Find out why a non-profit organization and a city bureau team up every year to put on this fun, colorful event – and discover the not-so-hidden treasure of information they’re sharing. Who’s ‘Pirate King Capt’n Davy’ is in real life? Find out right here…

Culture comes to East Portland, once again! See how thousands of folks got their Shakespeare ‘fix’ – without an expensive trip down to Ashland …

See the startling aftermath of a wreck in which a suspected liquored-up driver plowed into an East Precinct patrol car, stopping the show, and sending them all to the hospital …

Find out how – and why – this group gathers to honor front-line public safety personnel each September …

See how Portland Police Bureau officers helped Oregon State Police corral this allegedly impaired driver – who refused to give up …

Neighbors and business people agree – the graffiti has got to go. See how they’re taking on the daunting challenge of wiping clean their section of outer SE Portland of unsightly public nuisance markings …

The damage caused by this overheated electric appliance could have been much worse. As the seasons change, there’s a lesson to be learned by everyone …

Who do you call, if the bar or tavern down the block isn’t a good neighbor? Folks who attended this meeting found that the answer isn’t clear – but, see what we found out …

As bullets flew, citizens ducked for cover, and schools went into lockdown. Here’s what officials are saying about this most recent outbreak of gang violence …

In this, the first installment of an ongoing series, learn about the values that drove the City Commissioners to seek their positions, and about the City bureaus they oversee – in their own words …

PDOT says this ‘demonstration project’ helps bicyclists feel safer as they ride the roads; neighbors agree – but, say the project isn’t what officials originally presented. Here’s the story …

Meet the new principal of Lent School, and find out how each-and-every student got a nifty new backpack, loaded with school supplies to help them start the year right …