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
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
The Portland Palate West End Markets Part II: The New by James Fereira I set out on a quest, visiting five local markets to ‘get my picnic on’ in the interest of invoking and welcoming a spr... Read more
PelotonPosts is an interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working community in Portland’s West End. This month, Peloton’s founder Liz Trice caught up with Margaret Kelsey, the owner of... Read more
Jenn Thompson Says Farewell Portland Buy Local begins its search for a new Executive Director to lead the buy local movement. Current Executive Director Jenn Thompson is relocating with her... Read more
Karger College Prep Program One-of-a-kind in Maine by Liesl Quigley, graduating Karger Student For high school musicians, the Karger college prep program at the Portland Conservatory of Musi... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast June 2017 HEATING UP by Leo Knighton Tallarico June is the transition month from spring to summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when it b... Read more
Opium – What’s in a Name
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