David Douglas English teacher Jeremiah Franzen serves himself a cup of coffee from a thermos on the back of Cory Bigboy’s wheelchair. Cory and his twin brother Gary Bigboy, 17, behind, helped in the Sparrow Club effort to raise money for an 11-year-old boy who needed brain surgery. The brothers, who have cerebral palsy, sold raffle tickets and donated tips from their daily coffee rounds at the school. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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OREGON CITY, OREGON - May 7, 2013 - Stacy and Matt Koon, center left and right, take 11-month-old daughter Kinley along to return their recyclables at the Bottle Drop Oregon Redemption Center in Oregon City. “It’s just convenient, an all-in-one spot,” Matt Koon says. Plans are in the works to open 45 to 50 more facilities over the next 10 years, with one soon opening in outer northeast Portland. The new facility will be nearly twice the size of the one in Oregon City.Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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PORTLAND, OREGON - April 10, 2013 - Sarah Jessica Parker stands with King School students after Julie Keefe, Portland’s first Creative Laureate, right, gifted her with photographs from the kids. Parker, an artist in residence for the Turnaround Arts Initiative, visited the school for the first time on Wednesday. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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PORTLAND, OREGON - January 29, 2012 - Quartet is a new restaurant opening in the failed Lucier location on the Southwest Waterfront. Frank Taylor, one of the restaurant’s partners, talks proudly about some of the changes to the space. Some features like the dining room lighting will remain. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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PORTLAND, OREGON - December 12, 2012 - A grouping of blue lights creates the impression of a night sky behind the manger scene at the Crale house. The Crale siblings work for months decorating the family house for the Christmas season. The tradition is a labor of love begun sometime in the 1950s by their parents Annie and Leonard Crale, Sr. when they were alive. Today, for generations of families, the holidays are not complete without a visit to the house. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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PORTLAND, OREGON - November 6, 2012 - Patriot Guard Riders line up at Skyline Memorial Gardens for a brief ceremony marking the arrival of the Dignity Memorial Wall, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington DC. The replica will be open to the public at round the clock in honor of Veteran’s Day. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Don Webb, left, and his wife Donna Webb, right, take a coffee break from their “man cake” at Stepping Stone Cafe in Portland, Ore. The restaurant has been around for decades, and neighborhood customers flock to it for its quirky, offbeat sensibility as well as its plate-sized pancakes that are so big and thick that most people can’t finish even one. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Chelsea Lopez, 6, from center left, her brother Iker Lopez, 8, Camila Diaz, 6, and Jessica Soto, 9, splash around the Beaverton City Park Fountain to cool off on July 31, 2012. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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June 24, 2012 - Local historians Daniel Donavan, center, and his wife Judy Donovan, right, greet visitors to the 1859 Fanno Farmhouse, a highlighted spot along Sunday Trailways. Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation celebrated their first ever Sunday Trailways featuring over four miles of pedestrian and biking trails, outdoor education, history and activities. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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His body tells the story of the last several - scars from his feeding tube and multiple surgeries; tattoos proclaiming appreciation for his physical therapist and Doernbecher where he was treated, the lesson he learned following his first round of chemo (“courage” written over a moth, something that used to scare him) , and the love he has for his wife Chrissy who has stood by him through it all. “Andy Koontz, Portland musician and filmmaker, debuts a film, “The Dead Lust,” six years after nearly finishing it — a period necessitated by a battle with brain cancer. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Jacob Handwerker, center on the floor, demonstrates an AcroYoga position to his class at Yoga Union with the help of Kiara Boch. AcroYoga blends aspects of martial arts, acrobatics and Thai massage. It usually is practiced in groups of three - with a base, a flyer, and a spotter. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Following memorial services at Willamette National Cemetery on Monday for his son, CPL Keaton G. Coffey, Coffey’s father, Grant Coffey, front center, pulls together the rest of his son’s pallbearers for a hug. Coffey, 22, of Boring, died May 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Grain & Gristle in Northeast Portland was a featured top restaurant in The Oregonian’s Diner guide in 2011. They are still going strong. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Stella Monteverde-Cakebread was 8-years-old when diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. Due to the aggressive nature of this type of leukemia, Stella’s only chance for a cure was a bone marrow transplant from a volunteer, unrelated donor. Today she is symptom free thanks to Travis Black, 29, of Washington, D.C. The two met this weekend for the first time at a party and awareness campaign at Kennedy School. They hope to inspire others to join the national bone marrow donor registry. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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Dan Gordon, front table from left, Michael Wanberg and Amy Souza play Small World together at Guardian one Sunday afternoon. It’s no secret that board game use is on the rise and has been for several years nationwide. But did you know Portland has its own subculture of gaming enthusiasts? And we’re not talking Scrabble and Monopoly here. Every other Sunday at Guardian (the city’s biggest game shop), dozens of local board gamers gather to play games from Dungeons and Dragons to Settlers of Catan to all the in-betweens. Photo by Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
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