Meals on Wheels Turns 50
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but at the Meals on Wheels Center on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, lunches are dished out, free...
The Foodscape of Northeast
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
If there’s one thing that has changed the food landscape of Northeast Portland, it was the rise of the automobile, says Doug Decker, local historian and expert on early-century...
Beer, Tamales and Coffee: A Perfect Marriage
By Sue Stringer, Eliot News
“This town is about collaboration,” says Thad Fisco, owner of Portland Kettle Works and Portland’s craft beer lab, Labrewatory. In 2015, Labrewatory opened in the Lower Albina area and since...
Faith in Northeast
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
Civic engagement will always come from the community, not from the powers that be.
In the insular world of local politics, a recent controversy has sparked a heated conversation in...
Non-Profits Bring Music to the Kids
By Mischa S. Webley, NECN Staff Writer
The bell strikes at 2:30 PM and the hallways of Rosa Parks Elementary fill with kids from all directions. Some are going home, others to play sports, and...