Free gate entry and free parking is one reason why families from all over the metro area come to this East Portland springtime fair. It’s open – and running through Memorial Day …

Wait no more! See what’s in store for you at the Montavilla Farmers Market this season …

Discover why, until recently, Portland’s Cambodia, Laotian, Thai, and Burmese held individual celebrations – but now join in an outer East Portland park to welcome their New Year …

It was held after the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade; see all the fun folks had at a traditional springtime festival in Lents …

Read about, and see lots of photos of, the fun-filled 2016 edition of the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade …

Read this, and see how a Portland Police officer sees the changes, including a growing homeless community, that are affecting Parkrose. And you’ll be amazed at how many scholarships were funded during the Parkrose Business Association meeting …

Take a look, and learn more about this outer East Portland ‘incubator business’ the event supports at this Centennial neighborhood public space …

Take a look at the new meeting location, and see what members were learning about social media, at their new monthly gathering spot …

See what is planned for the site that is now the home of the Jade/APANO Multicultural Space …

Find out how businesses are attracting more visitors to this historic area of outer East Portland with their upcoming special events …

Look at how many donors and volunteers came to help, at Menlo Park Elementary School in outer East Portland …

See how this ‘Job Fair’ connected hundreds of eager outer East Portland job-seekers with dozens of employers …