News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
By Tony Zeli Updated 9/13/2022 The Parkside Neighborhood Association and Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative dedicated Portland’s first marker on the National Votes for Women Trail at 42... Read more
By Tony Zeli “A person from the city’s code office stood right there and said to me, ‘One of the biggest challenges in Portland right now is kitchen space.” Dawn Bren... Read more
By Tony Zeli & Ed King I started to hear the rumors in July. Could it be true? Ed King, WEN founding publisher and local personality for 25 years, was relocating to North Carolina. It wa... Read more
Governor Janet Mills was on site for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Maine International Cold Storage Facility. The large new warehouse will dominate a relatively small lost across f... Read more
Community News Brief Popham Beach State Park got a new upgrade this August that improves accessibility to the beach for people with disabilities. The new mobility pathway was funded through... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Water is LifeDo Your Bit to Take Care of It If you’ve walked around the West End lately, you may have noticed the above message... Read more
The 7th Annual Portland Fine Craft Show Returns to Free Street Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 10am-5pm Presented by Shop Maine Craft, the Portland Fine Craft Show returns for its seventh annual... Read more
Presented by Friends of Lincoln Park Music, Music, Music… returns to historic Lincoln Park this summer with a special tribute to the father of America parks, Frederick Law Olmsted, celebrati... Read more
Free Concerts on Wednesdays this Summer. Concerts begin one hour before sunset. Presented by Friends of Western Promenade… Join us for free live music concerts in the historic Western Promen... Read more
Now Testing Backyard Chicken Eggs for Lead By Tony Zeli Gardening is a great activity. But a long industrial history and major 19th century fires put the Portland peninsula at an elevated ri... Read more