News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Article updated Mako Bates, an organizer for the local ballot initiative to create a $15 minimum wage in Portland, announced on Tuesday that he is running for City Council in District 2 (Wes... Read more
Article updated Spencer Thibodeau, a 27-year-old real estate attorney at Verrill Dana and resident of Pitt Street, officially launched his campaign for Portland City Council District 2 on Tu... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Why Get Involved? We want to feel that our lives have meaning, and we can find that through volunteering. Volunteering enables us... Read more
Between 50 and 60 neighbors from Carleton, Pine, Neal, West Streets and others, attended the neighborhood meeting on a proposal to build 37 affordable housing units. The apartment building w... Read more
Avesta Housing, developers of 17 Carleton Street, gained unanimous approval for tax-increment financing (TIF) from the Housing and Community Development Committee of the City Council. In ret... Read more
Congress Square Park: Derelict Space to Summer Hot Spot
The Revitalization of Congress Square Park by Tony Zeli There is a new venue in town. Wednesday night concerts, Third Thursday art events, Friday night dancing with live music, Saturday morn... Read more
LA VIDA LOCAL- IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE: TREES
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Have you gone to a different city and reported back to your friends, “I loved the wonderful parks and gardens there.”? How about, “Wow, I really... Read more
Developers have announced a neighborhood meeting to discuss plans for an affordable housing building at 17 Carleton Street. Well-known and currently very active developer Avesta Housing is p... Read more
Joy Place is an alley, with an abandoned building, an old foundation of a barn and a dilapidated shed… and a whole lot of trouble. For years, neighbors have been concerned about safety... Read more
“It really was a situation that couldn’t continue,” says Vin Veroneau, President of JB Brown. He is referring to an ongoing safety issue of transient use of what used to be the woods along t... Read more