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Tony Zeli has been publisher and editor of The West End News since 2014. He has a background in media and community organizing. Contact him at thewestendnews@gmail.com.
PechaKucha Portland’s 45th show seeks stories of empowerment By Kelly Merrill What is PechaKucha? How do I pronounce PechaKucha? How do I PechaKucha? As far as what it is and how you... Read more
From back to school supplies to summer reading… Portland Buy Local businesses have you covered By Mary Alice Scott August is the Sunday evening of summertime — school is about to be ba... Read more
By Kelly Merrill Some of the issues I work on as an activist and journalist need to be unpacked before the messaging is clear to me. Sometimes there’s a big learning curve between those of u... Read more
By Emily Erickson, MD Trouble sleeping is incredibly common at any age. Does any of the following sound familiar? The toddler who refuses a nap and fights bedtime. The teen who is texting fr... Read more
By Dr. Oren Gersten Americans spend more on health care than any other nation. Consumers often feel powerless to control the costs associated with health care. Many doctors are not much help... Read more
By Mary Alice Scott As a community, we seem to value local business more than ever before. We recognize that locally owned, independent businesses shape our community (and contribute 3x as m... Read more
By Hilary Maxim Audiologists are the ear doctors of the medical world. Through various tests, they can diagnose and treat hearing loss as well as identify other issues that might arise along... Read more
By Kelly Merrill Twenty-two people were arrested on June 22nd at a protest calling for the conversion of Bath Iron Works from a weapons manufacturing facility into one that builds sustainabl... Read more
By Oren Gersten Residency training is between three and seven years. All Resident Doctors carry a medical degree and have passed all the necessary training to provide medical services. In fa... Read more



Opioid Response Summit
By: Lizzy Handschy, Co-Executive Director Portland Overdose Prevention Society On Monday, July 15th over one thousand people gathered for the state’s first-ever Opioid Response Summit. For m... Read more