News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
PORTLAND BALLOT 2023 SCHOOL BOARD & OTHER CANDIDATE PROFILES This year Portland (ME) voters will decide several city council, school board, and other seats. Below find school board and w... Read more
PORTLAND BALLOT 2023 Rent Control Back on the Ballot For the second time this year, Portland voters will decide on a municipal ballot question asking to amend the city’s rent control ordinan... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Free Activities at Reiche Community Room Thanks to funding support from a Maine Medical Center Caring Community Grant and spac... Read more
Analysis: Updates to Portland’s Land Use Code Missing Middle Density Housing By Tony Zeli ReCode Portland is an effort to refresh the entirety of the city’s land use code. City planner... Read more
Gorham’s Corner, a 5-way intersection in downtown Portland, gets asphalt murals and pedestrian safety improvements By Tony Zeli Who’s behind those flashy new crosswalk murals at Gorham... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Singin’ in the Rain By Rosanne Graef This past winter was tough on many plants around the West End. And the spring weather was a wild... Read more
By Tony Zeli In a growing city, available on-street parking is a limited resource. For the past two years, the neighbors near Maine Medical Center (MMC) in downtown Portland have had a parti... Read more
Official Election Results for Question A and June 13th Portland Municipal Election The official results for Portland’s June 13th municipal election are in. Portland voters overwhelmingly rej... Read more
By Kelly Merrill When Dr. Merideth Norris was indicted by the DOJ’s New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force in late October of 2022, her pain patients were abandoned to a hostile regula... Read more
Encampments at Harbor View Memorial Park?
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Encampments at Harbor View Memorial Park? By Rosanne Graef Harbor View Park was built on rubble from the destruction of the Million Dollar Bridg... Read more