Jarrett Altman has been selling houses in inner Southeast for 10 years and has been living in Sunnyside for over 15 years. With her hands in the restoration of many older homes even before she earned her broker's license, she is 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. She knows our old inner Southeast homes like no one else. Contact Jarrett at (503) 407-4200 and let her know you heard about Neighborhood Works Realty from the Sunnyside Swap Shop.

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.

Happy Interdependence Day. Yep, that's right . . . interdependence day. I'll be happily celebrating American Independence Day on Monday but today I'm grateful , not just for my independence, but for all the ways I am interdependent with so many gre...

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 t...

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.

I'm guessing that Yeshi's life sounds much more romantic in the telling than it does in the living of it but she's a little living miracle right in the heart of the Hawthorne shopping district. Her shop - Road to Tibet - is sometimes open, sometimes ...

Dana Buhl, LMT Wholeness in Motion Our children bring out the best in us and also take us to the outer limits of our patience and physical stamina. At the end of a long day, long month or long year, who takes care of the big people who are taki...

What better day to be talking about cold weather car care than the first snowy morning of the season. Liz and Jim at Hawthorne Auto Clinic are two of my favorite role models for how to run a business and how to take care of a car.  I'll brag...

Some of you may recall that our first pediatric dental sponsor was all the way up in Vancouver so you may be as happy as I am that, when Dr. Jenna Milot was deciding where to start her practice fresh out of residency at OHSU, she saw a gap in services ...

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...

    Maybe you are a consignment regular and are opening this email already very familiar with Piccolina because you go there all the time - except not today.  They are, understandably, as a family run business, closed for Mother's Da...

If you have any memory left of life before kids when you were super young and in love and ready to take on the world on a shoestring budget, you'll already know everything you need to know about Reunion apparel resale. William and Tara have a little...

The more I get to know our local businesses in SE Portland, the more reasons I have to brag with complete assurance about what a treasure they all are to our community. I had a friend who worked in management for Sears who would entertain us wi...

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.

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.

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.

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

The world is divided up into lots of different types of people. This isn't the biggest or most important distinction between people by a long shot – but there are definitely those of us that really, really like to shop and those of us that shop only...

People say that everything we need to know we learned in kindergarten. It think there is a corollary . . . everything we need to know about helping our kids with transitions, we can learn from observing what goes on at a great preschool. With...

Crank – one of the newest bike shops in Portland . . . almost to Burnside a block off SE 28th on Ash. Run by two great young guys, Chris and Justin, this place is, as the word on Yelp says, unpretentious, super helpful and affordable. If ...

If your email account works anything like mine, you're probably inundated this time of year with "gift giving ideas" from every source that has your address. No doubt you've been promised deep discounts, free shipping and whole number of other ...

  About six years ago I made a promise to myself that I was going to "live local" in all the best ways I could think of . . . I knew I wanted to move into a neighborhood where I didn't need a car just to go get my groceries and, in searc...

  This is a story of an inspiring neighborhood attracting an inspiring business person. Laundromats are not generally known as the highlight of a neighborhood.  So, when most of us get past our young adult, small apartment dwelling year...

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

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.

This is the story of over wrapped shoes and under wrapped finances . . . the story of estate sales and lawyers, whimsy and wonder. If through it all you find some valuable resources for your family and an angle on shopping you hadn't quite thoug...

I am super happy to report that somebody (that somebody being cool and hip Oregonian Daniel Caplan) is working hard to open a new gym just two blocks from our co-op. To my utter delight, Daniel's workout gym runs pretty much just like our Swap Shop. ...

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

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.

Melissa formed her own one-woman business, MortgagesDirect, 11 years ago. Now she's the broker and the receptionist, the processor and the closer, the manager and customer service. She only processes a half dozen or so loans at a time so they all get her attention. She has access to all the same loans and refinance packages that a big firm does with the "small town" ability to call up the people she likes to work with most to give them the chance to match the rates and terms of a more distant firm. Melissa Guthrie, MortgagesDirect Portland: 503-233-8750 Cell: 512-797-4662