The theme for this year is "Celebrating Education." The goal of the event is to promote a stronger and safer community by coming together, celebrating kids, having fun and interacting with family, friends and neighbors.

As spring turns to summer, the yard at Weston Miller’s house is “in transition.” The Oregon State University horticulturist just built a fence and is now in the process of selecting plants for a large bed that will attract beneficial insects and birds to his yard, and also will require minimal maintenance or pesticides.

Letters of Intent deadline for neighborhood cleanup matching grants program approaches

Is your neighborhood planning a spring cleanup event? Let your local government know – and let Metro help cover the cost.

Loss of financial capacity within government entities and expanding missions has increased the extent and variety of ways the public and private sectors work together.  The League of Women Voters is conducting a nation-wide study of the parameters and policy issues to be considered when a governmental entity proposes a shifting or transfer arrangement to the private sector.

The Oregon Zoo invites visitors to brighten their holiday nights at ZooLights, where sparkling lights and brilliant hues transform the zoo into a winter wonderland. Presented by Fred Meyer with support from Boeing Co., the traditional holiday light show begins Friday, Nov. 25, and runs through Jan. 1 at the zoo.

The spirits at Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery are loose, but you can catch them during a series of tours this Halloween.

Metro's Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery was named National Geographic's No. 9 must-see cemetery in the world for its historic past, eerie tributes and forested canopy.

The cemetery joins the ranks of graveyards in France, Argentina and Romania in the list of most legendary and scary. 

Beginning this month, the Southwest Corridor Plan launches the collaborative planning effort to create livable and sustainable communities along the Barbur Boulevard/Highway 99W corridor connecting Portland and Sherwood.

Ten treks from the Walk There! guidebook go “mobile” with the launch of Metro and Kaiser Permanente’s new Walk There! iPhone app.

Imagine sorting through bits and pieces of your daily life, things you’ve tossed away, from that wild fashion accessory that never quite worked, to a well-loved baking pan used to make your family memorable meals and festive feasts.

Contemplating that tangled mess of unpredictable odds and ends and guiding them to become objects suitable to be contemplated as fine art may seem unimaginable or downright ludicrous. For Jen Fuller, one of five local artists given seven months of scavenging privileges and access to the region’s discards dropped off at Metro Central Transfer Station in Northwest Portland, "what began as an exploration of materials has morphed into an overwhelming and emotional experience."