Here’s another good example of police officers who take time and make the effort to help kids in their community …

See how this venerated event was ‘kicked up a notch’ in a neighborhood-wide party, celebrating community and diversity. It all started with a grand parade  …

Discover why volunteers work for months to put on this series of musical events in the Hazelwood Neighborhood …

See hundreds of folks walk throughout the night and day – and why many of them say the do it …

Discover why diverse community members came together at an outer East Portland location to commemorate the “Twin Towers” terrorist attack a decade ago …

This wasn’t the huge drug bust this week that you’ve probably heard about – but it’s a good example of how outer East Portland police officers use their detective skills to get meth off our streets …

Do-it-yourself firefighting wasn’t enough to keep this home from suffering major damage. Here are the details …

Also, meet all of our outer East Portland ‘First Responders’ – again honored at this special ceremony held by the Gateway Area Business Association …

There’s $37,000 to be granted! See how much funding your non-profit group can get to help kick-start a community service project …

Exactly why the driver of his car lost control remains unclear – but the result of this mighty crash is amazing. Take a look, and see why officials say they are surprised that no one was badly injured …

If you missed this neat event on the Columbia Slough, there’s more fun coming up on Saturday! Take a look …

See how the Proud Ground organization helps folks do more than just change from renters into homeowners. It’s pretty cool how they installed an ‘urban farm’ for this outer East Portland resident …