Features Archive
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Sharing Cultures through Art
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsSocial justice group builds community By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer To ensure immigrant artists both preserve and share their cultures, one Portland non-profit is on a mission to create a... -
Shelters Exceed Capacity as Cold Hits
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsWhole families take refuge in east Portland church By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer On another bone-chilled night, the doors were open to the Homeless Family Winter Shelter at East... -
Transitioning Futures: Challenges rise for women after prison
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer With the number of homeless women throughout the city on the rise, one local non-profit organization, in association with a historically African-American church,... -
Girls Empowered
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 1 CommentGaining strength against abuse By Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Bullying, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and violence in schools and at home reflect age-old societal norms in need of reversal. According... -
Pet Grooming For All
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsAfter a life-time filled with a love for animals, two local residents opened a dog grooming shop to provide the community with a safe place to leave their pets. Show... -
Two Shows, Four Artists
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsTwo separate art shows are now showing through July 26 at Guardino Gallery, 2939 N.E. Alberta St. Carole Turner’s stone sculptures and Rio Wrenn’s investigation of the rust process are... -
Unique Garden Engages Community of Color
Posted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsVolunteers plant seeds for urban harvest By Cari Hachmann, photo by Kyle Weismann-Yee On a recent chilly morning, seeds were planted in Portland’s first urban garden organized solely by communities of... -
Smoking Ban Lands Butts on Neighbors
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsPCC tobacco policy has unintended consequences by Cari Hachmann Cigarette smokers at Portland Community College must take responsibility for their cigarette butts or face greater fines. Since a tobacco-use ban... -
Helping Kids Resolve Differences
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsThe choking case was at a school with anti-bullying coach By CLIFF PFENNING, The Portland Observer When a case of bullying that involved a second grader being choked during recess... -
Low risk of radiation fallout in Oregon
Posted on March 16, 2011 | No CommentsExperts say long distance would dilute harmful exposure By CLIFF PFENNING, The Portland Observer In the wake of the devastating 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan Friday, world,... -
Grant fields ready for fulfillment
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsOrganizers plan public viewing of progress By CLIFF PFENNING, The Portland Observer It’s been more than a decade and approaching $3 million in the making, but the turf field project... -
Last Thursday consensus still in limbo
Posted on March 2, 2011 | No CommentsA plan to manage crowds eludes officials BY CARI HACHMANN, The Portland Observer As soon as the sun parts clouds over northeast Alberta Street, so to emits the controversy of... -
President promotes future technologies
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsIntel visit makes point about investment in children President Barack Obama came to a massive, cutting edge Intel chip making plant in Hillsboro Friday to learn how to make American... -
Proud Diversity Etched in Stone
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsConstruction to begin on heritage markers BY LEE PERLMAN The pride of some of north and northeast Portland’s most diverse neighborhoods and histories is being etched in stone, literally, on... -
New Radio Station goes Full Signal
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsDenise Kowalczyk, director of organizational advancement, for KZME puts together a podcast in the MetroEast headquarters in Gresham. In a constricted office lined with cardboard boxes brimming with a sundry...
