News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
By Pamela Shaw The morning after the Harbor View Park Spring Work Day this year, two mallard ducks turned up, checking out the watercourse just above the new orchard. We’re hoping the ducks,... Read more
METRO proposes higher fares along with new ways to pay and fare caps to create equity. By Cameron Autry The METRO board of directors postponed a vote on proposed fare increases and the rollo... Read more
By Pamela Shaw Some invasive species of plants in our area are old timers, familiar to many, such as Asiatic Bittersweet, Japanese Barberry, and Multiflora Rose. Others are newcomers, with... Read more
LA VIDA LOCAL: IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE By Rosanne Graef After a couple of April false alarms (during one of which I packed away the winter jacket only to be greeted in a couple of d... Read more
PILLARS OF PORTLAND By Cameron Autry In the history of Portland few people have left an impact as large as that of the recently deceased former city manager John Menario. Before Menario took... Read more
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, representing Maine’s First District in the U. S. House, is cosponsoring the first bipartisan bill in a decade to directly address climate change. Climate Secur... Read more
By Cameron Autry District 1 City Councilor Belinda Ray officially announced her candidacy for mayor in late January. Ray, a founder of the East Bayside Neighborhood Association, currently wo... Read more
The Portland Area Villages Board has been working hard and thanks to our members and volunteers, we have some exciting news to share with you. We are a non-profit, volunteer organization tha... Read more
By Tony Zeli, Editor A new café is moving to the neighborhood in the former site of Aurora Provisions on Pine Street. It will be run by locals who want to give back to the community what the... Read more
By Tony Zeli, Editor Natalie “Figgy” DiBenedetto, chef and owner of Figgy’s on Walker Street in the West End is a winner on the Food Network’s “Chopped.” The episode, “Dollar Dishes,” featur... Read more
Leadership – The Story of 2018
THE STORY OF 2018 LEADERSHIP by Tony Zeli A BLUNT INSTRUMENT There is a battle raging at the ballot box betwee...