With no day shelter available, unhoused persons find themselves without a “place to be” By Nancy English John Friedman-Gruber was homeless, is now housed, and is overflowing with gratitude f... Read more
By Nancy English As warm weather pulls blossoms and green leaves from the dry branches of trees, another phenomenon awaits walkers in downtown Portland. Public drug use and mental illness pu... Read more
By Nancy English Harold T. Andrews Post 17 of the American Legion has done itself proud over one hundred years. Members have cared for its handsome brick John Calvin Stevens 1898 building wi... Read more
By Nancy English The good reasons to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists run the gamut. Myles Smith, with Mainers for Smarter Transportation, says crime would decline with more... Read more
The Reality Facing Asylum Seekers in Maine By Nancy English The political, legal, and economic world surrounding asylum seekers in Maine has transformed from welcome to danger in less than a... Read more
A Hundred Ways to Make Art at Peregrine and Pickwick Presses By Nancy English With the Print Crawl beckoning visitors on the 12th through 14th of December, would-be print makers can see doze... Read more
Three City Council Candidates Answer Questions Ahead of the Election By Nancy English Current at-large city councilor Pious Ali and newcomer Sam Aborne are competing for the one at-large sea... Read more
‘It can happen here.’ Staging a Depression Era Play as a Warning for the Present By Nancy English “It Can’t Happen Here,” is a play by Sinclair Lewis and John Moffit, based on a novel by Lew... Read more
By Jo Coyne Soon after Portland’s cold storage warehouse opened in February, West End neighbors began noticing a distinct lack of activity at the site. Waterfront rezoning and site-plan appr... Read more
What About Congress Street?
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life & Beyond What about Congress Street? By Rosanne Graef Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Hartford, Portsmouth, San Diego, Savannah, Tucson. What do t... Read more