News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Portland City Council Shake-Up by Tony Zeli Pious Ali Wins At-Large In a coup d’état for Mayor Ethan Strimling, two progressive and diverse newcomers unseated incumbent Portland City Counci... Read more
The Story of 2017 DEVELOPMENT by Tony Zeli Come next year… In Portland, the minimum wage will be $10.10. In Portland, marijuana will be legal, sort of. And in Portland, we will use rank choi... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Uglification of the Jewel by the Sea When the Editor of the West End News ann... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Draft Borrows Language from Industry Lobby by Bridget Chase Portland’s Fertilizer and Pesticide Task Force met once during the month of October. The meeting had a promisi... Read more
POLICE BEAT Police are still investing the shots fired on Gilman Street. Say some neighbors have been less than cooperative. Portland police are actively investigating gunshots fired near 10... Read more
MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK by Tony Zeli Has the presidential election got you down? Do you yearn for a political process where different views are respected, speeches are more than just rhetorica... Read more
Two Challenge Chipman for Senate District 27 by Tony Zeli State Senate District 27 is one of two Senate seats for Portland. The district includes the entire Portland peninsula, the islands,... Read more
School Board Member Pious Ali Challenges Incumbent Jon Hinck for City Council At-large School Board Member Pious Ali mounts a campaign to unseat former State Representative and current City... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Take Time to Read the Referendum Questions by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Referenda of November 8, 2016 Comp... Read more
No Campaign Challenge for District 38 Incumbent Matt Moonen by Luke deNatale Matt Moonen is a Democrat running for the Maine House District 38 seat. He is currently running for his third ter... Read more