Neighborhood groups, Portland Trails install traffic calming projects in Libbytown, West End By Tony Zeli This summer, if you drive down Portland’s Brighton Avenue or Danforth Street,... Read more
Caitlin Marshall: Channeling climate anxiety into positive change locally with PCAT Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month... Read more
Book Short ‘Long Island,’ the long-awaited sequel to ‘Brooklyn,’ by Colm Tóibín By Stephanie Miller If you remember Colm Tóibín’s 2009 prize-winning “Brooklyn... Read more
ELECTION RESULTS Duson, Yusuf Win Democratic Primaries June 2024 State Senator Jill Duson (D) defeated challenger Ken Capron securing about 87% of the vote in the June 11th Democratic primar... Read more
Susan LoGiudice: Free Trees for Residents to ReForest the City Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Su... Read more
Book Short ‘The Woman in the Library’by Sulari Gentill Review by Stephanie Miller A woman in Australia named Hannah is writing a novel about an Australian woman named Freddie (sh... Read more
City News Briefs ELECTION INFORMATION The Maine Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 11th. Also on the ballot in Portland is the School Budget Referendum. Election Day is Tuesday, June 11th,... Read more
Tall grass helps bees and other pollinators, but some think it’s an eyesore. By Tony Zeli With campaigns like No Mow May and the City of Portland’s own Mow Tall Until Fall, you could s... Read more
Seasonal Activities Begin at Western Cemetery By W. John Funk, President Now that spring is here, the Stewards of the Western Cemetery, Inc. is preparing for our third year of outside activi... Read more
Louis Giller: Mushrooms can detoxify our land Every Month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Louis Giller, Custo... Read more