Community News

Make a Difference: Mentor Students   Franklin High School’s ASPIRE Program (Access to Student assistance Programs In Reach of Everyone) is currently looking for volunteer mentors from the community. ASPIRE […]

Competing with 250 teams of college business students from across the county, Warner Pacific College’s Enactus Team were the first round Champions of the Western region and 5th overall (placing

PBT needs your help to fix streets   Portland Bureau of Transportation invites you to join Mayor Charlie Hales, City Commissioner Steve Novick, Transportation Director Leah Treat and your neighbors

FMTP Annual Winter Program   Mark your calendars for March 20, for the Annual Meeting and Winter Program of Friends of Mt Tabor Park at Western Seminary (SE 55th &

May 2014 Ballot Measure March 6, 7-9 p.m.   Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, 5541 SE Belmont St., basement dining hall   Chief Petitioners Floy Jones and Kent Craford will discuss the

 —  Got health insurance yet?  If not, the Coalition of Community Health Clinics (CCHC) is providing a place to get questions answered and enroll in Cover Oregon insurance plans in

Eastside Village Wants You! Eastside Village volunteers are planning a series of social, educational and fitness activities free to the local community.  The first two of these are: • Mt

Despite glitches, care is still accessible   OHSU Family Medicine at Richmond would like neighborhood residents to know they are able to provide needed services, whether or not you have

SMART seeking volunteers in SE   Are you looking to make a difference in the life of a child? SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is seeking volunteers for the

  Tree health: Fact, Fiction and a Few Lies   Trees are a vital part of urban and suburban communities. Whether hardwood or conifer, native or non-native, they provide beauty,

Library’s 40th Fall Used Book Sale   Celebrate the Friends of the Multnomah County Library’s 40th Fall Used Book Sale with more than 100,000 items during the weekend of October

Our Bull Run watershed and Historical Reservoirs Monday September 16 Doors at 6:30 pm Presented by Scott Fernandez   At: Western Seminary Johnson Hall – Student Center (center of campus)

Reaping the harvest “Harvest to Table”, will be presented by John and Caprial Pence, restaurateurs and television hosts September 10 by Multnomah County Master Gardeners. After carefully tending and toiling

TriMet will launch the highly anticipated TriMet Tickets app on Wednesday, Sept. 4. “We are excited to put this innovative app in the hands of our customers,” said TriMet General

WHAT: Fall 2013 Call to Action: This fall, Maureen Hosty and Aliesje King of the Multnomah County 4-H program are sending out a call to action to any local 4-H

Friends Tar ‘n’ Trail Benefit 5k   Sunday September 15, is the second annual Friends of Mt. Tabor Park Tar ‘n’ Trail Benefit 5kK walk/run and 10K run takes place.

By Jean Baker What’s the City doing here? What’s going on here? The simple answer is: a lot and all at once. Some was planned but more is serendipity. The

Knock, knock – it’s your neighbor   Calling all story tellers!   Verbal storytelling is an incredible medium. It seems these days like it’s been forgotten in a sea of

Franklin High School is pleased to announce that the 2013 Franklin High School Men’s Tennis Team won the PIL District Championship on Friday, May 10th at Gabriel Park in SW

Buddhist Festival in the Park Saturday, June 1• 11 am – 4:30 pm Colonel Summers Park SE 17th and Taylor  The place to be June 1 is You are Here,

Saurday April 27 – Rain or Shine!   see full details at www.handpdax.com Drop off from 9 am – 1 pm Cleveland High School parking lot (SE 26th Ave, enter

Genealogical expert speaks   The Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) hosts speaker Barbara Renick at its 2013 Spring Seminar Saturday, April 13 from 9 am – 4 pm at the

5K Races Return Bigger and Better    Portland Parks & Recreation’s wildly popular series of $5 5K races returns for 2013 at six Portland parks, including two new sites. The

Natives Plants for Garden Design   Native plantings don’t have to look like we’re punishing ourselves. More and more great plants native to our part of the world are available,

The Montavilla Food Co-op is soliciting nominations for it’s first ever Board of Directors!   The MFC is growing fast, gaining members and momentum towards opening a cooperative grocery store

Restoration Ecologist Master Gardener Program   Multnomah County Master Gardener Mark Griswold Wilson will give a presentation on the Portland Urban Meadowscaping Project November 13 at 6:50 pm at the

Easier Access to Energy Efficiency Local nonprofit Community Energy Project (CEP) has a reputation for bringing people with small budgets and energy efficiency together. Known for their free weatherization workshops