Just Thinking Out Loud About Community Centers
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Just Thinking Out Loud By Rosanne Graef Months B.C. (Before Covid-19), the City of Portland hired a Un... Read more
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Heritage Tree Ordinance Protects Trees in the Forest City
Spare the Woodman’s Axe Heritage Tree Ordinance to Protect Urban Trees By Tony Zeli A new ordinance in the City of Portland makes it harder for... Read more
What’s Wrong with Camping?
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life What’s Wrong with Camping? By Rosanne Graef Homelessness is not new in Maine and working toward a reso... Read more
Maine Craft in a Time of Corona
Maine Craft in a Time of Corona An Interview with a Maine Craft Artist By Rosanne Graef My usual summer-time habit is to get ahead of a year’s worth o... Read more
The Watched Pot
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life The Watched Pot By Rosanne Graef Although often attributed to Ben Franklin, the proverb “A watched pot... Read more
Protect Portland’s Trees – Bright Ideas No. 13
Protect Portland’s Trees NOTE: The West End recently experienced three significant multiple mature tree cuttings. Due to this tree loss, a group of We... Read more
Keep on Keepin’ On – With Some New Twists
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Keep on Keepin’ On – With Some New Twists By Rosanne Graef After another month of holing up, hun... Read more
Our Star Magnolia and other Views from the Third Floor
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef I’ve been spending a lot of time at home lately (no surprise). I’m lucky to live on a... Read more
Overcoming Election Day Challenges
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life Updating the Perennial Resolution By Rosanne Graef Okay, I’ve been thinking about this column ever sinc... Read more
Civic Contradictions & Confusions
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Civic Contradictions & Confusions in Portland, Maine By Rosanne Graef Most of us like to have some... Read more
