The November 12th meeting of the West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) had a slow agenda, so the floor was opened for concerns from neighbors. What came up? Jaywalking. Barry Hoffman, who... Read more
Project Bazia is a non-profit organization based in the West End. Bazia Anthony started this organization to provide education about and aid to people from Sudan. Project Bazia was recently... Read more
Friends of Fort Gorges has a new promotional video on their website, friendsoffortgorges.org, with narration by Daniel Noel. In it, the group shows the decay that is happening to the histori... Read more
Who knows why people vote the way they do. There are countless potential reasons for every ballot box decision. Patterns can be recognized. There are always surprises. But, your guess is as... Read more
A new city policy will change the way residents are billed for storm water treatment. It will create a new storm water service charge, in addition to the current water and sewer bill. The fi... Read more
At the Annual District Two Meeting (Parkside, St. John Valley and West End), on November 6th, City staff announced new parking rules. The rules will be decided on by City Council, and take e... Read more
On November 5th, the Congress Square Redesign Study Group recommended a ground-level park concept rather than a roof-top park on top of an event center. This recommendation makes a partial s... Read more
On November 5th, the Congress Square Redesign Study Group voted ten to five, with one abstention, to recommend a redesigned ground-level park for Congress Square. The Congress Square Study G... Read more
Dear Democrats, The Party’s Over
To say the Democrats blew it in the midterm elections would be an understatement. The governor’s race should have been theirs to win. Instead, not only was Republican Gov. Paul LePage... Read more