A tragic fire brings the community together The brightly lit, colorful food carts at 7238 SE Foster Road contrasted cheerfully with the gray, rainy day when they reopened on Jan. 26. It's the first milestone in a much-longer recovery process, and the ...
21 Feb 2024 - Ellen Clarke
The storied Albina institution transferred to new ownership Sept. 1. New owners hope to push the arts space to new heights. A heat wave did not keep the smiles from people’s faces as they gathered at the Albina Arts Center in Northeast Portland to embra ...
6 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Students and staff at school for homeless students continue uphill trek to normalcy following the end of pandemic restrictions “ When I was in kindergarten, I did not know what a book was,” a quiet fifth-grade student in Cheryl Bickle’s class recently wro ...
25 Jan 2023 - Ellen Clarke
The Atomic Orchard Experiment aims to honor what people do as workers and as Portlanders Jeff Woodward, a boots-on-the-ground frontline worker with the Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon, spends his days bringing harm reduction supplies out ...
21 Dec 2022 - Ellen Clarke