News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Five Enhanced TSBs Pop Up Around the City The City of Portland Police Department and the Portland Public Art Committee announced an open call for artists back in June to submit their propose... Read more
POLICE BEAT West End Prostitution Sting Operation In August a West End prostitution sting operation led to the arrest of four men for engaging a prostitute, a class E crime. City police cond... Read more
Reiche Entrance and Crosswalks To Be Completed in August by Luke deNatale Construction on Reiche Elementary School’s Clark Street entrance is nearing completion. The construction removed the... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Running Out of Time by Bridget Chase Portland’s Pesticide and Fertilizer Task Force met twice in July. Both meetings focused on sharing information and views. The task fo... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Gentrifying Portland We have an ambivalent relationship with change. While we enj... Read more
Black Lives Matter Protest Demands Transparency and Accountability On July 14th an action organized by Portland Racial Justice Congress led to the arrest of 17 protesters for Obstructing a P... Read more
POLICE BEAT Rash of Old Port Thefts Old Port thefts trigger warning to local businesses. Police say be on the look out for the perpetrator. He enters store, creates a distraction and robs cu... Read more
City Council Creates Special Committee on Elementary School Bond On July 6th the City Council voted to create a new committee. Its purpose is to study a $70.6 million school bond proposal. T... Read more
CALLING GARDENERS, VOLUNTEERS NEEDED WENA garden harvest to be distributed to food insecure kids. Last year the West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) set up a garden plot in the Clark Str... Read more
Recent drownings demonstrate importance of water safety education. by Bridget Chase There is a high probability, if you are enjoying Maine’s natural environment, there is water nearby. Heck,... Read more
