News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
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
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Stumps, Trees & Wells By Rosanne Graef Between the final days of winter and the emergence of the first leaves, Herb Adams trudged the s... Read more
By Tony Zeli Updated 9/13/2022 The Parkside Neighborhood Association and Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative dedicated Portland’s first marker on the National Votes for Women Trail at 42... 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
Governor Janet Mills was on site for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Maine International Cold Storage Facility. The large new warehouse will dominate a relatively small lost across f... Read more
Community News Brief Popham Beach State Park got a new upgrade this August that improves accessibility to the beach for people with disabilities. The new mobility pathway was funded through... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Water is LifeDo Your Bit to Take Care of It If you’ve walked around the West End lately, you may have noticed the above message... Read more
The 7th Annual Portland Fine Craft Show Returns to Free Street Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 10am-5pm Presented by Shop Maine Craft, the Portland Fine Craft Show returns for its seventh annual... Read more