See why we believe the Community Fair at Eastport Plaza was simply first of the many great outdoor events Portlanders love to attend in the summertime. Wow! There’s a lot of great photos in this story you’ll enjoy …

Discover how small changes made at work – or at home – can add up to big savings every month on your electric bill. We’ve got the hook-up right here …

See our exclusive photos of flames licking into the sky along NE Sandy Blvd., as  firefighters did their best to save the complex owned by, and which provided the meeting space for, the Eastside Foursquare Church.  And, discover why one of their pastors looked so calm on TV as this story was reported …

Some want to say that noted advertising wiz Frank Ryan is retiring – but find out why that’s simply not so! See how dozens of his business and personal friends gave Ryan a rollicking sendoff to his next endeavor …

Unless you run a do-it-yourself recording studio – or are a Hollywood movie soundtrack mogul – you probably have never heard of this fellow. But, you certainly have heard his handiwork …

Learn why, although Le Sorelle Café was packed with patrons on this occasion, the owner called it quits – less than two years after this Italian-themed eatery opened …

Find out what Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish had to say about his current post, and the City’s budget and bicycles, when he spoke at the last Parkrose Business Association meeting …

Find out which facts surprised neighbors and business people about the nation’s largest retailer – once vilified by Portland’s mayor – when a corporate spokesman came to the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association meeting …

Find out what outer East Portland business people learned from a man who has made it his mission to champion the role of fathers in the home – and in society …

Find out about changes in the tax law for the 2009 tax year – and exactly who will actually pay …

See who was given awards by the Parkrose Business Association this year – and, take a look at all the fun they had at their annual banquet …

Find out why outer East Portland, from all walks of life, turned out to say goodbye to Commander Michael Crebs. And, find out what’s next for East Precinct’s former top cop …