For the love of flowers
By Nancy Tannler When our long time neighbors decided to pull up stakes and move to the Wallowas a few years ago, we were a little worried about who…
Feature Stories
Books With Pictures moves into Longfellows space
By Jack Rubinger Riding my bike on a gorgeous June day, I stopped by the new Books With Pictures site (1401 SE Division St.) near Abernethy Elementa…
Business Walkabout in SE Portland July 2019
Mountain Sports Northwest By Nina Silberstein You could say Jeff Johnson has mountain sports in his blood. His father owned the first ski shop in…
Teacher Helps Special Needs Kids
By Jack Rubinger Navigating your way through a new town, city or even a museum is stressful for many of us. Imagine what it’s like to explore the S…
Who’s Doing What About the Homeless
By Don MacGillivray From the Mayor’s recent statements and the City budget process, it is clear that a top priority of the City of Portland is to a…
Southeast Portland in 20 years
By David Krogh Planners learn through training and experience how to look 20 years into the future when planning for growth. In fact, all cities an…
Business Walkabout . . . in SE Portland june 2019
Board & Brush Creative Studio- Portland By Peter Zimmerman You can find Portland’s newest DIY craze on SE Division. Recently opened on May 4…
Notes from the Mt. Tabor Reservoir History Project
By Stephanie Stewart Four volunteers, along with a handful of Water Bureau employees and historians from Historical Research Associates, are creatin…
Exploratory Affordable Housing Program
By Nancy Tannler Portland is not the only city in America in dire need of affordable housing. In the past, big cities had “ghettos” as a place where…
Letters to the Editor May 2019
Save the Bus Stops on SE Division Regarding the so-called Bus Rapid Transit plan (BRT), an $80 million federal grant is good news for Tri-Met and…