Rockwood News

Drivers and pedestrians make their way north on 181st Avenue during the snowstorm in December 2008.

State Rep. Nick Kahl, D-Rockwood, and Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham, will host a town hall event at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov.

Storytime for children ages 12-24 months with an adult. Call 503-988-5387 for information.

With the design process under way for rebuilding the Rockwood MAX station on Northeast 188th Avenue and Burnside Street, now is the time for residents to put in their 2 cents on the project.

More than a dozen Gresham residents awoke to discover their cars had been vandalized overnight.

Good detective work and a little luck helped lead Gresham police to a Portland man accused of firing five rounds at a man in Rockwood early Saturday, Oct.

St. Luke hosting labyrinth day The public is invited to spend a retreat on and around the outdoor labyrinth at St.

Igniting a cause more than 40 years in the making, Multnomah County commissioners today unanimously approved a sweeping new plan aimed at building a courthouse in Gresham's Rockwood neighborhood.

Linda Panza, who with her husband, Joe, has owned and operated Giuseppe's Italian restaurant in Rockwood for 23 years, is thrilled that county leaders are again considering the construction of a courthouse in Rockwood.

Practice English or Spanish and help other learners. Beginners welcome. Details: www.multcolib.org/ events/intercambio. html .

Gresham's Rockwood neighborhood inched closer to gaining a new East County courthouse Tuesday when Multnomah County commissioners reviewed a plan to build a scaled-down 37,000-square-foot facility there.

Families can shop for gently used back-to-school clothes or baby clothes. Children can enjoy yoga, storytimes, arts and crafts and a parade while their parents shop.

Cost is $3.75. With every paid admission, one parent can skate free. Call 503-667-1647 for information.

Hoping to add a splash of color to a blah-looking parking lot, Gresham's urban renewal agency is asking residents to help paint a sun-centered mural that will serve as the foundation for a new plaza.

POSTED: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 02:47 PM PT BY: Nathalie Weinstein Tags: MAX , Rockwood , TriMet An open house tonight will outline proposed changes to TriMeta s Rockwood/E. 188th St.

Cost is $3.25. A parent or guardian must accompany children younger than 18. Call 503-667-6543 for information.

Three young men who kidnapped and beat a Gresham man in an abandoned house will spend between eight and nine years in prison.

One concept - involving soccer fields, artwork and $1.5 million - is out. A new approach - with basketball courts, artwork and $150,000 - is in.

Rep. Nick Kahl, D-Rockwood, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the Troutdale interchange renovations at Interstate 84 and economic development in East County at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

Rep. Nick Kahl, D-Rockwood, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the Troutdale interchange renovations at Interstate 84 and economic development in East County at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.