covid 19

Nonprofit Serving Homeless Youth Reboots Art Programs and Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Portland, OR. The nonprofit called p:ear is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and offering pre-pandemic mentoring services. Over the pandemic, the…

3 years ago

Supporting Literacy in Africa During COVID-19 Getting Easier

Portland, OR. Families are working through the African Library Project to get books into the hands of children in Sierra Leon,…

3 years ago

Pandemic Causes Friends of Trees to Pivot

Portland, OR. Friends of Trees is an Oregon-based organization that plants trees around the Portland-metro area, Salem, and other parts of…

3 years ago

Portland Parks & Recreation Announces Summer Offerings

Portland, OR. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is restoring much of its summer programming in 2021 with resources from the…

3 years ago

Blanchet House Raises a Sweet $216,000 for Human Services at Virtual Auction

Portland, OR. Katy Fackler of Wells Fargo was honored with a Service Award at the Blanchet House virtual benefit for…

4 years ago

Portland Art Museum Welcomes Has Two-Phase Spring 2021 Reopening

Portland, OR. The Portland Art Museum will have a phased reopening of the galleries following the second pandemic-related closure ordered…

4 years ago

Free Geek Needs Computers for People Still Struggling to Get Online for School and Vital Services

Portland, OR. The nonprofit that takes donated computers, removes all personal information, and gives them to needy people is working…

4 years ago

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Combined Digital and Live Season for 2021

Ashland, OR. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) announced the Festival’s 2021 season; it's an array of programming with digital and…

4 years ago

Finding the Funny in a Covid-Safe Valentine’s Day

A Lifestyle story. Portland, OR. Some singles put romance on hold to avoid Covid-19, but Isabel Klein just went on 52…

4 years ago

Austrian-born conductor David Danzmayr is Oregon Symphony’s New Music Director

Portland, OR. After a four year search and evaluation of over 700 possible music professionals, the Oregon Symphony announced that…

4 years ago