Nonprofit Says West End on Short List for Bikeshare Stations by Tony Zeli Last year, bikeshare advocates founded a nonprofit to pursue a bikeshare program in Portland. West End resident Bria... Read more
Holly Seeliger faces media scrutiny, but continues work on School Board by Tony Zeli June kept West End School Board Member Holly Seeliger busy answering calls from the media. Both the “Port... Read more
Sustainability Committee has Portland’s Draft Pesticide Ordinance on Fast Track by Bridget Chase The Sustainability and Transportation Committee began the process of reviewing the draft pest... Read more
Harbor View Park Edible Hillside Begins by Pamela Shaw The first planting day at Harbor View Park was successful, satisfying and fun, thanks to our nineteen volunteers, and perfect weat... Read more
Water Safety Top Priority for Local Group by Tony Zeli I sit to write on Memorial Day. A front-page headline in the Press Herald tells a story of death on the water. On Saturday afternoon, M... Read more
West End People Dr. Philip Thompson – 100 Years in the West End by Tony Zeli, with Rosanne Graef Dr. Philip Thompson has spent a lifetime and then some in the West End. He celebrated h... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Opium – What’s in a Name? by Rosanne Graef Outrage, incredulity, disappointment… All these describe my reaction to Dennis Hoey’s M... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast June 2017 HEATING UP by Leo Knighton Tallarico June is the transition month from spring to summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when it b... Read more
POLICE BEAT Portland High School Student Assaulted on Oxford Street An 18-year-old Portland High School student was assaulted just before 10:30 a.m. on May 26th, near Oxford Street and Chest... Read more
Development and Procedural Failures in Portland
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Are Portlanders Being Had? by Rosanne Graef When it comes to commercial and residential development – especially on the peninsula... Read more