Jess Falero and Cullen Ryan talk about homelessness Every Month Peloton Labs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Jess Falero... Read more
ADAPTABILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY By Michael Stern Like millions of parents around the country, I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by the changes we’re currently navigating in... Read more
Part 2 of 2: Patrick Kiruhura on asking the right questions to feel connected to our neighbors Every Month Peloton Labs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for the West End News.... Read more
Local Business Survey Reveals Grim Outlook By Mary Alice Scott, Portland Buy Local Every month, I sit down to write an article for The West End News and consider what’s most pressing or rele... Read more
What is Empathy? By Michael Stern Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, describes three types of empathy: Cognitive empathy means understanding the perspectives of others, includ... Read more
By Jean Murachanian, Portland Conservatory of Music It’s been a crazy year, to say the least, and we continue to face uncertainty in the near future. At the Portland Conservatory of Music (P... Read more
Maine Craft in a Time of Corona An Interview with a Maine Craft Artist By Rosanne Graef My usual summer-time habit is to get ahead of a year’s worth of holidays, birthdays, and one-off gift-... Read more
By Tony Zeli Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, interest in local foods was burgeoning. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture interest in local food in Maine has seen a steady incr... Read more
By Mary Alice Scott It feels a little strange (actually, it feels very strange) to be moving towards “normal” operations right now. Between a global pandemic, important and long overdue conv... Read more
Charter Commission: Time to Fix the Mayor
Editorial by Publisher-Editor Tony Zeli In 2015, I asked a newly elected Mayor Ethan Strimling how he was going to effectively work with city council. “My job is to turn that body of nine in... Read more