By Tony Zeli In the fall of 2019, the city council decided to send the issue of a charter commission to the Portland voters. Now, voters will face the commission’s proposals as a serie... Read more
Portland’s Municipal Elections Candidates on the Ballot this November 8th By Tony Zeli Portland voters face many ballot questions this November 8th but shouldn’t forget the candidates... Read more
By Tony Zeli “A person from the city’s code office stood right there and said to me, ‘One of the biggest challenges in Portland right now is kitchen space.” Dawn Bren... Read more
By Tony Zeli & Ed King I started to hear the rumors in July. Could it be true? Ed King, WEN founding publisher and local personality for 25 years, was relocating to North Carolina. It wa... Read more
Now Testing Backyard Chicken Eggs for Lead By Tony Zeli Gardening is a great activity. But a long industrial history and major 19th century fires put the Portland peninsula at an elevated ri... Read more
City News Briefs Election results for June 2022 It was primary election day on Tuesday, June 14th, 2022. Locally in Portland, voters went to the polls to approve the school budget and elect... Read more
City Announces Food Truck Pilot Program Solution All 14 Eastern Prom food trucks will be able to locate in the Cutter St. lot during the pilot program Interim City Manager Danielle West anno... Read more
Analysis: What municipal elections may look like if voters approve the Portland Charter Commission’s recommendations By Tony Zeli The Portland Charter Commission has presented its preliminar... Read more
By Tony Zeli The Portland Charter Commissioners continued to meet weekly as they pushed to provide a preliminary report to City Council on May 9th. Among the groundbreaking recommendations i... Read more
The Portland Charter Commission has much to decide, but what they have already moved forward would transform municipal politics – if approved by voters. By Tony Zeli Although there is... Read more
