La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Missed It! After failing to get cards sent before Christmas, I opted to dub them “New Year’s Greetings” instea... Read more
Stewards celebrate accomplishments of their first year in Western Cemetery By J. Peter Monro In May, in this newspaper, we Stewards of the Western Cemetery asked for help conserving and enha... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life What Neighborhood Can Offer By Rosanne Graef The City of Portland’s website lists over twenty neighborhood associations. In addition to these or... Read more
Lucky Hollander: Finding families for unaccompanied youth immigrants Every month PelotonLabs co-founder Liz Trice interviews a local community member. This month, Liz caught up with Lucky Ho... Read more
Book Short Classic romance for the new year By Stephanie Miller It is a truth universally acknowledged that one of the most beloved romantic figures in literature is the tall, dark, and hand... Read more
West End Snapshots Revisited For all of us there are particular things that are emblematic and evocative of our neighborhood. In 2012, the West End Neighborhood Association did a community-b... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Good Luck to UsPart 2 By Rosanne Graef Last month’s La Vida Local introduced the Maine Council on Aging’s lofty goal of creating an Age-Positive... Read more
Preserving the Forest City A Brief Summary of the Heritage Tree Ordinance By Colin Monahan “Good trees and green spaces are like good neighbors on a crowded street. You can’t live well... Read more
Winter Storm Info 2022-23 City reminds residents of winter storm operations and regulations The Portland Department of Public Works reports that they are ready for the season. Every year the... Read more
By Tony Zeli Even if you don’t celebrate, the dark days of winter and holiday brouhaha can cause anxiety and stress. In fact, in northern climates, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can affe... Read more
