Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Adventure Marketplace goes “off the beaten path” and leads a small tour group to l... Read more
The Portland Palate Review: West End Hospitals The Affordable Food Alternative Part 1 by James Fereira My good friend Fran approached me about my WEN column. She encouraged me to review ins... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Make Your Mark in the Neighborhood! The Traffic Signal Box Project by Rosanne Graef We’re surrounded by utilitarian objects. They may do their... Read more
by Tony Zeli In the summer of 2016, the School Board voted in favor of a $70.6 million bond to fix four aging elementary schools. It was known as the “Buildings for Our Future” bond. During... Read more
THE AMOS FARM APPLES The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. -Ernesto “Che” Guevara It’s apple season in Maine! From early September through late... Read more
by Tony Zeli Question 2 City ballot Question 2 will ask voters if they want to strengthen zoning protection by allowing resident participation in proposed zoning changes. If passed, it would... Read more
by Tony Zeli Local Ballot Question 1 Question 1 on the City ballot asks voters if they support rent stabilization and protection of tenants’ rights. The question is followed by pages of ordi... Read more
At-large city council candidates in their own words on issues of importance to our readers. Two community leaders are vying to unseat 16-year City Council veteran Jill Duson. Joey Brunelle... Read more
500 Window Dressers Insulating Inserts Ordered by Elissa Armstrong This summer Window Dressers volunteers from West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) and Portland Climate Action Team measu... Read more
Capitalism IS the Crisis
By Adam Marletta After a summer-long hiatus, West End News readers can relax: I am back with more long-winded political diatribes. I know — just what you have been missing in your life... Read more