News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
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
No or low bail means immediate release for many at Cumberland County Jail By Nancy English Cumberland County Jail currently has 370 available beds out of a total of 570, according to Cumberl... Read more
City News Briefs PPL Joins Dirigo Libraries and Begins Catalog Upgrade Portland, ME – Portland Public Library (PPL) announced a new partnership with the Maine State Library, the Law an... Read more
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
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
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
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
