Wed03

City Council Candidates Answer More Questions about East Portland Issues

Posted by Tim Curran on Oct 3, 2018

City Council candidates Loretta Smith and Jo Ann Hardesty answer questions about issues and concerns in east Portland.

Thu30

City Council Candidates Answer Questions About East Portland Issues

Posted by Tim Curran on Aug 30, 2018

The Memo recently asked City Council candidates Loretta Smith and Jo Ann Hardesty three questions about east Portland issues. Here are the questions and their answers: 1. The homeless issue is crippling east Portland. As a new commissioner, how...

Sat14

Glisan Street Safeway to close Aug. 18

Posted by Tim Curran on Jul 14, 2018

The Safeway, 221 N.E. 122nd Ave., is closing in August. The Safeway store in the Glisan St. Station is set to close next month. The store’s pharmacy closes Thursday, July 26. Pharmacy staff is being transferred to the Southeast 122nd Avenue...

Wed27

Queen of Rosaria Kiara Johnson speaks to her Parkrose subjects

Posted by Tim Curran on Jun 27, 2018

The Mid-county Memo asked Kiara Johnson, Parkrose High School’s first Queen of Rosaria, to tell us how she plans to use this platform to promote her school and the Parkrose community. In addition, we asked her what has surprised her about the...

Tue13

City stands behind Gateway to Opportunity project, despite some chagrin

Posted by Jack Rushall on Feb 13, 2018

Northeast Halsey has proven a provocative subject for both the City of Portland and Gateway residents, if not for different reasons. There are currently nine Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)-funded “safety fixes” as part of a...

Mon22

Crosswalk Sting Tomorrow on Glisan Street at 87th Avenue

Posted by Tim Curran on Jun 22, 2015

To raise awareness of pedestrian safety and traffic laws, Portland’s Bureau of Transportation and police bureau conduct a crosswalk enforcement action tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the marked crosswalk of Northeast...

Sat13

Armed Suspect Arrested After Attempt to Pass Bad Check at Gateway Business

Posted by Tim Curran on Jun 13, 2015

Friday, on a report someone was attempting to pass a bad check at the Gateway Jiffy Lube, police responded to the business at Northeast 108th Avenue and Halsey Street. After a brief struggle with police and citizens, Cory Peterson was booked into...