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In 2022, Portland residents voted to drastically change the city’s form of government. That includes using ranked-choice voting to expand the city council from five seats to 12.  Another change is the creation of four geographic districts, with voters in each district electing three candidates to represent them on the new council. “Think Out Loud” is hosting a series of events throughout Portland to help voters meet the district candidates. They were invited based on the number of individual donors who contributed to their campaigns. On Oct. 9, we held a District 3 candidates forum at Gigantic Brewing Hawthorne Pub. We partnered with the Urban League of Portland for the event which they live streamed on Facebook.  District 3 covers most of Southeast Portland, west of I-205. It includes the neighborhoods of Mt. Tabor, Sunnyside, Montavilla and Woodstock. It also includes some neighborhoods in Northeast which cross Sandy Boulevard such as Rose City Park and Roseway. The D3 candidates we spoke to include: Rex Burkholder, Jesse Cornett, Daniel DeMelo, Chris Flanary, Theo Hathaway Saner, Harrison Kass, Tiffany Koyama Lane, Angelita Morillo, Steve Novick, Jon Walker and Luke Zak.  

Portlanders are electing a brand-new, expanded City Council this fall, and the candidates are flooding in: More than 80 people have already said they're hoping to run for one of the 12 open seats. So this month, we're going to help you make sense of the race. Today on City Cast Portland, host Claudia Meza is looking at who's running in East Portland's District 1. Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh is here to help us make sense of the crowded field.  Correction note: Shane incorrectly stated he lived in District 2. All of Montavilla is in District 3, it did not get split. You can find your voting district here. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this July 9th episode: Salishan Coastal Lodge D'Amore Law Group Babbel Portland Spirit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on City Cast Portland, we're continuing our neighborhood guide series where we talk with Portlanders about the good, bad, and ugly of where they live. This time we're talking about Montavilla with Bryan M. Vance, City Cast's director of digital strategy. He's lived in Montavilla for about three years, and he's not only sharing his neighborhood's secret borders; he's also prepared some fighting words for anyone who thinks their farmers market can compete with Montavilla's.  Discussed in Today's Episode: Academy Theater Bipartisan Cafe Flying Pie Pizzeria Yaowarat The House of Bánh Mì Bui's Natural Tofu Blank Slate Tinker Tavern Thatchers Montavilla Farmers Market Montavilla Outdoor Pool Montavilla Park Berrydale Park We're doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 6 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card and City Cast Portland swag. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about delayed and unfinished city infrastructure projects in Montavilla, how parent fundraising for Portland Public Schools might be changing, and Commissioner Gonzalez's surprise camping ban proposal. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week's Friday news roundup are City Cast director of digital strategy, Bryan M. Vance, and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni. Stories Discussed on Today's Episode: $5M Update to SE Portland Park Will Include New Skatepark, Playground [FOX12]  Is Portland's Tradition of Parent Fundraising to Add Teachers at Their Child's School Near an End? [Oregonian]   Rene Gonzalez, Candidate for Portland Mayor, Pitches More Punitive Approach to Homeless Campers [Oregonian]  Vans Staffed with Medical Workers Bring Physical, Mental Health Care to Unhoused Portlanders Where They Are [Oregonian

Many churches have long been involved in providing support for people who are living on the streets. Some institutions had to scale back their soup kitchens or other efforts during the pandemic. Others stepped forward in new and creative ways. We talk to three faith leaders about how their congregations are grappling with one of the biggest challenges of our time: Brigitta Remole, pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ in downtown Portland, Bernie Lindley, Vicar of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Brookings, and the reverend Sara Fischer at Saints Peter & Paul Episcopal Church in the Montavilla neighborhood of Portland.

2007 Was the birthday party for Montavilla Famers Market of Portland, Oregon, when the local residents and business people decided to get together, raise some money and provide a community resource. It has remained a staple for the neighborhood and indeed the city and is still located on the same grounds. In 2020, Lisa Hall joined as the Marketing Manager, doing such an outstanding job that about a month ago, she was named Executive Director of the entire operation. It's only natural. Not only does Lisa have a marketing background, she lives in the Montavilla area, circulates amongst the neighbors and truly has an ear to the ground for the community's desires for an open marketplace. Montavilla is the real Goldilocks size; not too big and not too small, 80-90 vendors during the year. That gives the populace a place to shop for craft foods without being crushed by the masses and yet have a great selection of specialties to take home. Lisa has a solid background for running the Montavilla market, having been part of the Portland Farmers Market previously. That organization ran five market places and was one of the largest in the area. The big difference was of course resources; the Portland organization had more vendors and revenue and could do special events such as bringing in name chefs for demonstrations. However, the neighborhood market scene caters to the loyal neighbors who live close by, shop regularly and it maintains a family feel you don't get with the big crowd of large events. In fact, a survey recently showed about half of the people at the market walked there from their home. To become a vendor, a company applies online and if their product looks enticing and like it would add to the overall offering of the market, they are invited to present to a taste test group for a final approval. If the company has a viable product that would appeal to the shoppers, then space obviously is the next consideration, as a small, intimate marketplace needs to remain small. That aspect comes into play during seasonal items, such as fruits and berries, which take up a lot of the limited room. Another wrinkle about being a reflection of the neighborhood is recognizing its ethnicity. Not only does the market offer ethnic foods desired by the community, the market's website highlights them in different languages to cater to the people living there. And in keeping with their mission to provide local, healthy food to the community, a vendor requirement is that at least 25% of their ingredients be sourced directly from farmers. Many vendors source an even larger percentage and therefore stand out. This guideline keeps the authenticity and vision of the boutique market alive. Plus, it adds to the farm-direct offering of dairy products, farm-direct wines, beers, ciders and even beans and grains by solidly engaging the local farmers. The market is open fulltime year-round now as the vendors and farmers wanted the outlet for their foods and the neighbors were delighted to have fresh foods offered year round. Win-win. So you have a number of businesses trying to survive and shoppers looking for their food treasures. The rhythm of the market meets the rhythm of the community. Harmony on display. To learn more: IG and FB: @montavillamarket. Website: montavillamarket.org. Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall.

A Southeast Portland neighborhood says a nearby homeless camp set up along their street has now escalated, with multiple gunshots going off feet away from homes, all caught on camera.They're worried someone will be hurt if this continues, but but also wants more solutions for the unhoused caught in the middle.Nestled in Southeast Portland's Montavilla neighborhood, David Rowe and his wife were up late last week, renovating a home. Just after 10 p.m., they heard arguing coming from a homeless camp less than a block away.LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3KBUDSK

Just a few more weeks until we're back in the Artichoke Music Café. The podcast which goes up on August 19 with Reggie Houston, fresh from New Orleans will mark our return home to Artichoke. The 19th also marks the start of the three day Montavilla Jazz Festival, and as we always do, joining me electronically to talk about the full lineup is one of its curators, specifically Program Director, guitarist/composer Ryan Meagher. Ryan and I are also big baseball fans but we'll save that until I shut off the recorder. Montavilla exists on its own but is greatly influenced in subjects and aims of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. Therefore, here's the non-baseball part of my conversation with Ryan Meagher.

Chris decided to go ahead and chase waterfalls as he got to spend some much-needed time in the outdoors. One of his favorite Portland breweries in Montavilla brew works was just rated the #1 underrated West Coast brewery by Vine Pair. Nick is excited about his brother Dave coming in for a few weeks but not so much about the arrival time of his plane since he is on tap to pick his brother up. John and his wife win a contest that makes the Zilker anniversary just that much more fun. Why are the majority of wheelbarrows still 1 wheeled?  We discuss interesting beverages we've had recently including a glorious stout from Wicked Weed, a nice easy-drinking golden ale from Circle, and a Hawaiian cocktail-esque sour from Martin House. What did your favorite beer dads want to be when they grew up? Chris tells us the story of his and his wife's engagement and how the best-laid plans sometimes get interrupted by a hurricane. Then hits us with a dad joke. Next, he talks about the importance of working on relationships with the ones you love. Finally, we talk about barleywines as we discuss and taste our beer of the week in Bigfoot Barleywine from Sierra Nevada.As always, thank you for listening.

If their color and bold letters don't catch your eye, the phrases will.“Armed tenants.”“No trespassing.”“Lethal force authorized.”Those are just a few of the signs popping up at two Multnomah County area apartment complex. And they have people talkingOne is in Southeast Portland near Montavilla; the other is in Gresham. They are both owned by the same person.LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3fs6dBUSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/seattlerealestatepodcast)

A once great American city has become something short of a dystopia, where shop owners sleep with shotguns and citizens must act as police.For seven months, Dylan Carrico Rogers slept in his bike shop with a shotgun. TriTech Bikes, located in the Montavilla neighborhood of northeast Portland, Ore., where Rogers grew up, had been battered by three break-ins, two nearby shootings, and countless instances of vandalism. Portland's serially understaffed police force was nowhere to be found. And in the face of $25,000 of stolen bike parts, TriTech's insurance company was ready to jump ship. “They said, ‘if you claim another one, we're just gonna drop you,'” Rogers told National Review. “So I'm paying $1,200 every three months to be told that I have to replace [everything] on my own dime. And then at the same time, the cops don't show up. So we're just in a free-for-all.”https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/the-tragedy-of-portland-its-a-ghost-town-except-for-zombies/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/seattlerealestatepodcast)

An interview with Lisa Hall, Market Manager with the Montavilla Farmer's Market, about supporting local farmers and businesses, their community involvement, and expanded winter market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a conversation I had back in February (before the world went bizarro) with Madelyn Mickelberry Morris of Mickelberry Gardens. We both share a passion for plant medicine; on our separate herbal paths, our passions organically grew into our respective businesses with all the twists and turns that involves. But we stick close to source, remembering why we are here in the first place: to share nature's medicine with the People! We talk about all sorts of great things including some of our favorite plant friends and books. We share some really practical information on how a plant becomes a healthy, usable product and ways you can get started in your own kitchen, on your own herbalist's path. As Madelyn says, “You always have friends when you're friends with the plants.”Mickelberry Gardens is the vision of husband and wife team, Matt and Madelyn, who started backyard  beekeeping in Portland back in 2007. When Madelyn discovered that she was extremely sensitive to honeybee stings, their growing apiary moved to Troutdale where, within a year, Matt was working with 20 hives. Madelyn was already interested in garden medicine, medicinal plants, and home remedies. Her passion started with sustainable food production (because growing your own food is just cool!), then shifted to garden education (because more people feeding each other is even cooler!). Chance encounters with medicinal plants shifted her focus toward herbal medicine so she began experimenting with making infused honeys, beeswax salves, and other herbal products made with their own beeswax and honey. They officially started their business in 2011 and launched with a single farmer's market booth in Portland's Montavilla neighborhood. The response was hugely positive! In our second year, they did 12 different farmers markets all over the city,  rented a larger kitchen space, and started selling a wholesale line to naturopathic clinics and cooperative groceries, as well as opening an online store.Today, Mickelberry continues to craft a variety of different healing remedies using raw honey, propolis, beeswax, bee pollen, and medicinal plants. They raise bees in several yards and farms, and work with other beekeepers and farmers to source the finest Pacific Northwest ingredients available. They continue to craft unique honey tonics and beeswax-based skin care in Portland, Oregon.Remember, different bodies react to herbs in different ways, so find out what works for you maybe with the help of a certified herbalist or naturopathic practitioner.If you are interested in continuing your herbal empowerment, join our mailing list at theherbalistspath.com to stay in the know about upcoming courses & events.  Boosting Immune Strength, Health & Resilience will be back in October. And right now check out this free workshop Immune Boosting Remedies From Your Kitchen CabinetFor some ready-made tea options, check out Mountain Mel's Herbal Teas at mountainmels.com. Use codeRegister For Our FREE 3-Day LIVE Immune Boosting Workshop. Learn why herbalism is the most sustainable way to keep you & your family healthy and well. Begin your path to being the herbalist in your home. Register here today! #spreadlikewildflowersSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theherbalistspath/)

Montavilla Brew Works in east Portland may be small, but they are packing a variety of flavors. Returning guest Felicia Renniger gives us the low down on the rotating seasonals, new releases, 16oz cans, and enlightens us on their Belgian styles. Brewer/Owner Michael Kora recalls fondly his first crush brewed, his fondness for his neighborhood, and Peter Frampton. Ryan has theories about Floridians, John learns about an Alt, Damian finds a new Kolsch, and Bronwyn covets a Kettle Sour. Pastry pairings, Barleywines, smellivision, and lime crimes, on this episode of Brew Happy!

There are two different neighborhood groups in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood taking different approaches to the issues of homelessness and public safety. In some ways, they are at odds, but they also have some shared goals. We’ll hear from David Linn, former chair of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association and Jeff Church, a member of a nonprofit called the Montavilla Initiative.

The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble’s Grasshoppers Young Composers Program is now in its third year with six new students. Hear new music by these young artists March 25th, 2018 at The 1905 from 7 to 8 pm. An open composer’s jam session follows, and there’s no cover charge. Grasshoppers 2018 was sponsored by Vino Veritas wine bar in the Montavilla neighborhood, and the Lynne Detrick Memorial Fund.

The 4th annual Montavilla Jazz Festival is August 19th and 20th, 2017. Get all the information at montavillajazzfest.com. This year’s festival features headliner Essiet Essiet with Sylvia Cuenca, the Rich Halley Five with Vinny Golia, the Blue Cranes, the David Friesen Quartet, and us, the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble playing new music by Jasnam Daya Singh. I had my headphones and my microphone out at last year’s festival, talking to pretty much everyone: artists, volunteers, listeners, and sponsors. These are some of my favorite interviews from last year, to get you excited for what’s coming up this year. Don’t miss this festival, it’s the jazz event of the summer.

Check out the video segmentsPart 1 - https://youtu.be/qcTsXTTqRVUPart 2 - https://youtu.be/Lh72tnnO-K4Part 3 - https://youtu.be/vZw0uqOVKLc Figure 1 is a free, mobile-first network available on iOS, Android, and the web that enables healthcare professionals around the world to view and share medical cases. Prominent institutions like Doctors Without Borders, the American Cancer Society, and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York use the platform to share their expertise and expand their international presence. Recently Figure 1 added secure, encrypted direct messaging. Direct messaging will allow for clinical collaboration with the potential to radically alter how medicine is practiced. About Dr. Landy Dr. Joshua Landy, Co-founder, Chief Medical Officer -Dr. Joshua Landy is a Canadian Internist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist. In 2012, Joshua was invited to become a visiting scholar at Stanford University, where he researched online and multimedia-oriented approaches to health education. Joshua serves as Figure 1's Chief Medical Officer and continues to practice medicine.Toast was launched in January 2012 with the support of 300 intrepid people who backed our Kickstarter project. This crowdsourced funding made it possible to buy our first laser and get Toast up and running. We still think of you fondly and often, Kickstarter backers!Since those early days of cutting covers in Matias' basement shop, Toast has grown quickly. "Team Toast" is now 11 members strong, a fabulous family dedicated to creating the most amazing tech covers known to man. Even though we ship to virtually every country in the world, we do every stage of our production and business in-house in our workshop in the Montavilla neighborhood of beautiful Portland, Oregon. If you're in town, stop by for a tour and meet the crew!Dario Forte, CEO of DF Labs, is a global cyber security specialist and software entrepreneur with 15 years’ experience in data breach and incident response providing proprietary technologies, consulting and services that support incident and breach management strategies. Having worked with NASA and many U.S. and international federal agencies, Dario has advised more than 150 companies with revenues above $400M annually.

Check out the video segmentsPart 1 - https://youtu.be/qcTsXTTqRVUPart 2 - https://youtu.be/Lh72tnnO-K4Part 3 - https://youtu.be/vZw0uqOVKLc Figure 1 is a free, mobile-first network available on iOS, Android, and the web that enables healthcare professionals around the world to view and share medical cases. Prominent institutions like Doctors Without Borders, the American Cancer Society, and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York use the platform to share their expertise and expand their international presence. Recently Figure 1 added secure, encrypted direct messaging. Direct messaging will allow for clinical collaboration with the potential to radically alter how medicine is practiced. About Dr. Landy Dr. Joshua Landy, Co-founder, Chief Medical Officer -Dr. Joshua Landy is a Canadian Internist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist. In 2012, Joshua was invited to become a visiting scholar at Stanford University, where he researched online and multimedia-oriented approaches to health education. Joshua serves as Figure 1's Chief Medical Officer and continues to practice medicine.Toast was launched in January 2012 with the support of 300 intrepid people who backed our Kickstarter project. This crowdsourced funding made it possible to buy our first laser and get Toast up and running. We still think of you fondly and often, Kickstarter backers!Since those early days of cutting covers in Matias' basement shop, Toast has grown quickly. "Team Toast" is now 11 members strong, a fabulous family dedicated to creating the most amazing tech covers known to man. Even though we ship to virtually every country in the world, we do every stage of our production and business in-house in our workshop in the Montavilla neighborhood of beautiful Portland, Oregon. If you're in town, stop by for a tour and meet the crew!Dario Forte, CEO of DF Labs, is a global cyber security specialist and software entrepreneur with 15 years’ experience in data breach and incident response providing proprietary technologies, consulting and services that support incident and breach management strategies. Having worked with NASA and many U.S. and international federal agencies, Dario has advised more than 150 companies with revenues above $400M annually.

Join Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com as she talks with Airbnb host Kaila Thomson. Kaila and her husband Matt have a house just five minutes from the Portland, Oregon airport in the up-and-coming Montavilla neighborhood. They host two rooms above Matt’s “Ivy League Recording” music studio. Matt is a musician and sound engineer. They have owned their house for five years. Before they started hosting, they had roommates in order to make ends meet, but were tired of it and wanted to get their lives back. They had some friends who had been hosts for a while and told them a lot about Airbnb. When Kaila and Matt got married, they honeymooned in Europe and chose Airbnb listings in every city. They saved money and loved the experience of staying in unique places and meeting their hosts. At each stop they talked to their hosts and asked them what they liked about hosting. Kaila and Matt loved how each place was different, meeting the people, and thought “we could totally do that. We could charge a little more, improve our house, and meet interesting people (and they treat our house a lot nicer).” They visited London, Prague, Munich, Slovenia, and Venice. They got to experience different arrangements: sharing space with hosts, sharing space with guests, and having their own separate space. Now, when they travel, they go to Airbnb first. They have now been married for two years and are at their 1-year mark with hosting. Kaila is 31 years old and says many of her guests are their same ages or a little younger, maybe mid-20s, but they also have older guests. Debi told Kaila she likes to interview people of different ages and is glad to see younger people hosting. Their listing says “Above a Recording Studio”. It might dissuade some people but others really like it and ask if they’ll hear music, and she tells them “you might!” They did have one unfortunate situation where the guest didn’t read the listing that described the music and operating hours of the studio. They get a lot of people from Seattle because it is so close, but also people from all over the world. Kaila likes to talk with the guests to see why they chose Portland and she and Debi agreed that it’s a destination now. Deb mentioned their proximity to the airport and Kaila said they do have a lot of people just staying for a night before they travel on. They used to have both rooms listed for minimum stays of one night but it was too much work, as they have been doing their own cleaning, so now they list one room as a 2-night minimum and one room as a 1-night minimum. Kaila just hired a housekeeper to help out. Both she and her husband work full time in addition to hosting Airbnb and it is a struggle. Her housekeeper is part of their neighborhood, just five blocks away. Deb talked with Kaila about the housekeeper being there possibly every day, and Kaila said they have the arrival and departure times set as 12-2 so if the other guests are there, they know that there might be housekeeping going on during that time. She has multiple sets of linens so her housekeeper doesn’t have to do the laundry. They talked about beds, furnishings, painting the rooms, and house rules: No loud noise after 10, clean up after yourself, turn lights off. With simple rules, they haven’t had any real issues. Debi wondered about walkable restaurants and it turns out Stark Street is an up and coming area with lots of nice restaurants and pubs including one with 19 rotating taps. The Academy Theater only costs $4. The #20 bus goes straight downtown, takes 15-20 minutes and works well for travelers without cars. Kaila includes menus from all the local restaurants in the room. She works downtown herself, and takes the #20 to Olympia Provisions, Oregon’s first USDA-approved salumeria, established in 2009, where she works in accounting. Her managers are OK with her taking an occasional Airbnb call during work, which allows her to be reachable when necessary. Matt works from home with his recording studio, and helps a lot with cleaning and is very involved overall. They have had guests watch movies with them, eat meals with them, and Deb asked Kaila for a story about a great guest experience. Kaila told Debi about Jenny and her husband from London, on their honeymoon, visiting before moving to Vancouver, BC. They connected nicely even though they were all sick and sitting around the living room! They talked late into the evening and became friends. Another couple from California stayed two weeks and became friends. They’ve also had some people stay who they wouldn’t want to stay again, noting this is the nice thing about hosting, is you don’t have to ever have to see them again. Debi and Kaila talked about Facebook, other outreach to past guests, and occupancy rates. The “Blue Room” only had three days last month un-booked. The “Green Room” is a little less busy but she still gets lots of requests. Deb asked her about Instantbook. Kaila said that because Matt isn’t always home and she works during the day, they would just rather not use that part of the platform. Their Airbnb activity helps them meet their mortgage every month and they plan on continuing hosting. One future question is what they will do once they decide to start a family. Deb and Kaila discussed Kaila’s favorite Airbnb on their Europe trip, which was the one in Prague, and the nice extras that the host did at that location. At home, Kaila leaves some snack bars and bottled water for guests, but said that sometimes guests don’t communicate with their hosts when they’d like something. Kaila encourages those listeners who are guests to make sure they read the whole listings and communicate with their hosts, and to look at Airbnb more as a community than a corporation. She says she finds so much information and support on the Airbnb forum. She feels very supported by Airbnb - the couple of times she felt uncomfortable, like about a person putting in repeated reservation requests for dates not available and she called Airbnb and they took care of it. She has had to turn down a couple of people due to feeling somewhat unsafe about them. She normally is fine with anyone who has the verifications and some reviews and answers her basic questions. So she doesn’t use instant book for just this reason. Overall, Kaila gave Debi a very positive feeling about her hosting experience. You can see Kaila and Matt's listings at http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6304219  and http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6317136

This week our resident architecture critic, Randy Gragg, joined mayoral candidates Jules Bailey and Ted Wheeler on walkabout. Gragg took the candidates through their paces, pushing them to get specific about the architecture and design issues facing our city.Wheeler, Oregon's state Treasurer and a former Multnomah County chair, elected to stroll through Montavilla, one of Southeast Portland's increasingly rare beasts: a desirable yet still affordable neighborhood.Bailey, former state representative and county commissioner, chose to revisit the neighborhood he grew up in, Sunnyside, the home of popular SE strips Belmont and Hawthorne.Read the full story and see video highlights of their tours: http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/a-mayoral-candidates-walking-tour-of-portland

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will a similar setup to the last two weeks: Praying for and listening to God's call of obedience. We will be seeking to build on the faith and obedience that we initiated last week, and we will be seeking to follow God even further down the path of His will.

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will a similar setup to last week: Praying for and listening to God's call of obedience. We will be seeking to build on the faith and obedience that we initiated last week, and we will be seeking to follow God even further down the path of His will.

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will look a bit different. We will meet together in a circle to listen to God, but there is only one guideline for this evening: if you feel called by God to obey, then this is the time to commit that obedience. It is okay for there to be long pauses. It is okay for there to be mistakes. It is okay to walk out of the room if God wants you elsewhere. This is simply a time for listening and obedience.

Join us this week as we share our stories about opportunities that God gave us this week. Randy will be continuing to talk about Gideon, specifically how important it is to have friends to give you courage.

Tonight, we will be sharing stories of opportunities that God gave us to share the gospel this week. Randy will also continue to talk to us about the story of Gideon, and how God defeated the Midianites using Gideon's obedience in small, but powerful ways.

Tonight, Jeff will continue the series on Gideon and conquering fear. Jeff will talk about asking God for signs, as well as trusting and obeying God. We will also be telling stories about opportunities that God has opened this last week.

Tonight Randy will be continuing to talk about Gideon facing his fears, but being afraid of what it might mean. We will also tell our stories of looking for opportunities to follow God this last week.

Tonight, Randy will be talking to us about how fear steals from us, and how we as Christians need to stop that. We will be sharing about our stories that Randy asked us to bring from last week.

Tonight, Terry Steele will be talking to us about trying to control fear by using 'magic'. We will deal with concepts such as mechanism vs. organic, and how they relate to Christians.

Tonight, Randy will be talking to us about the effects of fear and the importance of getting rid of it. We will be interacting with each other and talking about our own fears in addition to the message.

Tonight we are talking about how to support leadership and how to heal hurting pastors. Randy will be sharing with us from 2 Timothy 4:9-21 about the apostle Paul and his hurts and wants. We will also be discussing some sensitive issues during the second half of tonight, and as such, we will not be recording them.

Tonight Randy Steele will be talking to us about the different stages of life and how it pertains to us as individuals. We will also be dialoguing about how stages of life pertain to Sycamore, and what Saturday evenings will look like in the future.

This week, Randy Steele comes to us with a unique evening where he opens with some words on handling money, and how that can be a risk and a temptation. He also, not of his own desire, but because Sycamore leadership requested, went over the line items of the new church budget which has been designed with a different heart. He goes out of his way to remind us that he is trying not to be "traditional" and request more money or anything. But the leadership at Sycamore wanted to hear a little bit of the heart behind the budget and how our parent church decides to spend its money.