Q&A: Commissioner Mingus Mapps
On his agenda: Housing, public safety and protecting Bull Run from climate change
By Lisa Loving, NECN
As Portland grapples with historic crises -- from...
Clean Air Warriors: Beven Byrnes
Beven Byrnes, Volunteer Spokesperson, Portland North Harbor Neighbors
Volunteer Spoke Neighborhood Group Spokesperson Coordinator, Portland Clean Air
Strategy: linking communities affected by air toxics to build strength in numbers.
The next time you meet someone who...
Resident Spotlight: Clifford Walker of Humboldt Neighborhood
Tell us about your Portland roots:
My father worked for the Union Pacific railroad as a cook, that is how my family moved to Portland. I learned a lot from the men who worked with...
Jeana Woolley and Vanport Square
By Margaret O’Hartigan
photo by Margaret O'Hartigan
Over the past six months, many storefronts up and down MLK have remained boarded up after being repeatedly...
Portland, Unhoused: Matt Olguin
Matt Olguin, Director of Shelter Services, Transition Projects Inc.
“You have this perception that all homeless people are drug addicts or criminals. The difference is that the people that we see who are experiencing homelessness...
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Renewed Energy Engages Alberta Main Street
By Nancy Varekamp
CNews Editor
Alberta Main Street surges with new vitality and a renewed effort...
Bonne Chance Opens in Former Ciao Vitta
By Javier Puga-Phillips
CNA Board Member, AL4
CNA Social Committee Chair
Bonne Chance,...
Winter Fun and Games
BOISE Denorval Unthank City Park, 3920 N Kerby Ave. Baseball field, basketball court, playground, paved paths, accessible restroom.
Advocate Spotlights Male Survivors of Human Trafficking
By Lisa Loving, NECN
In the scant attention given to victims of human trafficking, almost none focuses on boys...
Another Level Reboots Peer Counseling Program
Local resource for sex trafficking survivors sets January restart for weekly meetings
“What I’ve noticed is, for a lot...
Resilience Sees Binks Through Two Decades
When COVID-19 closed down eateries across the state, the couple changed their bar business model and focused on delivery at www.binksterpdx.com
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