Burnside Bridge: Retrofit or Rebuild?
By Midge Pierce Despite living in an earthquake zone, few Portland residents think about the danger of crossing the Willamette River on our aging br…
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RIP Marches Forward
By Midge Pierce The Residential Infill Project (RIP) was presented to Council at a February work session as part of a broader Housing Opportunities …
Richmond Considers Parking Permits
By Midge Pierce Few issues rile up Portlanders quite so much as parking. On the eastside, it is dividing those who seek it from those who seek to re…
OCCL Seeks 3.96 Resolution
By Midge Pierce Code Change 3.96 would reform Portland’s public engagement system, and is intended to give marginalized communities more voice. …
Census Workers Needed
By Midge Pierce If you’re looking for a flexible, well-paying, part-time job that benefits your community, you may be in luck. The search for 2020 c…
PDX Main Street Calls for Nominations
By Midge Pierce PDX Main Street, a grassroots group launched six years to advocate good design elements for new builds along SE’s commercial corrido…
Police Strive to Turn Tide of Crime and Negativity
By Midge Pierce A perfect storm of conditions: an unprecedented police shortage, anti-police sentiment and diminishing crime prevention activity may…
RIP Gains Traction Amid Calls for More Density
By Midge Pierce Like it or not, quadplexes and possibly six or eight plexes are likely coming soon to Portland’s single family neighborhoods. Th…
Council Wrestles Over Contentious Code and Infill Proposals
By Midge Pierce As old Portland and new spar over the City’s future, Commissioners are in the hotseat hearing issues that split the City and blame c…
Buckman Fundraises a Makeover
By Midge Pierce Thanks to some busy holiday elves, Buckman Elementary students may return from break to find long-anticipated playground improvement…
City Takes Trees and Climate Seriously
By Midge Pierce As Fire Drill Friday climate protests swept the globe imploring action to save the planet, Portland took steps to curtail carbon emi…
Make Emergency Prep a New Year’s Resolution
By Midge Pierce Rising from the center of SE Portland is a reminder of nature’s unpredictability: the only volcano in a major American city, accordi…
New Seasons’ New Owners
By Midge Pierce Since New Seasons announced its sale under Good Food Holdings to South Korean E-mart, reactions at both the Hawthorne and Sellwood s…
Wyden Plans to Deliver
By Midge Pierce SE Portlanders know intuitively what US Sen. Ron Wyden confirmed last month: Oregon is among the top five states for unsheltered hom…
Residential Infill Project Update
By Midge Pierce Despite a recent Portland State University study indicating the number of people moving to Portland has slowed, city planners are co…
Look Up, There’s a Star Party on Mt. Tabor
By Midge Pierce If December holds a certain stargazing fascination for you (or you just want to scan the skies for Santa), consider trekking up Mt. …
Christmas House: Lights to Shine Once More
By Midge Pierce A once abandoned Georgian beauty known as The Christmas House, at 5631 SE Belmont Ave. is now fully restored and preparing to twink…
Walkabout Kicks Off Alliance
By Midge Pierce A coalition called Inner Powell Alliance (IPA) has formed with Creston-Kenilworth, Richmond, Hosford Abernethy and Brooklyn Neighbor…
Neighborhood Associations Live Another Day
By Midge Pierce Score a success for neighbors seeking to retain a pipeline to City Hall. Postponement of a code change vote that could have upended …
Civility Suffers as Challenges to Neighborhood Clout Continue
By Midge Pierce The role of the City’s Neighborhood Associations under Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s watch remains in limbo with her apparent slowdown…
Kids Combat Climate Change
By Midge Pierce Anyone who doubts that children are leading the way to save the planet, meet Jeremy Clark and Charlie Abrams. Fearing for their …
Something to Crow About
By Midge Pierce They’re back and there’s a good chance their murder will land on a doorstep or rooftop near you. It’s crow season in Portland. As…
Homeless Solutions Remain Elusive
By Midge Pierce T he City, County and State are spending more than ever to curb homelessness. This year’s Point in Time Count showed homeless number…