La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef In early 2012, the West End Neighborhood Association’s then vice-president, Jodie Lapchick, established our neighborhood on N... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Window Dressers – A Chance to DO Something by Rosanne Graef Help the environment, make homes more comfortable, save money, assist your n... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Turning the Corner by Rosanne Graef After a February in which most of the entire winter’s action was compressed into two weeks of shoveling, s... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Reiche Community Center is more than just an elementary school by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA First, A Note on Treacherous Side... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Winter Sidewalk Report by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Perennial Problem of Perambulating Portland Black Frid... Read more
Annual District Meeting Raises Concern for Transparency in Development Decisions by Tony Zeli UPDATE: The Planning Board hearing for text amendments to Waterfront Port Development Zone that... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Uglification of the Jewel by the Sea When the Editor of the West End News ann... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Take Time to Read the Referendum Questions by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Referenda of November 8, 2016 Comp... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life SO MANY FOOD CHOICES, SO MUCH WASTE by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Bon Appétit? There is so much food waste. It... Read more



Opium – What’s in a Name
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Opium – What’s in a Name? by Rosanne Graef Outrage, incredulity, disappointment… All these describe my reaction to Dennis Hoey’s M... Read more