Portland Anchor

15/08/2025

Readers of the Portland Anchor know the value and importance of the monthly obituaries. The warmth and humanity that these brief articles convey goes a long way towards demonstrating the pulse of a neighborhood, the deep bonds of generations of families and the unique details and personality traits that made someone’s life special. “It’s hard to summarize someone’s life in such a small snippet,” said pastor Joey Hightower, who serves part time at the Legacy Funeral Center - Schoppenhorst Chapel on 1832 West Market Street. “It’s like going back in time, and it’s amazing to be part of such a rich history and staple in the community for more than 100 years,” Joey said.

Read the full profile by Elijah Daniel Humble online now:

Readers of the Portland Anchor know the value and importance of the monthly obituaries. The warmth and humanity that these brief articles convey goes a long way towards demonstrating the pulse of a neighborhood, the deep bonds of generations of families and the unique details and personality traits....

11/08/2025

Meet Portland Now, Inc.'s nine new, freshly elected directors and visit the Portland Museum tomorrow from 6PM to 8PM to ring in their tenure and "share your hopes and dreams for Portland" at their annual Community Picnic. Free food, and bring school supplies for the kids at Portland Elementary if you can!

In June of every year, Portland Now has an annual meeting to elect a board of directors for the coming year. We are proud to announce that we added nine new directors this year, who will join the ten returning members. All of our Portland Now directors have strong ties to the neighborhood and a deep...

08/08/2025

August’s Portland Anchor is here! Thank you all so much for your support of our anniversary issue last month, we hope you enjoyed the expanded coverage and deep dives into our history. This month we’ve got another round of interesting articles and neighborhood news, so make sure to stay tuned here for a digital selection or pick up a physical copy today!

05/08/2025

"This spring, I worked with the Portland Museum to reprise our annual community printmaking project CeLOUbrate Print. Sustaining the heart of our programming, we again hosted free traveling woodcut workshops, culminating in a day of collaborative printing, during which these community woodcuts (hand-carved wooden stamps) were inked up and driven over with a steamroller to print them."

Read the full reflection on this amazing event from its primary organizer, artist, and educator Erica Lewis. The event's adjoining exhibition, Line Byline, is set to close with an event and zine release at Portland Museum on Friday, August 29th.

This spring, I worked with the Portland Museum to reprise our annual community printmaking project CeLOUbrate Print. Sustaining the heart of our programming, we again hosted free traveling woodcut workshops, culminating in a day of collaborative printing, during which these community woodcuts (hand-...

02/08/2025

Squallis Puppeteers have moved into the Portland neighborhood with a new headquarters next door to the Portland Museum! Read their history with our community from Executive Director Nora Christensen online now:

Squallis Puppeteers have moved into the neighborhood with a new headquarters next door to the Portland Museum! Read their history here in Portland from Executive Director Nora Christensen.

31/07/2025

"The St. Charles Hotel was one of the most recognized landmarks of the old town of Portland. Located on the southwestern corner of Ferry Street (today’s 36th Street) and Second. Just two blocks from the busy Portland Wharf, it served visitors and travelers for many years in relative splendor."

Read the full story of this long-lost Portland landmark from historian Rick Bell online now:

The St. Charles Hotel was one of the most recognized landmarks of the old town of Portland. Located on the southwestern corner of Ferry Street (today’s 36th Street) and Second. Just two blocks from the busy Portland Wharf, it served visitors and travelers for many years in relative splendor.

29/07/2025

For team members John and Tara, who have been with The Table from the beginning, serving amazing quality food at affordable prices is only a small part of the goal. With the ten-year anniversary coming up — surviving and thriving while many restaurants in Louisville have come and gone — when asked what they’ve learned over ten years, John first joked that “we’re hardheaded, so I don’t know if we’ve learned much,” but said in the end it all comes back to serving the community and helping others.

Read the full spotlight on this beloved local restaurant from Elijah Daniel Humble online now:

For team members John and Tara, who have been with the Table from the beginning, serving amazing quality food at affordable prices is only a small part of the goal. With the ten-year anniversary coming up -- surviving and thriving when many restaurants in Louisville have come and gone -- when asked....

26/07/2025

“Portland was a closed community in a big metropolitan city. When you think about Louisville, you think about it as a big metropolitan city. But Portland was a definite city that was a community of its own. You had a pocket on Short Street. You had a pocket at St. Xavier. Owen Alley up here…that was a pocket. Those were all Black families. So we lived in clusters all around Portland. We lived in this 20-block radius. I lived between 21st street to 29th Street, that was my core area where I lived, and everybody knew everybody from generations.”

Read part one of this oral history with third-generation Portland resident Ed "Nardie" White from Elijah Daniel Humble online now!

“Portland was a closed community in a big metropolitan city. When you think about Louisville, you think about it as a big metropolitan city. But Portland was a definite city that was a community of its own. You had a pocket on Short Street. You had a pocket at St. Xavier. Owen Alley up here…that...

24/07/2025

All things have a beginning – – and so it was with the Portland Gateway sign and planting area at 22nd and Portland Avenue – known as the “Portland Gateway”.

Read the full story of this iconic neighborhood landmark from Gary Watrous online now:

All things have a beginning - - and so it was with the Portland Gateway sign and planting area at 22nd and Portland Avenue – known as the “Portland Gateway”.

22/07/2025

Learn the story behind the Portland Anchor’s very first stories and see how one little newspaper fought for change in its neighborhood still visible 50 years later in this special 50-year-anniversary article!

Learn the story behind the Portland Anchor's very first stories and see how one little newspaper fought for change in its neighborhood still visible 50 years later.

18/07/2025

DELTA Foundation Inc (Developing Educated Leaders Through Athletics) has planted a footprint at 2508 Portland Avenue, expanding its sports and study programs with more than a dozen other mostly non-profit organizations within its massive property. The organization recently won $50,000 in funding through the WEOP (West End Opportunity Partnership) TIF (Tax Increment Financing) District.

Read the full interview from Elijah Daniel Humble online now:

The DELTA (Developing Educated Leaders Through Athletics) Foundation has planted a footprint at 2508 Portland Avenue, expanding its sports and study programs with more than a dozen other mostly non-profit organizations within its massive property. The organization recently won $50,000 in funding thr...

15/07/2025

“Somehow, the dreams of many individuals and groups meshed with old fashioned determination and hard work and the infant newspaper was cranked out on a rickety, old printing press in the basement of the Salvation Army Boys’ Club.”

Read the origin story of the Portland Anchor newspaper just in time for its fiftieth anniversary online now:

“Somehow, the dreams of many individuals and groups meshed with old fashioned determination and hard work and the infant newspaper was cranked out on a rickety, old printing press in the basement of the Salvation Army Boys’ Club.”