Task Force Approves Draft Pesticide Ordinance by Bridget Chase At their February 27th meeting, the Portland Pesticide and Fertilizer task force was faced with a decision about the group... Read more
POLICE BEAT Originally published February, 28th. Last updated March 3rd, 2017. West End Homicide Victim Identity Released Portland’s first homicide of the year Police are investigati... Read more
Review the New Comprehensive Plan The City’s Department of Planning and Urban Development released a final draft of Portland’s new Comprehensive Plan. This draft plan is based on work that b... Read more
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Ed King works on new book of cartoons entitled Alternative Truths… Maine Airbnb hosts earn $26 million in 2016… Portland hosts 51,241 Airbnb guests… Fernleaf Bakery makes Best of Maine 10 best bakeries in Maine… Health Care is a Human Right Coalition leads march to Susan Collins downtown office to defend the ACA… Fresh Approach celebrates 25 years serving the West End… Chase the Chill warms up Valentine’s Day with free volunteer knitted hats, gloves and scarfs… Snowy Monday causes METRO to suspend service… Wendy Stanley wins One Longfellow Square Night Out raffle… Figgy’s takes a winter break and reopens March 6… Jetport sets all-time record with 1.78 million passengers in 2016… Reader reports Adam Marletta to the FBI for seditious writing… Students from Deering and Portland high schools hold unity events to show solidarity with students from Casco Bay High School after a racially biased assault… Portland Trails launches new mobile trail map with geo-location… Michael Brennan attends new Portland Food Council community party at Fork Food Lab… Masaya Nakamura known as the Father of Pac-Man dies at age of 91…
Top Tips – ‘Selling Season’ Is there a ‘selling season’ or an ideal time to list and sell your home? Sellers typically follow this up with statements/questions like: Everyone lists in the sp... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Americold Neighborhood Meeting Announced by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA UPDATE: Due to weather, the neighborhood meeting on Ame... Read more
POLICE BEAT Hate Crime Arrest A tip leads to a hate crime arrest of a Portland man. Portland Police made an arrest on February 3rd for the bias motivated attack against two students from Cas... Read more
WENA Board Announces New Leadership by Liz Parsons, WENA President Change and continuity characterize the West End Neighborhood Association’s leadership and vision for 2017. We lost some WEN... Read more
The War of Words What happens when the meme writers strike? by Sam Pelletier Negotiations Fail Salary negotiations drew to an abrupt end today when union leaders stormed out of a meeting wit... Read more
Americold Not Acting Neighborly – Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Americold Not Acting Neighborly Americold’s request to alter zoning restrictions on the western waterfront should plunge ripples of concern through all Portland property... Read more