WEN takes a look at the broader picture with lifestyle, book reviews, and travel features.
by Lindsay Sterling One Saturday night, twenty people were gathered in a Portland kitchen for a hands-on cooking class. As head chef and host, I shared with the attendees my quest to learn h... Read more
The Amos Farm Keeping Bees – Part One by Christian Torp “‘The bottom line is, if something is not done to improve honeybee health, then most of the interesting food we eat is going to... 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
Pizzaiolo A Passion for Pizza in West Bayside by Marilyn Miller As a Portland resident, formerly “from away” – specifically Westchester County just north of the Bronx – AND an Italian-Americ... Read more
by Norman Patry My favorite statistic from the Buy Local movement is that 76% more money stays in the local economy when you buy local. It makes sense. A dollar spent at Bard, Tandem, Yordpr... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky by Leo Knighton Tallarico April 2017 It is quite obvious that we as a human family have entered a whole new chapter of our collective lives, most especially in the... Read more
Top Tips from Benchmark Real Estate Green / Energy Saving Improvements Improvements that will help you use less energy but may not have a positive impact on the sale price: Add foam insulati... Read more
by Tony Taylor As a lifelong walker of downtown neighborhoods in many cities, I’ve found that an eye for architectural beauty in unexpected and often rough places can be an ice-breaker. My i... 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
by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli In the third and final part of our series on millennials living in Maine we examine the issue of housing. In a list produced by MoneyRates.com, Maine places am... Read more
