good start but, there are many issues that needs to be addressed
- why 2 LOGIN? (view attachments)
- why column/block width different? (view attachments)
- bug in calendar (shouldn't the start of the month be at the top?)
- what's the difference between titles in center column and "Recent Threads"
- why have the "What's Going On?" table at the top? Do you really think that your readers/members are interested in these stats? Everday?
- why is your "What's Going On?" table breaking out of the layout? (view attachment --without looking my bet is that you have "nowrap")
I notice multiple font sizes on your portal page. Normally, this is not an issue but, you are using different font sizes on your content. eg. center content vs. birthday content vs. post content
What this does is it confuses the reader. (eg. The bigger the font size the more important the text -- So, why does your center content has the smallest font size?)
It also makes it hard to 'scan' the page for something specific.