Beginning Monday, November 1st, 2021, the West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) will start bringing back the neighborhood activities we were sponsoring before the pandemic. Plus, we... Read more
Letter to the Editor Cutting Down Trees Homeowners are cutting down our trees again and even city owned trees (I mean the ones between the granite curbs and the sidewalks). The tree services... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig HELP…HELP WANTED By Layne V. Witherell This edition of Layne’s Wine Gig is the culmination of several things. First, I have seen, experienced, and done in forty-... Read more
By Tony Zeli Spencer Thibodeau vacates District 2 seat for job in Biden administration Spencer Thibodeau had announced that he would not run for reelection for District 2 city council. Then... Read more
By Suzanne Hoekstra, MD, FACS I am a breast surgeon at Northern Light Mercy Breast Care, which was first established in 1996. Over the years, I have seen advances in breast health that have... Read more
The Portland Palate By James Fereira A new restaurant in the West End impressed James Fereira so much that he had to take up his pen again and interview the owners. Something unexpected happ... Read more
Local Election: District 2 City Council is an open seat with two interested candidates. Also, D2 school board member Emily Figdor runs unopposed for reelection. By Tony Zeli It’s 2021... Read more
By Tony Zeli (with contribution from Pine Tree Legal Assistance) On August 26th, the US Supreme Court struck down the Center for Disease Control’s order to temporary protect tenants from evi... Read more
Contributed by Northern Light Mercy Hospital Since 1918, Northern Light Mercy Hospital has been providing compassionate and clinically excellent care to all who walk through our doors. Just... Read more
Natalie “Figgy” DiBenedetto, chef and owner of Figgy’s on Walker Street in the West End has closed her famous fried chicken joint. Figgy won a cash prize and some celebrity on the Food Netwo... Read more
