News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
By Kelly Merrill In the midst of the worst housing crisis Portland has ever seen, the City approved the sale of Bayside Village by Port Property Management on August 13th, without the knowle... Read more
MAYOR’S RACE UPDATE In July, Portland City Councilor Justin Costa withdraws from the mayor’s race. In a press release Costa cites personal reasons for quitting the campaign. “We had a death... Read more
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life Sign Up – Sign On By Rosanne Graef Signs are tricky things—too wordy, vague or ironic and they miss their mark. When well done, however,... Read more
By Cameron Autry Last month roughly 300 asylum seekers arrived in Portland. Mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, the asylum seekers first traveled across the Atlantic... Read more
PILLARS OF PORTLAND Paul Kendrick – Standing Up for Victims By Cameron Autry When the truth becomes unpleasant, it can sometimes be easier to consciously ignore it than confront it head on.... Read more
UPDATE: Councilors Justin Costa and Belinda Ray withdraw from mayor’s race. Read more: “Justin Costa Withdraws from Mayor’s Race.” (Updated 7/18/2019) By Cameron Autr... Read more
By Tony Zeli Former School Board Chair Kate Snyder has joined the race to be Portland’s next mayor. Snyder served two terms on the Portland Board of Public Education from 2007 through 2013,... Read more
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
