“I sat and talked to her when she was planning her retirement, and her hopes that the church would carry on when she left. She was proud of the things that she had accomplished in Portland. She talked about the many people she had met in the community and how Good Shepherd Catholic Church and Father Burke opened their church after the devastating fire that destroyed the first Presbyterian Church on Portland Avenue on January 16, 2009.”
Year: 2026
Dr. Hugo Pavon, Owner and Primary Dentist for Portland Dental Center, to Retire
“It has been a privilege to treat multiple generations of Portland families. I am certain that Dr. Seyal will continue to provide excellent dental care and services to the community. I have many lasting memories of my patients and my incredible staff. Portland has always been a special place for me, and I hope that I have been able to give as much to the people of Portland as they have given to me.”
Nardie Finds His Calling in the Arts Non-Profit World
“When I was at the Parkland Boys and Girls Club I worked with the Imani Dance Company, which was based in African rhythms. I let them rehearse at the space, and then that’s how I stumbled into drumming. I couldn’t drum. I couldn’t drum to save my own…I don’t even have rhythm, as quiet as it’s kept. Something that was only supposed to be a summer program lasted 30 years.”
Portland Museum’s Grounds Get a Cleanup from Various Volunteers
We are incredibly thankful to all of the volunteers who came out before the event and helped us clean the place up: Goodwill Kentucky’s Another Way Program, UofL’s SOUL Day of Service, and members of our Board of Directors!
Portland Museum Welcomes Internationally Exhibited Artist Clive Moloney
Moloney has lived in the United States for the past 15 years but was born in Tipperary, Ireland and has exhibited his work in Taiwan, New Orleans, Boston, and beyond. His art practice is rooted in a deep relationship with the woodland surrounding his current home in Cincinnati and aims to inspire a sense of awe and responsibility for the beauty and complexity of the world around us.
“If it’s not fun, I’m not going to do it.” Portland Museum Welcomes Artist-In-Residence for Art and Heritage Fair
“The thing I’m looking forward to the most during my late-September residency at Portland Museum is creating with anybody who walks in the door. I invite you to create with me.”
Happy 80th Birthday Charlie Frick, The Portland Anchorman!
Charlie Frick joined the Portland Anchor in the early 1970s while working for Senior House West where “a typical day found him doing the ‘Hokey Pokey’ with the senior group or telling one of his famous ‘great’ jokes.”
A New Era of Baseball Is Coming to Lannan Park
Portland Youth Baseball is preparing for an exciting new chapter with a simple goal: bring baseball at Lannan Park back to its glory days. And thanks to the generosity of several community partners, that vision is quickly becoming a reality.
Portland Residents Address Vacant & Abandoned Properties
Nearly every block in Portland has a vacant lot or abandoned house. Neighbors are left to decide how to deal with it. Call the owners if you can find them? Call the City? Cut the grass? For answers, Portland residents are meeting with Tia Bowman of the Louisville Metro Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD). Ms. Bowman’s presentations are designed to equip residents with information and establish priorities to address the issue.
Ode to a Cherry Tree: Some Thoughts on Affection
The flowers and trees can be replanted, and l hope to. What’s more important are the fundamental questions it stirs up for me: “What kind of a neighborhood do we want to live in?”, “What is our relationship with nature and, dare I say, beauty?”, and “What does it mean, at this late hour, to live at harmony with one another and the planet?”