Colleen Davis and Roseta Akin – who on Tuesday opened the Democrats' Northeast neighborhood Voter Registration Depot – want to bring that sense of excitement back to their storefront office, right across the street from the old headquarters.

A focus group Aug. 28 at Jefferson High School brought together Jefferson students and youth from Multnomah Youth Commission's Youth Against Violence group.

The Multnomah Youth Commission's anti-violence initiative has been granted $999,996 to expand its work.

The federal government is subsidizing junk food, but it's not doing enough to make sure Americans can afford to eat real food. That's according to Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who held a press conference, Aug 28, along with the Oregon State Public Interest Group.

In just five months, since "Obamacare" became U.S. law, Oregon has established itself as the state to watch. With a waiver from the feds that frees providers from the traditional fee-for-service payment structure, the state is on a mission to drastically reduce healthcare costs at the same time as delivering healthcare to many more people.

For the first time ever, this year's Hood to Coast relay will feature an all-Black men's team, The Soleful Brothers.
"These brothers, they are doing a 10-minute mile," says Georgeanne Pierce, a walker with the Brothers' companion team, The Soleful Strutters.

Unless we see a high-speed u-turn, Portland City Council will vote September 12, to add fluoride to our water supply.

* Office Furniture * Office desk supplies * File Cabinets * 1940s DeWalt Sander * 1940s table saw * Computers (no hard drive)

A group of 25 men came together Aug. 4, at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, to bridge the gulf between church and street.

As some feel hip-hop is being phased out, the tensions between the hip-hop community and the City lead back to a larger conversation on the issue of gentrification.