News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Jon Hinck Answers Our Questions Each candidate for Portland City Council District 2 received the same five questions about mask and vaccine requirements, budget priorities, Reiche Community... Read more
Victoria Pelletier Answers Our Questions Each candidate for Portland City Council District 2 received the same five questions about mask and vaccine requirements, budget priorities, Reiche C... Read more
By Tony Zeli Spencer Thibodeau vacates District 2 seat for job in Biden administration Spencer Thibodeau had announced that he would not run for reelection for District 2 city council. Then... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef The Pause That Refreshes Last month I made a promise that I have to go back on. I’d intended to continue my ‘Can Portland Be S... Read more
Every month PelotonLabs co-founder Liz Trice interviews a local community member. This month, Liz caught up with Valerie Kelly, who is leading the League of Women Voters’ Portland Char... Read more
By Victoria Pelletier Hi friends! My name is Victoria (but everyone calls me Tori) – I live in Parkside, I work in Racial Equity, and I’m running to be your District 2 City Council... Read more
By Spencer Thibodeau Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau will not seek reelection. Here is his letter to WEN readers: More than six years ago, I made a decision that would change my li... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Can Portland Be Saved? (Part 2) From my third-floor window, I look directly down at the intersection of Clark and Salem St... Read more
Local Election: District 2 City Council is an open seat with two interested candidates. Also, D2 school board member Emily Figdor runs unopposed for reelection. By Tony Zeli It’s 2021... Read more
By Tony Zeli (with contribution from Pine Tree Legal Assistance) On August 26th, the US Supreme Court struck down the Center for Disease Control’s order to temporary protect tenants from evi... Read more