Community Mourns Shawn Penney, Led Good in the Hood Festival
He made national headlines by standing up to white supremacist threats
By NECN Staff
Shawn Penney
A powerhouse...
Slice of Life: A Humboldt Neighborhood Walk
By Alicia Richards, Humboldt Neighborhood
I have lived in the Humboldt neighborhood for 25 years and while walking I can’t help but notice some...
It’s ‘On the House’ at Jinx
By Steve Elder & Nancy Varekamp, Concordia Neighborhood Association
The pandemic that made it difficult for restaurants to serve customers at indoor tables didn’t deter a local restaurant from...
Jimmy Wilson: Entrepreneur Joins NECN Board
By Lisa Loving, Hey! Neighbor
Already a member of the Eliot Neighborhood Association Board, entrepreneur Jimmy Wilson is the newest member of the NECN Board of Directors. Hey Neighbor!...
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...
Interview with Jamie Turner, Owner, Ja’das Soulful Eatz
Interviewed by Adam Lyons, NECN
What’s your background?
I worked for Bonneville Power for 38 years - started there as a student - then recently retired last October. During that time I started a cupcake business...
5 Questions With State Rep. Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez was elected to the state legislature in 2016. Since then she has racked up a long list of legislative accomplishments, most significantly getting the Missing and Murdered Indigienous Women’s Act passed, which...
Resident Profile: Rena Williams
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
There’s not much you can say that will phase a woman like Rena Williams. As the founder of a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting survivors of sex trafficking and...
Youth Profile: Ei-Shah Pirtle-Wright
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
After years spent bouncing between her biological and foster parents, between her home town of Coos Bay and other parts of Oregon, there was a lot that Ei-Shah didn’t...
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...