Learn how a dawn 911 call at a Hazelwood apartment building turned into a 12-hour tactical standoff on NE 122nd Avenue in outer East Portland …

Discover how East Portland neighbors turned a neighborhood park into a welcoming playground for every child …

Learn what investigators reported after a pre-dawn shooting shut down SE 122nd Avenue for hours in Hazelwood …

Learn how an outer East Portland nonprofit helped young leaders rethink safety, place, and pride in their own neighborhood …

See how Learning Gardens Laboratory used Earth Day to bring families, kids, and elders together in a hidden green space …

Find out what police revealed about the victim and the vehicle involved in this fatal outer East Portland smashup …

Understand why families, Scouts, and dignitaries return year after year to outer east Portland’s Willamette National Cemetery on Memorial Day morning …

Discover how volunteers — and a giant pickle — helped transform Lents Park and nearby streets, on a crisp spring morning …

INCLUDES ‘ALL ABOARD’ VIDEO | Find out how a bigger, two‑day ‘National Train Days’ weekend filled Oregon Rail Heritage Center with packed train rides, rare steam giants and families soaking up living railroad history …

From youth exhibits to diverse entertainment, along with all the Oaks Amusement Park rides, see why volunteers say this year’s County Fair offered something for every family …

Discover how the NAPAC Intertribal Powwow welcomed Native and non-Native guests alike – to experience drumming, dancing, food, and culture, in a neighborhood school gym in outer East Portland …

Here’s what’s behind the fresh paint and new plants at Arleta Triangle Square – and how it’s powering a summer of neighborhood gatherings …