News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
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
June 13th Portland Municipal Election Voter Guide to Ballot Question A By Colin Monahan Portland voters will contend with two ballot questions, concerning rent control (Question A) and the s... Read more
The Green Bucket By Colin Monahan On April 1st, the City of Portland partnered with local composting service Garbage to Garden, effectively ending the city’s previous food waste... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Positives & Ponderables By Rosanne Graef Positive – CPR Training On April 20th, members of the Portland Fire Department (PFD) c... Read more
City News Brief City updates meeting schedule for FY24 municipal budget Portland Interim City Manager Danielle West released an updated timeline for the municipal budget review process for M... Read more
Never Again, Never Again: A Portlander’s Story of Survival, Life, & Genocide By Colin Monahan *Content Warning: This interview contains graphic descriptions of genocide and violence... Read more
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Help Get the West End Ready for Spring As I write, Daylight Savings Time is a week old and astronomical spring is just five ho... Read more
