Find how some enterprising volunteers raised the money needed to purchase this new structure, and why they say worked so hard to finance it …

Although they were kicked out Franklin High School just as their previous season began, learn why the members of Lents-neighborhood-based ‘Mahr’s Metal Beavers’ consider this past year a success …

Even when dodging raindrops, East Portland “Concerts in the Park” continue to provide pleasant outdoor evenings …

Find out why one of the crew of a huge mobile radar truck, seen on the Discovery Channels’ Storm Chasers program, visited East Portland. The truck’s stay was brief, but you can view the results of their work on the five-story-high OMNIMAX screen …

Find out what kind of special unit Central Northeast Neighbors volunteers are hoping to buy for Portland Fire & Rescue’s Station 12 …

You might be surprised to learn just how many years this pre-July 4th parade has been inspiring both young and old to come out and celebrate Independence Day weekend …

See what happens when pastors and parishioners of a dozen churches gather to take their faith to the streets – and while there, to clean things up on the streets of outer East Portland …

Take a look, and you’ll see how a unique program is turning empty houses into first homes, affordable to folks of moderate income …

See where this top-notch facility will be constructed this summer, and find out who’s behind the effort to bring these playing fields to outer East Portland …

Discover why, every June, armed forces personnel ride out ‘122nd way’ to spend an afternoon with the good folks at American Legion Portland Post #1 …

Who would have thought a pancake breakfast would attract so many folks on a Saturday morning? Find out what happened – and why the neighborhood is one step closer to making this local food source a reality …

Another ‘first’ for the school is another ‘last’ – now that they’ve been shut down. It was a first to be awarded for helping to clean and improve an important outer East Portland waterway. See who presented the award, and why they received it …