nals813@gmail.com

One of the most likable neighbors this side of Boise Street. She can’t grow a strawberry to save her life, but she’s eager to share whatever bounty comes out of her 10 square foot garden in the back yard.

laurajenson@gmail.com

Not afraid to make a cocktail with home grown rhubarb or any number of ingredients found far and wide. When not sitting on her front steps chatting up the neighborhood, she’s always down for a good lager or well-made pilsner.

pdx_gooch@yahoo.com

Known to neighbors as Gooch. She’s happy to join you for a glass of wine or two on the porch and discuss the finer points of good BBQ. A 20-year veteran of the Brooklyn neighborhood, this is her last HURRAH before retiring to Mexico.