http://www.thebeenews.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592422039974100 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592422039974100 en-us It mattered not that the second day of spring brought rain and the chill of winter — youngsters at Sellwood’s “Violet Garden Waldorf Preschool” were unwavering in their resolve to hold their sixth annual outdoor “Gnome Dance” on Wednesday, March 21st. Dressed in ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592332146818900 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592332146818900 en-us On a Saturday morning, fourteen women gather in an airy upstairs room behind Grand Central Bakery on S.E. 13th Avenue in Sellwood for a “Yoga for the Larger Woman” class. Lying on mats, bolstered by pillows and blocks, they not only stretch, breathe, bend and meditate, but they are ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592240319493600 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592240319493600 en-us Westmoreland author Inara Scott was profiled in THE BEE two years ago, as she published her first Young Adult novel, “Delacroix Academy: The Candidates”. Later, that book won an Oregon Spirit Book Honor award, as “a distinguished contribution to children's literature that ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592179253526100 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592179253526100 en-us What was once simply the process of cooking a dinner entrée for family and friends on the backyard grill has gradually turned into highly competitive, globally-televised contests. Lovers of smoked and grilled meats and fowl who think they have “the right stuff” enter local, regional, ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592110515289800 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133592110515289800 en-us “Birds & Bees Nursery”, a boutique nursery featuring all-native plants, along with urban farming supplies and garden-related tools and gifts, has opened in what used to be space housing an antique shop, at 3709 S.E. Gladstone Street at 37th, in the Creston-Kenilworth ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591879605514300 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591879605514300 en-us Tiny blue and white “Smart” brand cars, labeled “car2go” and parked in many locations in Inner Southeast Portland neighborhoods these days, look almost like toys. They are part of a 250-car fleet of small cars made by Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) that can be seen sprinkled ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591809854230100 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591809854230100 en-us “Children's Intensive Therapy”, a business previously profiled in THE BEE, has moved from its location on S.E. 17th Avenue at Rhine Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood to 7203 S.E. Raymond Street, at Foster Road. The move was mandated by the construction of the new Inner southeast MAX ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591727925041600 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591727925041600 en-us For the first time in decades, the marquee of the historic Bob White Theater at 6423 S.E. Foster Road was brightly lit — inviting neighbors in for an all-ages evening of music, entertainment and exploration on March 31. Two months ago in THE BEE, new owner Nick Storie said he purchased the ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591675306423000 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591675306423000 en-us Now that lawns and parking strips are beginning to green up with grass, it’s time to haul out the lawnmower to keep it trimmed. One residence, near the corner of S.E. 15th and Linn Street turns the job over to their “organic lawn mowers”. These adorable goats enjoyed some ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591627230505100 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591627230505100 en-us For years, the large store across S.E. 17th from Mike’s Drive In, just south of Tacoma Street, stood empty, with “For Lease or Sale” posted on it. Late last year that sign went down, and neighbors noted merchandise moving in. It turned out to be a new thrift store, only open two ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591569829943200 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591569829943200 en-us The Woodstock Branch Library has a popular Saturday morning program geared specifically to wiggly preschoolers. “Sensory Story Time” is open to all preschoolers, and is geared to children with “sensory integration issues”. If your child has difficulty sitting through the ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591064773118100 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133591064773118100 en-us The terms “poetry reading” and “competition” may seem at odds — but, in 1985 a Chicago-based poet came up with a concept he called a “Poetry Slam” — as an alternative to stodgy open-mike poetry reading nights. The concept has been revived at Franklin ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133584194464739900 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133584194464739900 en-us The day before Easter, folks in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood got their first-ever Easter egg hunt — on April 7. But, this event was much more than the typical five-minute scramble. Driving, biking, and walking to spacious Brentwood Park, located just north of Lane Middle School, ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133584098667149300 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133584098667149300 en-us The time-honored tradition of holding a day-before-Easter egg hunt in Westmoreland Park continued this year — again with the help of members of the Oaks Bottom Lions Club on a sunny April 7 morning. “Thanks to funding from SMILE, the Sellwood Moreland Improvement League neighborhood ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133583979460369800 2012-05-02 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133583979460369800 en-us First referred to as Brookland in its earliest years — because of the brooks running through what would eventually be the neighborhood south of Powell and just east of the Ross Island Bridge — the more familiar name of Brooklyn has been adopted by local residents, apparently when the ... http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133549846602256100 2012-04-28 00:00:00 http://www.thebeenews.com/features/story.php?story_id=133549846602256100 en-us APRIL 30 Progress report on deepening Columbia River channel. Rotarian and House Speaker Dave Hunt returns to the S.E. Portland Rotary Club to report on a project he has been pursuing for years — the deepening of the Columbia River channel to benefit Portland’s “world class ...