peoplepc.com Meetings: 3rd Tuesday …
Oct
2
La Leña
By Nancy Tannler 1864 SE Hawthorne Blvd. lalenapdx.com 503.946.1157 Tue …
Oct
2
Virtuous Pie
By Nancy Tannler 1126 SE Division St. virtuouspie.com 503.334.2073 Mon…
Oct
2
Longtime Portland bookseller enjoys community support after move.
By Judy Wayne In 1977, when Andrea Drinard opened her now iconic secondhand books…
Oct
2
Wellness Word
Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replac…
Sep
3
HAND TO GOD
a new dark comedy, written by Robert Askins and directed by Donald Horn is an Oregon…
Aug
1
Future Vision Looks Rosy on 82nd Avenue
At a recent City Council meeting held at the Asian Pacific American Network of Orego…
Aug
1
Laurelhurst Neighbors Seek Solutions for Homeless Crisis
By Nancy Tannler Homeless camping and the negative impact on the neighborhood com…
Aug
1
On the Streets Where We Live August 207
Guest columnist Allan Classen, Editor NW Examiner Dividing the left in the name o…
Aug
1
Dizzying Array of Landuse Changes Coming Your Way
By Midge Pierce Brace yourselves. The back half of 2017 will bring ever more dram…
Aug
1
Changing of the Guard at SE Uplift
By Midge Pierce The faces of the SE Uplift board are younger, more diverse, more …
Aug
1
SE Uplift Welcomes New Executive Director Molly Mayo
By Michelle Frost Southeast Uplift is a community center tucked into the neighbor…
Aug
1
Do You Know the Hawthorne Bridge?
By Jan Caplener In 1845, a young entrepreneur named James B. Stephens purchased a…
Aug
1
Hello India
By Nancy Tannler 3500 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tues. – Sunday – 12 - 3 pm,…
Aug
1
Community builder, naturalist, performer
By Nancy Tannler Roosevelt’s Terrarium’s at 44th and SE Hawthorne Blvd. has expan…
Aug
1
TerryCurrier Day declared by Mayor
By Brian Cutean Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Proclamation designates August 12, 2…
Aug
1
Church Needs Helping Hands
By Midge Pierce Mt. Tabor’s living room needs your help. As it marks its 125th bi…
Aug
1
Wellness Word August 2017
Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replac…
Aug
1
Conversation continues for better housing
By Don MacGillivray Better Housing by Design is an ongoing project of the Portlan…
Aug
1
Safety Stakes Rise with Bike-Car Interfaces
By Midge Pierce Accidents mount as the City learns the hard way – through deaths …
Aug
1
State Bike Tax not favored by cyclists
By Jack Rubinger Those of us who ride bicycles in and around SE Portland, are not…
Aug
1
North Tabor
By Gabe Frayne As was widely reported in local media, an early-morning fire destr…
Aug
1
Richmond
By Heather Flint Chatto Richmond Neighborhood Association (richmondpdx.org) held…
Aug
1
Mt. Tabor
By Laura Smith One of our neighborhood’s favorite gathering places is TaborSpace,…
Aug
1
South Tabor
By Sandra Hay Magdaleno The first key discussion was the response from TriMet to …
Aug
1
BABA August 17
BABA President: Constance Ihrke Email: cli825@msn.com Meetin…
Aug
1
HBBA August 17
HBBA Pres.: Hilda Stevens explore@hawthornepdx.com Meetings: Second Weds. at 8…
Aug
1
DCBA August 17
DCBA Pres.: Jean Baker email mjeanbaker@peoplepc.com Meetings: 3rd Tuesday …
Aug
1
PWB rushes to build controversial filtration plant
Op-Ed By Floy Jones Portland Water Bureau is rushing an August 2 City Council vot…
Apr
2
Renaming the Multnomah County Elections Building
Former Gov. Barbara Roberts and Commissioner Loretta Smith high five after renaming …
Apr
2
Policing Pinch Affects Everyone
By Karen Hery and Jim O’Rourke It’s no secret that Portland’s population is growi…