NECN Board Spotlight: Keith Jones
Hey! Neighbor chatted with Keith Jones about his work on the Green Loop, the groundbreaking partnership the Lloyd Neighborhood has forged with Right 2 Dream Too, and how it all could improve the city’s resilience in a natural disaster.
Concordia Foundation Moves to Return University-Zoned Land to Residential Use
Concordia University ceased operations in the spring of last year. On June 29 it was sold in an auction on the Multnomah County steps to the Lutheran Church Extension Fund for $3 million.
AdoptOneBlock: Bringing Portlanders together to clean up their favorite places
It really is fast and easy: enter your address at www.adoptoneblock.org, choose a block, and order the clean up supplies -- all delivered within a week or two via Amazon.
Summer is coming for the Woodlawn Farmers Market
It's been a long winter but the Woodlawn Farmers Market is getting ready for the summer with a food assistance fundraiser, plans for live music performance, new vendors and more.
Rachelle Dixon: Building a stable base for permanent housing
By Lisa Loving, NE Coalition
Rachelle Dixon is a visionary who gets things done: Hot meal programs, community gardening, political campaigns and more. The pandemic shut down some of...
Police Accountability, the Legislature and the People: Senator Lew Frederick on the Issues
By Lisa Loving
From the streets to the legislature, there are many fronts in the fight for police accountability. Oregon State Senator Lew Frederick and the Oregon Legislature’s People...
Black Trans Lives Matter!
By Margaret Dierdre O'Hartigan
Among signs carried in Portland protests this summer are those reading “Black Trans Lives Matter!” What you may not comprehend, however, are the many ways...
Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood
NAYA was successful in renting 51 of 59 new units in Portland to Native households, and a clever financing model made that possible
by Brian Oaster | 26 Aug 2020
Teaching Outside the Box: Alliance High School
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
The first sign that this isn’t your average urban high school is the curriculum. There’s a class called Manhood, another called Skateboard Manufacturing. There’s Mindfulness, Leadership, a class on...
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...