Find out what they learned – when the Gateway Area Business Association convened, meeting at a new location, on their new day …

See who was presented with their two highest awards – and take a look at the good times that folks from this great business association shared, at their annual Holiday event …

Who is the classically-trained concert pianist who took on this effort? Find out – and learn where you can buy a great music CD – right here …

Hear what Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz had to say when she visited with Gateway business folks. And find out where (and when) GABA will be meeting in January …

See who was called forward, and why they were selected for honors – plus a wrap-up of Chamber activities – presented at the Annual Holiday Breakfast. See who you recognize, in this huge batch of photos that accompanies the story …

Find out what Superintendent Don Grotting said – pulling no punches, as he described the state of the David Douglas School District – at November’s Midway Business Association meeting …

See why the folks who think ‘Buy Local’ is more than just a slogan are checking many of their Holiday gift needs at Trillium Artisans this year. Amazingly, many shoppers shop there online, and don’t even have to visit the store on SE Foster Road …

Find out why this is not just another physician’s clinic, and who is benefiting from the efforts of the two brothers who operate it …

You needed a telescope to see the old scoreboard … when it worked! See why the swim teams at Parkrose High are cheering the electricians of NECA and IBEW for this really great – and truly needed – donation …

Think the only big Portland Water Bureau project is on Powell Butte? Not true! Find out what was revealed about another reservoir project – at the Midway Business Association meeting …

See why this new retail store fills an important void in a neighborhood – and may even attract Lents neighbors to this locally-owned business …

If you haven’t gone sightseeing in Montavilla/East Tabor business district lately, here’s a monthly event that’s a terrific reason to see the kaleidoscope of goods and services now offered in this revitalized outer East Portland village …