New Faces at City Hall: Get To Know Mayor Ethan Strimling by Tony Zeli WEN Editor Tony Zeli had a chance to interview new Mayor Ethan Strimling shortly after his successful campaign to unsea... Read more
Group Pushes for School Infrastructure Bond to Improve Elementary Schools The Public Works department fenced off the Clark Street entrance to the ramp at Reiche Elementary. The ramp provides... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky – February 2016 Astrology Forecast by Leo Knighton Tallarico As we enter February 2016, Presidential primary and caucus action begin. February 1st is the Iowa... Read more
Food Initiative at a Crossroads: Will New Mayor Support the Group Started by Brennan? by Jeremy Bloom *UPDATE: The scheduled meeting of the Shaping Portland’s Food System steering comm... Read more
Empty Storefronts Among Businesses Awarded Facade Improvement Funds Three storefronts and a marquis on Congress Street will be awarded grants from the City’s Façade Improvement Program. The... Read more
I was entertained by Adam Marletta’s response to my column about President’s Obama’s optimistic tone. From my minimal past engagement with Marletta, I can’t say I... Read more
by Marilyn Miller “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.” Charles Kettering, American inventor and engineer Want to start 2016 off ri... Read more
It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid
By Adam Marletta Seven years after Wall Street’s debauched binge of speculator fraud wiped out 40 percent of the world’s wealth, the capitalist press continues to laud the suppos... Read more