Is this new program really going to help reduce the number of car-versus-pedestrian accidents? Find out why City officials think so. We’ve got the details, and photos, right here …

Find out what Superintendent Don Grotting said – pulling no punches, as he described the state of the David Douglas School District – at November’s Midway Business Association meeting …

Find out why news people and television producers from ten countries in the former Soviet Union came to Hazelwood – and what they learned …

This disturbance left one man dead, a charred home – and many questions. See what has been learned so far …

Have a sneak peek, and find out why you should make plans to see this lively musical love story, filled with dance numbers, played out on a fabulous set, starting on December 2nd  …

Find out why firefighters had a fight on their hands when they worked to extinguish the blaze, accidentally set, in a manufactured home …

Opening of this center surprised and concerned some neighbors. But, find out why officials and social services advocates say it’s desperately needed, here in outer East Portland …

See why the folks who think ‘Buy Local’ is more than just a slogan are checking many of their Holiday gift needs at Trillium Artisans this year. Amazingly, many shoppers shop there online, and don’t even have to visit the store on SE Foster Road …

See what two City Bureaus have cooked up – with lots of help from neighbors – for the lot where JJ North’s and the bingo hall once stood, on NE Halsey Street. Miss the meeting? Review the plan and comment, online, through December 1 …

See the damage that this blaze caused at a long-established firm. And learn how other businesses, not directly touched by the fire, are now also suffering the consequences of the conflagration …

See why this colorful version of “Romeo and Juliet” is delighting young and old who come to see it this weekend …

See why this unusual call surprised even seasoned firefighters. And, oh yes – there is a valuable lesson provided by this incident …