Picnic, Anyone? West End Markets Part I: The Overlooked This month’s review deviates from the previous two in that, honoring WEN’s May theme of “gardening, spring and urban agriculture,” I w... Read more
by Nancy Dorrans Last month I traveled south just before Easter. While it was still cool, damp and gray/brown in Portland, where I was headed spring was in full bloom. My sister had invited... Read more
Neighbors Raise Awareness for Safe Boating Portland’s Swim for Life/Water Safety Coalition announced its support of Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day on Friday, May 19th. And on May 20th joi... Read more
Why care about genetic diversity of Plants? PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working community in Portland’s West End. This month, Peloton’s founder Liz... Read more
Small Business Owners Plant the Seeds for Success 4 Tips for Early Stage Entrepreneurs by Marilyn Miller Are you thinking of launching your own business? So much of your future success will... Read more
by Luke deNatale Neighbors cite concern for maintaining working waterfront, suggest new comp plan language. Portland’s Planning Board held a public hearing regarding the city’s updated compr... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef In early 2012, the West End Neighborhood Association’s then vice-president, Jodie Lapchick, established our neighborhood on N... Read more
An Architectural Look at Bayside Past Part I of Tony Taylor’s Bayside Past and Future Series by Tony Taylor Cumberland Avenue was laid out in 1800, along with Chestnut, Cedar, Elm and... Read more
POLICE BEAT Armed Robbery at Cumberland Farms in West End Police were called to the store shortly after 4:18 a.m. on May 2nd. A male armed with a knife approached the cashier, who was alone... Read more
by Caitlin Cameron Did you know you can be an individual member of Portland Buy Local? I am a proud individual member of Portland Buy Local since 2014. Individual members are people in Portl... Read more
