News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
UPDATE: As of Friday, August 14th, Rob Korobkin and Spencer Thibodeau have qualified for the ballot as District 2 Council candidates. A third candidate, Mako Bates has left the race. Candida... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Recycling – What’s Really the Problem? Have you ever looked in a dictionary and seen how many words begin with ‘re’? Well, in case you hav... Read more
After nine years on City Council, and much recent speculation as to his future plans, Councilor Dave Marshall announced his intentions, “I will not be seeking reelection to City Council this... Read more
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
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
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
