Looking for a cool spot to take the family? Head to air-conditioned OMSI and check out this new display that uses cutting-edge technology to show how new cars are engineered and built …

Here’s where you can see, up close, famous TV puppets — including from the Howdy Doody Show, Topo Gigio, and Lamb Chop. And, you’ll meet puppeteers who create some of the puppets you’ve seen in the movies …

Here’s the place to get a fresh (food) start to your weekend throughout the summer …

See how many $1,000 scholarships were given this year, and learn more about the Parkrose High grads who were thus honored …

See how this museum mixes adult fun and science, to attract big crowds of young adults each month …

Find out why this OSU instructor teaches about the shrubs loved by birds, bees – and bugs …

Here’s why you should buy your “safe and sane” fireworks at SE 122nd Avenue and Division Street this year …

Here’s a story you won’t see anywhere else: Discover why many of these student musicians were playing downtown – at a renowned jazz club …

See outer East Portland academy students ‘ace’ their Sellwood Bridge model – and presentation – to Multnomah County Board of Commissioners …

See how the Parkrose High School music program will benefit from a fundraising project created by Gateway-area business people …

If you haven’t voted – it may be too late to mail in your ballot to be counted on May 15, but you can still vote. Here’s a guide to what the candidates have said when visiting outer East Portland – and, vital information about where you can take your ballot to drop it off …

See which students attending Parkrose School District middle and elementary schools were honored for their academic and social excellence in 2012 …