La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Help Get the West End Ready for Spring As I write, Daylight Savings Time is a week old and astronomical spring is just five ho... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Late Winter in Bits & Pieces February often brings a kind of restlessness as the days grow noticeably longer. And there... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Good Luck to UsPart 2 By Rosanne Graef Last month’s La Vida Local introduced the Maine Council on Aging’s lofty goal of creating an Age-Positive... Read more
Preserving the Forest City A Brief Summary of the Heritage Tree Ordinance By Colin Monahan “Good trees and green spaces are like good neighbors on a crowded street. You can’t live well... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Stumps, Trees & Wells By Rosanne Graef Between the final days of winter and the emergence of the first leaves, Herb Adams trudged the s... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life To Cruise or Not to Cruise? By Rosanne Graef On the November 8th Portland ballot is “An Act to Restrict Cruise Ships in Order to Reduce Conges... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Water is LifeDo Your Bit to Take Care of It If you’ve walked around the West End lately, you may have noticed the above message... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 37 SHORT TAKES III: Zero Waste, McKibben’s Third Act, Getting to Know You BRIGHT IDEA: Take the Five Steps to Zero Waste Discarded food is the single-largest component of US... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef SpeeDebating & Street Safety On November 1st, West Enders and friends who had been enjoying activities at the Reiche Commu... Read more
Age Positive Maine: Good Luck to Us
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life Good Luck to Us – Part 1 By Rosanne Graef In September, the Maine Council on Aging held their annual Wisdom Summit where they set the goal... Read more