Martha Garkey, identified in a 1940 Oregonian caption as a “star outfielder for the Lind-Pomeroy girls’ softball team who is rated one of the outstanding feminine stars in the northwest.”
Along with “hitting any pitch,” Miss Garkey (no “Ms.” In … Continue Reading
A ping-ponging pair of Portlanders, Michael and Eugene Jung, are hoping to propel their love of pips and paddles from a pop-up project to a permanent PDX ping-pong palace.
The brothers, who started an enterprise called Pips and Bounce in … Continue Reading
Northwest Pilot Project takes care of an especially vulnerable group of people. Homeless seniors. I know. Hard to believe we have them in Portland. You might be surprised how many…
Jessica Larson is a Housing Specialist at Northwest Pilot Project.… Continue Reading
Perhaps because it’s the “Summer of the Super Moon,” a small ad from RM Parish’s attic floor Oregonian archives rose up from the dark side earlier this week.
According to the paid newspaper announcement, there was a children’s radio program … Continue Reading
Despite the fact that laundry soap doesn’t come in large wooden boxes anymore, the Soap Box Derby (now featuring the words “All American” in its title) rolls on every summer.
When the Sunday Oregonian devoted most of its July 24, … Continue Reading
Marlana VanHoose is quick to point out that she’s from Denver, Kentucky; NOT Denver, Colorado.
And, she doesn’t hesitate to tell anyone (including a journalist asking questions with a camera and microphone) that she prefers being blind rather than sighted.… Continue Reading
Portland is home to an abundance of dance companies, studios and dancers in styles ranging from ballet, aerial, and hip hop to tango, Bollywood and swing.
Until Emily Running stepped up with her non-profit called Dance Wire – finding out … Continue Reading
Portland’s Connection to the World. SIGN Fracture Care International, a humanitarian non-profit with headquarters in Richland, Washington, has deep roots in Portland.
SIGN was founded in 1999 by Dr. Lewis Zirkle, Jr., a Vietnam veteran and orthopaedic surgeon.
Dr. … Continue Reading
Camp Yakety Yak – a non-profit summer camp with one of the all-time great names — provides instruction in social and emotional skills to children with special needs and their siblings.
All this week on the PRP stream, we’ll … Continue Reading
Our President Teddy time capsule Flashback last week prompted an unprecedented outpouring of shock and disbelief.
Not really.
However (here comes the truth), during our research about that compelling historical story, we discovered that Pioneer Courthouse Square, Inc. is … Continue Reading
On Friday, May 30, 2014, representatives from The Oregon Historical Society and The City of Portland pulled up more than 55 remnants from Portland past.
You may have read the 1985 PDX time capsule story in Willamette Week.
Or, you … Continue Reading
1940 was a banner year for American technological innovation.
One small box of homegrown ingenuity changed home entertainment forever.
Another, many would argue, helped our country win World War II.
And then there was this.
The two inventions that totally … Continue Reading
The Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) honored four very talented Oregon high school musicians at Jimmy Mak’s Thursday evening.
OMHOF’s annual college scholarship award ceremony and performance celebration featured large checks and mini-concerts from the award recipients.
What’s more disturbing in this 1940 Safeway ad?
The headline: “Now really fresh mayonnaise?”
Or, the scary talking head of lettuce (guessing about the lettuce head; could be the verbose vegetable is a large Brussels sprout) who announces to potential … Continue Reading
Two very talented PDX musicians visited with Inessa and Robert Parish at PRP studios Wednesday morning. Say hello to Carley Baer and Jonathan “Bass” Chase.
If you’d like to find out more about these very talented players, please check our … Continue Reading
Audrey Rose Goldfarb obviously has the perfect Portland middle name. She also has a nearly perfect PDX pedigree.
Audrey was born and raised here. Her father, Delmark “Del” Goldfarb, created one the Pacific Northwest’s signature music events, The Waterfront … Continue Reading
The attic archives Oregonian collection of RM Parish continues to provide us with a slightly warped (literally and figuratively) view of 1940. For those into numbers, the information we’re about to share was published nearly 75 years ago.
As you’ve … Continue Reading
A Village for One: Putting an End to the Commercial Sexploitation of Children. Sex trafficking and children. Here in Portland, it’s an issue lurking way under the radar. But two Portland area women — Cassie Eichenberger and Austin Burres — … Continue Reading
Flying in 1940 was cheap! Of course, compared to, as they used to say back then, “nowadays,” it took nearly forever to get to your destination.
Or did it?
The airliner pictured in this 1940 Northwest Airlines’ Oregonian ad was … Continue Reading
Literary Arts is a community based non-profit organization in downtown Portland. Their mission: engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
Once a year – through their Writers in the Schools program — Literary Arts presents … Continue Reading
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
 |
||
