Neighborhood We Love : The Historic Alphabet District
Window shop northwest’s Alphabet District. Families say it offers a European feel — right in the heart of the bustling city.
Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns
Plenty of Portlanders are proud of their neighborhoods, but when it comes to community spirit, St. Johns is in a class of its own.
Education Guide
Find schools, childcare, after-school activities and enrichment programs in our Education Guide.
Neighborhood We Love: Lents
With many organizations that focus on building community, Lents in Southeast is on the rise.
Neighborhood We ❤️: Congenial Cully
Latest posts by Erin Bernard (see all)
- Toys that Travel - May 22, 2021
- Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns - December 26, 2020
- Neighborhood We Love: King - December 20, 2020
Beloved Cully eatery Beeswing might be long gone, but this Northeast Portland neighborhood remains a hive of culinary and cultural activity. Cully packs a surprising number of community-investment initiatives into its 2.75 square miles, including a thriving neighborhood association — the Cully Association of Neighbors — and Living Cully, a decade-old sustainable growth effort between Habitat …
The Long Way Home: Homelessness in PDX
Latest posts by Erin Bernard (see all)
- Toys that Travel - May 22, 2021
- Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns - December 26, 2020
- Neighborhood We Love: King - December 20, 2020
Tessa Clampitt’s dream home is two stories, modern, and painted pink, with land enough for a few horses. Zechariah McLaurin and Dezirae Serrano would like to rent-to-own a nice house in a nice neighborhood in the Portland metro. It doesn’t matter where, as long as it’s got good schools and room for their three kids …
How We Live: Say Hello to Bridgeton
A search for affordable rent and room to roam lands one Portland family in a lesser-known North Portland waterfront enclave.
How We Live: In Our Backyard
Can we build our way to more equal housing opportunities? One Portland architect makes a case for conscious density.
One Family's Struggles with Portland's Housing Boom
Rising rents aren’t just a Portland problem — just ask Pacific Northwest natives Melissa and Roberto Lopez.
The Joys and Trials of Tiny-House Living
Is 300 square feet enough room for a family of four? One Vancouver family sounds off on the joys (and trials) of going tiny.
From Colombia to Cully
To navigate the logistics of an international move, a family turns to a Portland nonprofit.
