Updated 2/7/2025 By Nancy English With dedicated rent control staff and going on five years of experience, City of Portland landlords and tenants are gaining clarity on how to navigate its r... Read more
By John Johnson On January 8th, Western Cemetery was approved by Portland’s Historic Preservation Board for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Western Cemetery will j... Read more
Sarah Michniewicz: ‘You Don’t Have to Leave Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One‘ Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she... Read more
Book Short Facing the MountainAn Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in WW2 By Stephanie Miller Some immigrant integration stories in the United States make painful reading, and th... Read more
By Nancy English Two projects, both still in various phases on the drawing board, could remake the blocks of West Bayside between Preble Street and Pearl, Lancaster and Cumberland, now mostl... Read more
Wes Pelletier: It’s important to have a council that can take action Every month Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Wes Pellet... Read more
By Tony Zeli Here comes winter! That means winter parking bans, snow removal rules to follow, and sand and salt to spread. Here’s your need-to-know to survive the winter in Portland th... Read more
Book Short Two novels that embrace place By Stephanie Miller We love many novels for character. Others for pacing. Some capture us with the power of a unique story — or an old story newly to... Read more
City News Brief Regional planners seek help identifying new spots for EV charging Regional planners are asking the public to help identify additional locations for future electric vehicle ch... Read more
Making RipplesShop Indie Local this Holiday Season (and all the time!) By Tony Zeli Shop Indie Local is a campaign of the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) that works to increas... Read more