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 Last month I traveled south just before Easter. While it was still cool, damp and gray/brown in Portland, where I was headed spring was in full bloom. My sister had invited... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans Earlier this winter I was invited by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to learn more about the island as an “Adventure Destination.” This is the tale of my Bermuda adventu... Read more
The Portland Palate Artemisia ‘A Good Choice Off the Beaten Path’ by James Fereira This cozy restaurant, hidden in plain sight in Portland’s “studio district,” is a great small find. Were it... Read more
The Portland Palate An Introduction to WEN’s New Food Review Ask and you shall receive… After our 2016 Reader Survey, the results were undeniable that West Enders want food reviews. So, I pu... Read more
Travel with Nancy Dorrans Sunny Side Positive Posts One of my Facebook friends posted this plea in late January: “Stop POSTING POLITICS EVERYONE!!” Okay I get it. Although I’m excited that s... Read more
From Maine to DC We got they-ah from he-ah! Nancy charters a bus to the Women’s March by Nancy Dorrans While in Iceland last November, days after the election I heard the low rumbling across... Read more
Happy New Year and Peace on Earth by Nancy Dorrans “Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, with every breath I take let this be my solemn vow…” -By Jill Jackson Miller and Sy... Read more
How to embrace warmth with a little insight from those who know the cold. by Nancy Dorrans Last December, Portland experienced a long and record-shattering mild spell, which peaked during Ch... Read more
Grandma Dorrans and the Isle of Lewis by Nancy Dorrans I founded Adventure Marketplace in 2014, but my love for travel stems from a childhood love for my grandmother, Bessie Macleod. My fath... Read more
Where Can I Be of Service: Lessons from Anna Eleanor Roosevelt by Nancy Dorrans Last month I joined the Maine Women’s Network to meet and network with some smart, energetic, wise and hard wo... Read more
