Traffic Box Project Meeting POSTPONED
Due to conflicts of schedule, we are postponing the Traffic Box Project meeting tonight (11/29) until sometime after the new year. If you’re interested in this project, you can learn more here.
Traffic Box Meeting – Nov. 29 @ 6:30PM – Reiche
We will be elaborating, sharing, and thinking about our designs for the five traffic boxes that we’ll be repainting in the Spring of 2018. Clifford Tremblay will have a map sample to critique as a group. Remember, you do not … Continued
West End Traffic Box Project – Design and Paint
In May 2017, the West End Neighborhood Association applied for a grant from Portland Trails for a community-building project. The project we proposed for painting traffic boxes (trafos) in our neighborhood was awarded $1,000. We are very grateful for Portland … Continued
Candidates Forum – Oct. 25 @ 6-8PM
Reiche Community Center 2nd floor, Clark Street entrance Candidates for At-large City Council seat: Joey Brunelle Jill Duson (incumbent) Bree LaCasse Please submit questions for candidates only to hello@wenamaine.org. Click here to view a sample ballot with full wording of municipal referenda questions. Representatives for opposing … Continued
West End Halloween Parade
On Tuesday, 31 October the 35th Annual West End Halloween Parade will start gathering at 5:30pm at the Reiche School playground (166 Brackett St.). Paraders will begin assembling on Brackett at 6:05.Marching will begin at 6:15pm sharp and finish around 7pm. Click here for a map of the parade route. Please consider … Continued
Help us paint West End traffic boxes!
Please join us next Wednesday, October 18th at 6:30PM in the Reiche Community Room for an neighborhood kick-off meeting to design and paint a handful of traffic boxes in the West End. We will cover the process going forward, the … Continued
City of Portland 2017 Fall Curbside Leaf Pickup:
Through the month of November 2017, the City of Portland will continue its fall curbside leaf bag collection program (November 1st – November 30th). IMPORTANT! – The leaves MUST be in large, paper biodegradable leaf bags that can be purchased … Continued
NEWS on Harbor View Park & the Edible Hillside
We are making steady progress thanks to the effort of many individuals and organizations – thank you all! In July we planted six American Chestnut seedlings just up from Commercial St. at the western end of the Park under the … Continued
Harbor View Planting Day!
A successful, satisfying and fun day thanks to our nineteen volunteers and perfect weather! WHERE? At the top of the park, a site to the right of the stairs, overgrown with grass, shrubs and Japanese knotweed (an invasive plant … Continued
Window Dressers – Volunteer Now!
KEEP THE HEAT INSIDE The West End Neighborhood Association (WENA), in partnership with the Portland Climate Action Team (PCAT), and our team of Portland volunteers will make 500 Window Dressers insulating window inserts for homes in Portland, and particularly the West … Continued