Nonprofit Forms to Provide Garbage Service to Unhoused Residents in 3-Month Pilot Project
Inspired by the “hygiene stations” the City of Portland provides, the Clean Camp project gives homeless campers the ability to keep their area clean by providing basic dumpster services.
ELECTION INTERVIEW: Alicea Maurseth
There are a record four open seats on city council this year, including for mayor, and we interviewed almost every candidate running to fill them. This is one in a series.
NOTE: all of these...
Resident Profile: Karen Wells
by Michael French, Concordia News
Activist and Alameda resident Karen Wells carries a business card with the job title “change agent.” It's a phrase that sums up her approach and five decades of social justice...
Love is the Greatest
By Ike Harris, Concordia Neighborhood
Remember Muhammad Ali, the greatest heavy weight boxer of all time? I do. Those quick hands and feet.
Once upon a time he made this statement. He said to his audience...
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
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Is It Time To Change Portland's System of Government? Ask a Cat.
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5 Things You Should Know About Homelessness in Portland
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Cranes Above, Tents Below
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We Love Northeast Portland
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Know Your Rivers
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Right2DreamToo: Safe Sleep Rest Area Video Tour
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NECN Congestion Pricing Primer - Portland, OR
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Q&A: Commissioner Mingus Mapps
On his agenda: Housing, public safety and protecting Bull Run from climate change
By Lisa Loving, NECN
Cleaner Air Oregon Puts N/NE Portland Emissions Under Watch
Join NECN and our colleagues at North Portland Neighborhood Services, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6-8 pm. Learn the facts on the most recent...
Community Mourns Shawn Penney, Led Good in the Hood Festival
He made national headlines by standing up to white supremacist threats
By NECN Staff
Local Free Meal Nonprofit Expands Grassroots Network
By Lisa Loving, NECN
A small grassroots nonprofit that jumped into action last year to support struggling Portlanders during...
Large-Species Trees Needed Now More Than Ever
By Jim Gersbach, Littleleaf lindens, Ladd's Addition
Monkey Puzzle Trees are Portland’s Ancient Survivors
The mature trees growing in Portland are almost all about 115 years old, having arrived as seeds available to fair-goers attending the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
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