West End News events and culture.
By Mary Alice Scott It’s hard to believe that summer is wrapping up and a new school year is beginning already. With so many important national and global events in the news, it can be... Read more
The Portland Fine Craft Show returns for its sixth season with a juried fine craft show on Saturday, August 28th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The West End News is publisher of the show guide featu... Read more
Whether you were out walking the Western Prom on Christmas Eve morning to catch some views or dashing down I-295 to finish up holiday errands, you might have noticed a tall crane at work on... Read more
Andrew Zarro & VivaKeeping the culture alive Every Month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Viva, the band l... Read more
By Jean Murachanian, Portland Conservatory of Music It’s been a crazy year, to say the least, and we continue to face uncertainty in the near future. At the Portland Conservatory of Music (P... Read more
PechaKucha Portland Announces The First PechaKucha Night of a New Decade – VISION 20X20! By Kymberly Dakin Ok, so what the heck is PechaKucha night? There’s no reason why you would kn... Read more
Each week I volunteer on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Maine People’s Alliance to speak with representatives about different bills that would improve the situation regarding different is... Read more
PechaKucha Portland’s 45th show seeks stories of empowerment By Kelly Merrill What is PechaKucha? How do I pronounce PechaKucha? How do I PechaKucha? As far as what it is and how you... Read more
From Tom Landry, Realtor® Dear Friends and Neighbors, Benchmark Residential & Investment Real Estate is now simply Benchmark Real Estate. We’re still the same people with the same commit... Read more
The Portland Area Villages Board has been working hard and thanks to our members and volunteers, we have some exciting news to share with you. We are a non-profit, volunteer organization tha... Read more


