Garden Survival Guide Thanks to climate change, even our favorite outdoor activities seem filled with risk. Here are some tips for your garden survival. By Tony Zeli It’s spring! Time for us... Read more
Metro pauses proposal to eliminate Route 8 and create a Portland Peninsula Circulator. Regional transit operators perform a geographically broader study. By Tony Zeli Greater Portland Metro... Read more
By Pamela Shaw Last year was a mostly fallow year for Harbor View Park. We lost much of the peach crop to a fungus on the leaves. We kept work groups to a minimum, just to keep up with maint... Read more
Lead in Portland’s Soils Free soil tests for gardeners in Bayside, East Bayside, Parkside, and West End By Tony Zeli There’s plenty of lead in Portland soils. In fact, soil testi... Read more
By Tony Zeli It’s an American mantra: Bigger is better. Anti-trust law in America has privileged the idea of economies of scale, justifying anti-competitive mergers because bigger is better.... Read more
By Dr. Oren Gersten We’re taking a break from Covid news this month (in this column at least) to talk about something a little lighter. I’ll be listing what I believe are the top 5 healthies... Read more
Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Kasandra Thach, a core leader for Maine Youth Justice and the fou... Read more
WENA Urges Neighbors to Weigh In The WENA Board is writing today to alert our West End neighbors and other members of the public who may be unaware of the proposed elimination of the Metro B... Read more
By Tony Zeli The Greater Portland Metro is updating its bus routes and proposing a new bi-directional circulator route for the Portland peninsula. The goal is faster service and greater freq... Read more
Build Back Better: Reiche Community Center
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Build Back Better: Reiche Community Center The City of Portland is considering consolidation of several Health and Human Service... Read more