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
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Striving to Be Idle-Free Portland
By Tony Zeli We’re well into the season of remote starters and the start and scrape, as we all struggle to warm our cars against the bitter and danger... Read more
The Dearest Gift
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Especially at this time of year, but also when birthdays, graduations, weddings, retir... Read more
La Vida Local – Why I’m Not Voting for Mayor
LA VIDA LOCAL: IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE Why I’m Not Voting for Mayor By Rosanne Graef “It’s like deja vu all over again.” If Yogi Berra were l... Read more
Whither Forest City?
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Whither Forest City? By Rosanne Graef Portland has long had the moniker “Forest City,” but when you lo... Read more
Dr. Philip Thompson: Neighborhood Doctor
By Tony Zeli, Publisher & Editor Dr. Philip Thompson, a well-known and beloved West End physician, passed away this past June at the age of 102. H... Read more
Stop the Fast Driving!
La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life Sign Up – Sign On By Rosanne Graef Signs are tricky things—too wordy, vague or ironic and they mi... Read more
‘Spring Is Sprung, the Grass Is Riz’
LA VIDA LOCAL: IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE By Rosanne Graef After a couple of April false alarms (during one of which I packed away the winter ja... Read more
Small Pleasures of Winter
LA VIDA LOCAL: IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE By Rosanne Graef I have always enjoyed winter and the one year I spent in a place without the whole sh... Read more
Of Referenda, Moratoria & Fable
LA VIDA LOCAL: IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE By Rosanne Graef Ready for another round of the battle for the Peninsula, brought to you by the City o... Read more
