Week #84 Shooting Report | Shooting injury and death continue in outer East Portland this week; Four shootings leave one person dead, and three injured. This, in addition to scores of other shootings – including a big one, at a now-familiar night spot … Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a while since the Gateway Area Business Association has met. See what happened when this venerated outer East Portland group again convened in person ... Read the rest of this entry »

See why this was a tragic day, with single-vehicle smashups in the Montavilla and Lents neighborhoods … Read the rest of this entry »

INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | In the Centennial, Powellhurst, Gilbert, Lents, and Pleasant Valley neighborhoods, a total of 70 new trees stand in homeowner’s yards; see how and why … Read the rest of this entry »

Week #83 Shooting Report | The death toll keeps rising, as violent persons use guns to kill outer East Portland residents. Another wounded man was take to the hospital. And, there still lots of shots being fired in our neighborhoods … Read the rest of this entry »

Discover who has been honored with the Parkrose School District ‘Nutrition Spirit Award’ for stupendous service to outer East Portland students … Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a look at some of the good the Portland Police Bureau “Focused Intervention Team” is doing in outer East Portland – taking guns away from armed, violent people … Read the rest of this entry »

UPDATE: Dillon found, safe and sound | How will our beloved outer East Portland baseball team, the Portland Pickles, survive the tragic loss of their cheerful mascot? Maybe you can help rescue him after being snatched … Read the rest of this entry »

Week #82 Shooting Report | Astonishingly, one of the murders happened in broad daylight; two gunfire homicides were on the same day. Two more victims were injured in other afternoon drive-by shootings. And, the weekly ‘Shots Fired Log’ shows 52 incidents. Are you okay with your streets being turned into a deadly battlefield? Consider this horrifying trend and read our first-ever editorial, at the end … Read the rest of this entry »

SEE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO HERE | Although not as robust as in the summer, see why the Montavilla Farmers Market keeps shoppers and vendors happy, twice a month, all winter long, in outer East Portland … Read the rest of this entry »

Both crashes were on January 29th, both in the Hazelwood neighborhood. Investigators haven’t said why a man was hit in the traffic lanes; but in the other incident, officials are clear about why the PPB Sergeant’s cruiser was rear-ended … Read the rest of this entry »

Fortunately, no one was injured in this odd, outer East Portland smashup … Read the rest of this entry »