Portland Protectors Support South Portland Ordinance by Tony Zeli Portland Protectors is a local group that promotes organic land care practices. In a press release, they call a draft pestic... Read more
Harbor View Park Edible Hillside Begins by Pamela Shaw The first planting day at Harbor View Park was successful, satisfying and fun, thanks to our nineteen volunteers, and perfect weat... Read more
POLICE BEAT UPDATE: Preble Street Shooting Arrest Made Portland Police arrested a man in connection with the shooting of 39-year-old Russell Solak that occurred on Preble Street on May 30th.... Read more
The Amos Farm LAYERING by Christian Torp Poor Mary. They married her to Jesus, and Jesus is an asexual circumcised revolutionary. What future is there to be had in that scenario? -Rawi Hage;... Read more
Water Safety Top Priority for Local Group by Tony Zeli I sit to write on Memorial Day. A front-page headline in the Press Herald tells a story of death on the water. On Saturday afternoon, M... Read more
West End People Dr. Philip Thompson – 100 Years in the West End by Tony Zeli, with Rosanne Graef Dr. Philip Thompson has spent a lifetime and then some in the West End. He celebrated h... Read more
Bayside’s Postwar Blues by Tony Taylor “There’s been a widespread perception around here that Bayside was simply ignored architecturally because it was working class. For a lot of the time i... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Opium – What’s in a Name? by Rosanne Graef Outrage, incredulity, disappointment… All these describe my reaction to Dennis Hoey’s M... Read more
Bucket Lists and Travel Tips What is on your bucket list? Or maybe I should start with, “What is a Bucket List?” According to Travis Bell, the Bucket List Guy, “A bucket list is, by de... Read more
Trump to Planet Earth: Drop Dead!
By Adam Marletta In a recent conversation with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, Professor Noam Chomsky outlined the two gravest threats to the survival of the human species: Nuclear war and cli... Read more