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 Here we are, stepping into a new year with the return of brighter days, celebrations, and resolutions. During a solstice service at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Churc... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans December is the longest darkest month in Maine. It is also when the tides turn and the days begin to lengthen! This is what we celebrate. It is the true spirit of the holida... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig PresentsHoliday Wine Gift Guide By Layne V. Witherell For those of you who follow my stuff, you know that it can, at times, be straightforward, but at other times it c... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig – An improvisation on stage with wine As many followers of The West End News are aware, Blue at 650 A Congress Street is a venerable, awesome entertainment venue... Read more
‘Trail folks are the nicest people I think you can meet…’ By Nancy Dorrans Recently a friend from New Hampshire shared a post from Representative Timothy Lang from Belknap, New H... 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
Layne’s Wine Gig THREE WINE LISTS By Layne V. Witherell A wine list can be as small as a single postcard folded into a plastic holder on a restaurant table. Or it could be the Bern’s T... Read more