Finding Your Peace: A Maine Guide to Holiday Self-Care By Nancy Dorrans The holiday season in Maine is nothing short of magical. The scent of pine needles… The soft blanket of snow... Read more
By Tony Zeli This Tuesday’s municipal election leaves the composition of the Portland City Council unchanged. The only challenged incumbent, At-large City Councilor Pious Ali won reele... Read more
How to Build More Housing Social or Otherwise By Nancy English On March 17th of this year, the Portland City Council established a group of residents to figure out how to use public resource... Read more
Western Cemetery Nears Completion of Capital Campaign Stewards of the Western Cemetery thank neighbors for their enthusiastic support By W. John Funk, President The Stewards of t... Read more
$19 Minimum Wage on the Ballot By Tony Zeli The Portland City Council voted in August to place an increase in the minimum wage on the November 4th municipal ballot. Voters will find it as Qu... Read more
By Tony Zeli On the November 4th, 2025 state ballot, referendum questions will ask voters to enact sweeping absentee voting restrictions and a law to prevent people in crisis from accessing... Read more
Three City Council Candidates Answer Questions Ahead of the Election By Nancy English Current at-large city councilor Pious Ali and newcomer Sam Aborne are competing for the one at-large sea... Read more
Michael Connolly: Historical Fiction from Portland’s Working Waterfront Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she caught up with Michael Con... Read more
Book Short The NamesBy Florence Knapp By Stephanie Miller “The Names” by Florence Knapp asks the question: Can a name change the course of a life? I’ve long been fascinated with... Read more
‘It can happen here.’ Staging a Depression Era Play as a Warning for the Present By Nancy English “It Can’t Happen Here,” is a play by Sinclair Lewis and John Moffit, based on a novel by Lew... Read more
