The West End News Food & Travel section. Local reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark. And West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
By Nancy Dorrans Cycling and educational adventure to Portugal… Invited on a travel industry cycling and educational adventure to Portugal, I was offered more than just a familiarizati... Read more
Christian L. Torp is an attorney, missionary, activist, urban-farmer, master gardener, foster parent and advocate for social change who lives at Justice House (facebook: Justice House) with... Read more
A flower journey though Amsterdam … and beyond. By Nancy Dorrans In 1994 as a non-traditional college undergrad, I spent three months in the Netherlands as an InterFuture scholar, conducting... Read more
By Lynn Larochelle, Facilities Director The sensory appeal of having a garden is unquestioned: smelling the colorful bulbs, touching soft leaves and petals, admiring their beauty, and just l... Read more
A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shaking my snow globe, the flakes swirl round and round… And I’m dreaming of a White C... Read more
THE PORTLAND PALATE West End Hospitals: The Affordable Food Alternative Part 2 by James Fereira My friend Fran and I set out on a quest to check out institutional eateries right in ou... Read more
Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Adventure Marketplace goes “off the beaten path” and leads a small tour group to l... Read more
The Portland Palate Review: West End Hospitals The Affordable Food Alternative Part 1 by James Fereira My good friend Fran approached me about my WEN column. She encouraged me to review ins... Read more
The Portland Palate Ruski’s Tavern – Still a Neighborhood Bar? Sometimes it’s the patrons who best define the zeitgeist of a business rather than the business defining itself. Rus... Read more
