Sidewalk Buttlers Looking to Expand into West End Mike Roylos, former owner of Spartan Grill, sold his business to pursue a passion: cigarette butts. Okay, to be more precise, his passion is... Read more
Hillary Clinton says Travel Changes Minds by Nancy Dorrans If travel can change your life can it also change your mind? That’s what Hillary Clinton said in a speech she gave several years ag... Read more
AMOS FARM: Getting Started Early by Christian Torp We could all do with more time, unfortunately, I don’t know of any (legal) way to do that, but that’s not true for gardening! It IS possibl... Read more
The Maine Irish Heritage Center announces the hiring of P. Vincent “Vinny” O’Malley as its interim executive director. Vinny grew up in Portland’s West End, the son of Irish immigrants from... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Get Creative As this winter draws to a close, it’s time to think ahead a little a... Read more
Letter from PNA Requests Housing Forum UPDATE: Councilor Spencer Thibodeau has responded to the letter and agreed to attend the forum. WEN will report details when available. In a letter to... Read more
Ray Richard Retires After 30 Years by Bridget Chase Ray Richard retired at the end of last year after serving as one of the West End’s postal carriers for close to 30 years. Ray’s motivation... Read more
Entrepreneurs’ Guide to Better Cash Flow “I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today” -Wimpy, character from the cartoon Popeye Cash flow is the lifeblood to any business, but it is... Read more
Missing Person Found Dead Paul Spaltro, 48 years old, from Portland, was reported missing by his family on February 24th. Spaltro had been staying at the Motel 6 on Riverside Street and had... Read more
Let’s Start a War (Said Bernie One Day)
by Adam Marletta A curious contradiction has emerged between the rivaling supporters of presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders. While Sanders’ supporte... Read more