Striking for the earth’s sake
By Midge Pierce Wondering about the large green billboard popping up on SE streets? It’s part of a countdown to a weeklong Global Climate Strike Sep…
Feature Stories
Business Walkabout September 2019
Belmont Books By Nancy Tannler The Masonic looking symbol on the T-shirt of Belmont Books’ owner Joe Witt, actually reads Ordo Templi Oklahomis, …
Belmont Street Fair September 14
Featuring one of Belmont’s longtime retail businesses and in fond remembrance of co-owner Reverend Roland W. Lakey 1949 – 2019. Moonshadow …
Wireless Silent Spring
By Nancy Tannler The Oregon Legislative Assembly passed Senate Bill 283 on August 12. The bill recommends Oregon Health Authority and The Dept. of E…
Representatively Speaking September 2019
By State Representative Rob Nosse Happy Labor Day! Unlike the rest of the world that celebrates workers and their unions on May 1, the United States…
Gerry Loves Tacos
By Nina Silberstein Gerry is a seagull and the main character in Seasons Kaz Sparks’ new children’s book, Flock of Gerrys – Gerry Loves Tacos. The sto…
Clearing the caldera
By Nancy Tannler If you spend anytime in any one of our great Portland Parks you are well aware that there is no longer the man/woman power available …
Business Walkabout on Hawthorne
Nick’s Famous Coney Island By Jack Rubinger Nick Brown took over Nick’s Famous Coney Island in July. The good news? He’s keeping the iconic Portl…
Ideas for improving our voting system
By Don MacGillivray Voting is the means by which a viable Democracy survives and it seems strange that there is so much controversy around it here in …
Cleaning up diesel emissions
By Don MacGillivray Diesel exhaust has been an issue in Portland for many years. The Oregon State Legislature has finally been able to compromise on n…