Daniel Perez-Crouse

Findley Commons Mostly a Success for Veterans

By Daniel Perez-Crouse After four years in place, Findley Commons, a veterans housing building in SE Portland, has served as a vital resource for its residents. Taylor Clark, Program Manager

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SE School Faces Increased Class Sizes, Mixed Messaging

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Families of SE Portland’s Bridger Creative Science School (BCSS) are frustrated over the prospect of larger class sizes and unmet promises to address that very issue.For context,

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Portland’s History Charted Through Houses of Worship

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Portland’s Historic Houses of Worship weaves a history of faith, architectural evolution and cultural change through the brick-and-mortar remnants of differing congregations, from Portland’s founding to roughly

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Frustrations Over SE Powell Blvd. Safety Resurface After Fatality

By Daniel Perez-Crouse A beloved neighbor of South Tabor died in a fatal accident on SE Powell Blvd. prompting local outcry to address one of the city’s most dangerous streets

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New Murals, Event Space and Urban Garden Renews Vacant Property

By Daniel Perez-Crouse The Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA) recently teamed up with JAM Makery LLC (partner of Open Urban Practice and Bridge Rats Artist Studios in the Central Eastside)

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Central Eastside Gets “Avenue of Murals” as Part of Artistic Rebirth

By Daniel Perez-Crouse The burgeoning artistic revival of the Central Eastside Industrial District just got a boost in the form of 10 newly commissioned murals under bridges and a rebranding

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Customers Able to Bring Reusable Containers to Restaurants

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Oregon residents looking to reduce their waste with an alternative to one-time use to-go containers when bringing leftovers home from restaurants, and possibly their entire meal, now

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Portland Foster Parent Advocate and Non-Profit Founder Shares Insights in Memoir

By Daniel Perez-Crouse “Difficult and worthy are not mutually exclusive—they are often intertwined.” Longtime Portland resident, non-profit founder, speaker and author Jillana Goble makes this statement near the beginning of

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Tabletop Gaming Brewery That’s a Family-Friendly Space for All

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Housed in the homey, former Tabor Bread space on SE Hawthorne Blvd., TPK Brewing Co. is a new family-friendly craft brewery and public house with a “geeky

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SE’s Newest Pizza Place Brings Spam and Salsa to Fermented Dough

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Once a pop-up and now a permanent fixture, the creative mix of Mexican and Hawaiian/Filipino elements on uniquely fermented dough creates Portland’s newest addition to its growing

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Founding Member of the Gay Liberation Front Writes Memoir to Inspire Future Activism

By Daniel Perez-Crouse We Set the Night on Fire: Igniting the Gay Revolution is a memoir by Martha Shelley, one of the founding members of the Gay Liberation Front. It

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City Council Amends Zoning Laws to Support Building Shelters

By Daniel Perez-Crouse City Council recently made progress amending the Shelter to Housing Continuum package (S2HC) that addresses issues prohibiting shelters from being built. Commissioner Carmen Rubio said the need

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Medicare Waiver Update: Inequities and Behavioral Health

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Continuing discussion over the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) drafting of a Medicaid waiver application for 2022-2027, a forum hosted by the OHA focused on how issues of

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Nursing Struggles at Unity Center for Behavioral Health

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Unity Center for Behavioral Health, founded in 2017, is a 24-hour mental health services center and a joint effort by Legacy Health, OHSU, Kaiser Permanente and Adventist

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Portland Statue History Through the Sculptors

By Daniel Perez-Crouse For many, the television show Portlandia primarily conjures images of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein impersonating Pacific NW stereotypes in skits, even for citizens who walk by

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