With 26 years of experience repairing everyday family vehicles, Hawthorne Auto Clinic is the trusted neighborhood spot to take your car. Conveniently located at 43rd and Hawthorne, Hawthorne Auto Clinic prides itself on honest, fair, and cost effective service for basic vehicles - 1990 and newer. A comprehensive vehicle inspection can help you identify any vehicle problem(s) that might have crept up on you, and the Hawthorne Auto Clinic employees will be happy to help you prioritize any needed repairs. Bring your family car in and be sure to thank Hawthorne Auto Clinic for sponsoring the Roost! Drop ins welcome or call before you come in (503)234-2119

Have you ever seen a kid look forward to visiting the dentist? We see it every day. Why? Just look around and you will see how Dentistry for Children make visits to the dentist comfortable and interesting for kids. It starts the moment they come in the door.

Lawrence Convalescent Center is a small, locally-owned, family run intermediate care facility at 48th & Belmont. It only takes a minute to stop by the convalescent center for a visit. Gardening volunteers and people who want to volunteer with residents are always welcomed. While you are there, Chuck and his daughter Lisa, Don and his staff can give you great advice on services and resources that make some of the most challenging care decisions a lot more bearable.

JaCivas will go to great lengths to create baked treats and chocolate confections that you just can't get anywhere else. JaCivas isn't just a bakery and candy shop. On Friday and Saturday nights 5-10 p.m. they are also one of the most romantic places to go for their After Dark Dessert House. Kids are welcome any time (and loved up well by the staff). Call or stop by for special orders and give a big hello to owner's Iva, Jack and their daughters from the Swap Shop. 4733 SE Hawthorne Ave (503) 234- 8115

No need to drive 20+ minutes to the nearest mega hardware store. Just head down Hawthorne to Hankins True Value Hardware - a woman owned, family run business (including some Sunnyside Environmental School alumnis!). Best of all, you won't be lost in a maize of isles with no help in sight. Owner Lois and her crew will walk around with you to pick out that handful of screws, specialty brackets, or whatever else you need. Save time and commuting dollars when you shop at Hankins True Value Hardware either at 1720 Hawthorne Blvd. or one block north of Freemont on MLK. To check out what they have in stock before you go: Hawthorne 503-236-2372, MLK 503-281-1218.

Portland is a biking mecca- and with 40+ bicycle stores- a bit of a biking maze. Just getting started biking or a seasoned biking professional, Veloce Bicycles is the place to go for your biking questions or bike upgrade. With over 20 years in business, Demetri, owner of Veloce Bicycles, will be glad to help you with all of your biking needs. Specializing in high end road bikes for adults, Veloce's is "the spot" for serious cyclists (i.e. commuters, or workout warriors). But, Demetri will be glad to refer you to the proper shop if his specialty bikes don't meet your needs. So, stop by, save time and get your biking questions answered in one stop! Remember- the Swap Shop/Roost sent you to Veloce's at 32nd and Hawthorne. (503) 234-8400.

As a town that appreciates cottage industries (especially if they brew beer) and celebrates living locally, we may want to consider adopting Bea Weiss-Krull's home town Tuttlingen Germany as our sister city. Her part of Germany is known as the...

For true family dentistry, Belmont Family Dentistry is the place to go. Conveniently located at 60th and Belmont, Dr. Tinkle and his staff can provide dental care for your whole family. Dr. Tinkle is from a long line of dentists, and has great tips for dental care along with a realistic approach to dentistry. With innovative practices such as joint visits for parent and child, Dr. Tinkle can save you money and time. Give Paula, the receptionist, a call at (503)234-1218, to get your dental care on track. Be sure to say the Roost sent you! Private pay and insurance welcome. 5935 SE Belmont Street (503)234-1218.

Jarrett Altman and Tracy Dau have been selling houses in inner Southeast for 10 and 4 years respectively and they have each been living in Sunnyside for over 15 years. With their hands in the restoration of many older homes even before they were real estate agents, they are a wealth of knowledge on older home remodels, home inspections and navigating the variable opinions of appraisers as you put a house on the market or are looking to buy. They know our old inner Southeast homes like no one else. Contact Jarrett at (503) 407-4200 or Tracy at (971) 275-0387 and let them know you heard about Neighborhood Works Realty from the Sunnyside Swap Shop Co-op.

Co-op member Dana Buhl's massage studio is walking distance from the Swap Shop. You can schedule a deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage, or couples massage lesson. She also teaches baby massage and practices CranioSacral therapy - a gentle form of manipulating the membranes and fluid that support the brain and spinal chord to ease migraines and tension headaches, jaw tension and dysfunction, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sinus issues and even low back pain. $65 hourly rate with a $5 discount if you walk or ride to her studio at 30th and Salmon. Appointments: Mon-Thurs noon – 8, Fridays 9:30 – 4.

The best of all worlds, that's my goal when I set out to find good resources for my family. After spending an afternoon with Lisa Knudson, the new owner of Small Wonders — a children's and maternity consignment store at 79th and Foster — I now understand what "the best of all worlds" means in a family consignment store.

Scott Buntin is a great resource for figuring out what combination of adding memory or a larger hard drive and/or newer software will get your computer sped up and caught up to modern times – or at least fit for the kids – with some helpful advice on what to get next. Best of all, once you pick from all your options, he'll do the install of both hardware and software. He'll also do data recovery, virus clean ups and wireless set up. Not to exceed quotes by phone before you even get started and free consults every Wednesday and Saturday morning at Tabor Space coffee shop and gathering place at the corner of 55th and Belmont.

Everything we do with our body uses some combination of our strength, our flexibility and our endurance. Addressing just one of these three and not the others, as some of us can vouch for, can make the problem even worse. Israel's work is all about better coordinating our own body's natural balance while honoring that simple truth that we have gotten into whatever pinch we are in for very good reasons more complex than it all first appears.

Living more simply and making more local connections is a great way to upsize the richness of our lives and downsize the time we spend commuting away from our home to be able to come back and pay for it. Our newest Roost business sponsor, mortga...

We are grateful to have Dr. Rebecca Kuperstein, the only orthodontist in inner southeast, right in our same Swap Shop neighborhood just a block off of Laurelhurst Park at 539 SE 39th. Since there are some bite alignment issues that can but don't always get noticed by a general dentist, first visits are best made by 7 or 8 years old. An early consult can let you know what to expect down the road and maybe even save you the cost and your child the discomfort of bigger corrective measures later on. Dr. Kuperstien is our very first Roost sponsor. She'll be glad to know that you heard about her practice from the Sunnyside Swap Shop Co-op. Contact Dr. Kuperstein's office at (503) 236-3800

No big box stores nearby can be a relief, no hotels nearby is a real hassle when friends and relatives come to stay. It's good to know that Historic Hawthorne Rentals manages nine beautiful studios to full houses all near Hawthorne and Belmont that accommodate 2-7 guests per property. Ideal for family reunions, wedding guests/parties and for visiting out of town family and friends. Child friendly and very welcoming for small guests with pack-n-plays, high-chairs, toys and books. Call Clare for reservations: 360-910-4783

… Fortunately for me and everyone else reading this, there are little pockets of joy right here in Portland where you can feel really good about what you have bought, who you have bought it from and how it was made...

Walking with co-op member Dean Mullin around their family oriented bicycle store that he and his wife Rachel co-own with another Portland family is like taking a best-of tour of the planet. Whether you are looking for a wooden scoot bike or great rain gear for your toddler or specialty bike gear and great wool clothes for yourself, this store is worth checking out at 908 SE Hawthorne Boulevard. Thank you Dean and Rachel for being Roost sponsors.

Wren's Nest Preschool - Montessori preschool right in the neighborhood. There's something magical about trays full of natural materials presented with awe and wonder to tiny bodies and little busy minds...

The Immortal Piano Company is a real gem, right off busy 39th at 4011 Belmont. Martha Taylor buys, sells, restores and refurbishes pianos and custom makes piano benches. A great resource for amazing used pianos and piano appraisals.