In this episode of NOPO This Week:

Storefront Improvement Grants Available in St. Johns. Are you eligible? 

Construction starts on Lombard Street to improve safety for all

Residents raise more than $3,000 for memorial bench for Dr. Pete Davis, legendary veterinarian that served North Portland for more than 50 years. 

In this episode of NOPO This Week: 

Neighbors Helping Neighbors serves as a bridge to the housed and houseless. Among other services, they collect trash from those who are living in small local camps in tents, cars and RVs. Can you guess how much trash they take to the dump each week?

Do you live near a zombie home? These are homes that have been abandoned and ignored and soon become a dumping ground for trash and a refuge for squatters. The city says the system designed to prevent them is working. But will there be a zombie home apocalypse when covid-19 mortgage protections expire?

Gun violence in Portland almost doubled in the month of January compared with the same time last year. That included six-shooting related homicides. Is there a gang war happening in the city?

Dr. Peter Davis was a veterinarian to countless North Portland residents and their pets. He died recently. Learn more about him.

The St. Johns Clutter Busters and SOLVE are planning a cleanup for the St. Johns neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 6. Find out how to sign up.

NW Metals is the auto scrap yard behind a 2018 five alarm fire in the Cully neighborhood that has relocated to North Portland. Why are so many people in favor and opposition to its air quality permit request.

Construction will soon begin on a new 110-unit apartment complex under the St. Johns Bridge. Will any of those be affordable housing?

St. Johns resident Elliot Frantz built out a website to help him meet people and find a prospective partner. Would you date him?

Uber is launching a retail and grocery delivery service in Portland, one of three initial test markets nationally. Would you use the service?

Norm Daniels the former CEO of G.I. Joe's outdoor store and St. Jons native died on January 9th from brain cancer. Learn how his impact changed the North Portland landscape.

A proposed passenger ferry would one day operate between Vancouver and Oregon City with a stop at St. Johns' Cathedral Park. But would enough commuters come aboard to justify the costs?

Portsmouth or Ports mouth? One North Portland woman asked the question on the Nextdoor platform, find out what she learned?

Two shootings happened in North Portland over the weekend. This comes after a year in 2020 that saw shootings across Portland skyrocket. So, what are officials doing to curb the violence?

Find out the answers on NOPO This Week. 

NOPO This Week is a news and features podcast serving North Portland, Ore., neighborhoods, including: St. Johns, Kenton, Overlook, Arbor Lodge, University Park, Portsmouth, Piedmont, East Columbia, and Hayden Island. 

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