By Nancy English Two projects in the West End would, if funded, remake the playground between Tate and Tyng streets and the sidewalk on Tate Street above Harbor View Park. The City plans to... Read more
By Nancy English A list of spring clean up events totals more than nine, with neighborhood associations asking neighbors to pitch in and make the City of Portland shine. The grass and spring... Read more
Toby Jacobs: Stewarding our Waterways Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she caught up with Toby Jacobs, Program Manager for Presumpscot... Read more
City News Briefs Local advocates erect memorial signs to honor people slain from being hit by cars In response to recent pedestrian deaths, local advocates have installed memorial markers to... Read more
City News Briefs Absentee Voting Underway for June 10th School Budget Referendum & Special Municipal Election The June 10 municipal election in Portland will include the school budget re... Read more
By Colin Monahan Portlanders have every reason to be proud of their Forest City (and Bostonians have every right to be jealous): a postcard-perfect New England vacationland with a working wa... Read more
We can help expand Portland’s urban tree canopy by bringing air and water to its roots By Nancy English A summer city walk under the shifting shadows of leaves transforms time with nat... Read more
Look for coming improvements at the historic cemetery By W. John FunkPresident, Stewards of the Western Cemetery, Inc Spring has arrived! The Stewards of the Western Cemetery, Inc. is lookin... Read more
By Kip DeSerresPresident, West End Neighborhood Association In the last few months, there have been several pedestrian deaths and other dramatic examples of a lack of pedestrian safety in Po... Read more
Max Budreau: We need new systems for growing local food Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she caught up with Max Budreau, the farmer th... Read more
