LA VIDA LOCAL – IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE Make Your Own Music by Rosanne Graef “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ― Confucius This summer, the W... Read more
A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shaking my snow globe, the flakes swirl round and round… And I’m dreaming of a White C... Read more
WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH…
Mike Conkright demonstrates the undulating brick sidewalks of Portland by putting the Mayor in a wheelchair for a tour… Attorney General Janet Mills advises Mainers to screen all calls to avoid scams… The East End’s Print: A Bookstore celebrates its first anniversary, here’s to the written word… Planning Board okays plan to move the Children’s Museum to Thompson’s Point… Portland residents asked to report sightings of stink bugs to Maine Department of Agriculture using this link… Former Mayor Michael Brennan announces run for House District 36… The Inn on Carleton and the West End Inn are each on the market for well over $1 million… Ben Meiklejohn ranks 50th on list of famous UMaine alumni… St. Luke’s gets a new parking lot… City spells ‘Tuedsay’ on parking signs… Press Hotel’s Union Restaurant announces vegan options along with turkey on Thanksgiving… After 1200 shows DJ Steve Hirschon performs his last Thursday morning for WMPG… The Metro bus system provides free rides on Election Day… Clifford Tremblay documents cherry tree blooms in November… On International Stout Day Portland is ranked 9th best city for beer drinkers in America… Bayside Bowl wins architecture and design award for recent renovations…
THE PORTLAND PALATE West End Hospitals: The Affordable Food Alternative Part 2 by James Fereira My friend Fran and I set out on a quest to check out institutional eateries right in ou... Read more
Annual Meeting for West End, Parkside, St. John Valley & Oakdale postponed. Councilor Spencer Thibodeau recovers from ruptured appendix. The City is holding its annual district meetings... Read more
THE BOOK NOOK Mysteries – Get Started on a New Series by Nina Sachs, MLIS Mysteries. We shelve these separate from fiction, at the very beginning of the adult collection. They deserve the di... Read more
Airplane Noise Complaints Continue by Tony Zeli In September and October, West End and South Portland residents reported increased noise from aircraft. This past spring, the Portland Interna... Read more
Fall Curbside Leaf Collection All November The City will collect residential biodegradable leaf bags curbside through the entire month of November. City crews collect leaf bags after emptyin... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Public Hearing The City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee unanimously approved the current draft of a pesticide ordinance. The full City Council will... Read more
Evict the Landlord! Vote “Yes” on Rent Control
By Adam Marletta Portland is becoming as expensive to live in — and potentially as “bougie” — as my hometown of Kennebunk. From 2014 – 2016 my mother rented a small house in Kennebunk... Read more