Take a “Preservation Month” stroll through neighborhood history

By Eileen G. Fitzsimons / The Bee Wed, Apr 30, 2008

May is National Historic Preservation month — and the 2008 theme is “This Place Matters”. Since daylight lingers until at least 8 …

Plant sales help Community Transition Center grow

By David F. Ashton /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Across the street from Brentwood Park, on S.E. 60th Avenue, plant lovers from all over East Portland were coming in to buy plants in the third week …

Woodstock school trains service dogs — and masters

By David F. Ashton /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Owners bringing their dogs to the lower level of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on S.E. 39th Avenue aren’t coming for a class to help correct …

Portland is “tie-dye Mecca” for Sellwood hippie

By Merry Mackinnon /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

As the crowd inches its way through Saturday Market in downtown Portland, “Tie Dye Eric” is all smiles. For the first Saturday this year, …

Oaks Park walk raises funds and awareness for Autism Society

By David F. Ashton /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Because of ignorance — or fear — some people turn away from families or individuals caring for an individual with “Autism Spectrum …

New raptor nests spotted near Oaks Park

By Rita A. Leonard /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

A pair of noisy ospreys – or fish eagles -- have built a nest on an electrical transfer tower at the entrance to Oaks Amusement Park. The …

BOOKMARK

Therapy Dog Zara listens to stories, at Sellwood Branch Library

By Ann L. Knutson, Sellwood Library /
The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Every Wednesday evening, The Sellwood-Moreland Branch Library goes to the dogs -- well, just one, actually, and she comes to us. The “Read …

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN MAY

The Bee
Mon, Apr 28, 2008
Updated Apr 28, 2008

MAY 1 “Goldibear” play at Ladybug Theater. The perennial favorite play “Goldibear and the Three Locks”, featuring Baby Bear, …

“Everybody’s Garden Center” moves south; now near Brooklyn

By Rita A. Leonard / The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

“Everybody's Garden Center”, a long established business at 519 S.E. Main Street, has moved south to a location near the Brooklyn …

Southeast’s new Chinese Herb & Grocery Store fills ethnic need

By Rita A. Leonard / The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

The Summer Olympics are coming up in Beijing in 2008; several noted Chinese Immersion programs are located at schools in Inner Southeast Portland. …

IN THE SELLWOOD KITCHEN

This Month’s Episode: “There Will Be Pork”

By Michael And Erin O'shaughnessy / The Bee
Wed, Apr 30, 2008

EDITOR’S NOTE: Michael O’Shaughnessy is a key executive in THE BEE’s parent company, Community Newspapers, Inc. He moved to …