Vanessa White: Owner of Just V
Vanessa White
Owner of Just V Natural and a MESO client.
On the importance of building generational wealth:
“My family has been in Oregon since 1864. My great-grandfather owned property throughout Portland, in downtown and Northeast,...
Small Business, Big Reach: Microenterprise Services of Oregon
Small Business, Big Reach
By Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
It wasn’t too long ago that Brian Parham was a humble guitar teacher, lugging his instrument on his back as he biked from lesson to lesson...
NE History: The Walnut Park Theater
By Margaret O’Hartigan, King Neighborhood
1923 was a boom year for the Walnut Park section of what is now King Neighborhood. In addition to dozens of houses sprouting up almost like weeds, the Walnut Park...
Geneva’s Shear Perfection: A Community Institution Closes (For Now)
But Paul Knauls Jr. is leading the effort to recast the barber and beauty salon as a charitable foundation
By Lisa Loving, Hey Neighbor contributor
This past Spring, the Knauls Family made the difficult decision to...
The Final Cut
By Donovan M. Smith, Hey Neighbor contributor
Now that the historic barbershop and salon Geneva’s has closed, what’s next for its stylists?
More important than any head they’ve touched, Geneva’s Shear Perfection Barber & Beauty Salon...
5 Questions with Bri Condon
Interviewed by Mischa Webley, NECN Staff Writer
Bri Condon is Executive Director of Bradley Angle, a social services organization on North Albina working to support survivors of domestic violence
Tell us about who Bradley Angle serves...
ELECTION INTERVIEW: Mingus Mapps
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...