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Know Your Neighhors - Tales from the dentist

This is the story of two front teeth, a wooden slide and a weekend call to the dentist.  I promise the story has a good ending (or two or three) so you can read on and know that it’s all going to turn out fine.

When Swap Shop and Roost board members and I [...]

Middle School and Braces

ROOST SPONSOR POST: Parkside Orthodontics

Our 170+ member families of the Sunnyside Swap Shop Co-op that don’t yet have a middle school student in their life got a Roost sponsor email this week all about baby and young child sign language.

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a form of sign language that helped [...]

Spring Cycling with Clever Cycles and Veloce Bicycles

There is some pretty eclectic weather going on in Portland right now – so sunny and warm on some days you entertain the hope that winter is fully over, rainy and warm on other days, then rainy and cold with snow in the mountains.

Plenty of inspiration for me to go into Clever Cycles and [...]

Valentines Day at JaCivas Bakery and Chocolatier

Something for everyone. That would be the theme of this sweet post and really the whole focus of how JaCivas Bakery and Chocolatier treats their role as the local, neighborhood bakery and candy shop.

This time of year, every possible niche has a gift, from 45-cent foil-wrapped hearts for little kids with pocket change [...]

Free computer help now, until 11am at TaborSpace

Scott (of ASAP Mac & PC Services) holds open office hours at TaborSpace, 9am – 12pm Wed & Sat.

Office hours are usually 9-12 on Wednesdays, 9-12 on Saturdays. No fees – tip or donate if you wish, or pay what you think is fair, or just pay it forward and share your own skills [...]