By Nancy English “Music is the universal language of mankind.” -Henry W. Longfellow The website of New Horizons International Music Association, an international organization emb... Read more
Event Annoucement 10th Annual Portland Fine Craft Show 120 Free St. Portland, ME. Outdoors. Rain or shine.Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 10am – 5pm This summer over a hundred f... Read more
Essential Salt: Maine Public’s New Podcast Brings Local Stories to Life Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she caught up with Brenna Farr... Read more
From a few intersections in Portland to many across the region, traffic calming demonstration projects are becoming more visible By Tony Zeli Last year, West End Neighborhood Association (WE... Read more
Anti-Trump Administration Protests Keep Growing in Portland By Nancy English “Resist,” reads the black flag flying in the wind on a street corner by Lincoln Park, at a vigil held on Thursday... Read more
By Nancy English Over the years, the City of Portland has cited three housing first facilities owned by Avesta Housing with many housing safety violations. Preble Street provides support ser... Read more
By Colin Monahan Portlanders have every reason to be proud of their Forest City (and Bostonians have every right to be jealous): a postcard-perfect New England vacationland with a working wa... Read more
Look for coming improvements at the historic cemetery By W. John FunkPresident, Stewards of the Western Cemetery, Inc Spring has arrived! The Stewards of the Western Cemetery, Inc. is lookin... Read more
No or low bail means immediate release for many at Cumberland County Jail By Nancy English Cumberland County Jail currently has 370 available beds out of a total of 570, according to Cumberl... Read more
In Times Like These, Always Say Hello
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life & Beyond In Times Like These, Always Say Hello By Rosanne Graef & Pamela Shaw On an antique red fire box at the corner of Spring and Cla... Read more