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The Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) has selected its 2023-24 board of directors. The incoming board...

On Wednesday afternoon at Laurelhurst Park, two women shared cigarettes and paintbrushes as they spread globs of acrylic paint over stretched canvas frames. Mama Zeigh, a woman in her mid 60s with a grey-flecked mohawk, worked on an octopus painting, while Alma Barrett, a younger woman with a small white dog, painted a vibrant sky. “This is how we find calm,” said Zeigh, who asked to be identified by her nickname. “We need something to...

City of Portland Originally published on July 28, 2021 1:35 pm On Wednesday, Portland City Council unanimously approved fire bureau protocols that aim to keep homeless individuals from camping in large forested swaths of the city during wildfire season. Following a dramatic uptick in fire calls related to outdoor camping, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the fire bureau, asked the city fire marshal in April to figure out a humane way to get the numbers down. The fire bureau returned with two proposed protocols it believes will reduce the risk of a devastating blaze. The first p...

Since Aug. 31, just one resident from the Laurelhurst encampment has been housed through the city's Navigation Team

Homeless camp, activists remain at Laurelhurst Park, six months after city vowed to clear it Friday afternoon, reps for all five Portland city commissioners met with activists protesting the idea of another sweep. Neighbors are exhausted and terrified. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 6:27 PM PDT May 7, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Six months after the city cleared campers from the streets lining Laurelhurst Park, reps for all five Portland city commissioners Friday met with activists protesting the idea of another sweep. Those activists say they’re protecting the do...