INCLUDES VIDEO VIGNETTE Take a look, and you’ll see neighbors at this traditional version of a National Night Out in outer East Portland, where everyone was welcome …

Discover why Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson led the effort for this successful business district clean-up held in outer East Portland …

INCLUDES VIDEO VIGNETTE Discover how well-accepted this scaled-down version of the ‘Festival of Nations’ was by folks in outer East Portland …

See volunteers at work, sprucing up this outer East Portland gateway sign island that welcomes people to their community …

INCLUDES VIDEO VIGNETTE Discover why volunteers with the Montavilla East Tabor Business Association created a new outer East Portland ‘Public Plaza’, just off their downtown’s main street …

See where these folks worked, picking up a lot of refuse in outer East Portland, in the Foster Floodplain Natural Area …

Learn what prompted this effort was undertaken in outer East Portland – to clean up both neighborhood streets, and the neighborhood’s business district …

INCLUDES VIDEO With no outdoor concerts scheduled for outer East Portland, see where you can go for a pleasant evening of free, live music this summer …

Here’s what was behind the unprecedented heat wave that made neighbors from Argay Terrace, to Hazelwood, to Powellhurst-Gilbert swelter for three record-breaking days. And, see our list of places to splash, and stay cool …

INCLUDES VIDEO Fortunately, many willing hands made quick work, on this Saturday morning – replanting the now iconic Parkrose ‘traffic triangle island’, home of the Portland Immigrant Statue …

See why Leroy Barber – also known as Black Santa – hosted this outer East Portland gathering near the foot of Powell Butte, on June 19 …

INCLUDES VIDEO See students, many of whom live in outer East Portland, perform in this unique setting …