Portland Conservatory of Music enjoys a resurgence in enrollment and activity by Jean Murachanian, PCM Executive Director The Portland Conservatory of Music (PCM) is a nonprofit community Mu... Read more
Reiche Community Center 166 Brackett St. Use Clark Street entrance. Open during school vacations. Mondays 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Strength training video – Get strong! 1:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Craftern... Read more
Pizzaiolo A Passion for Pizza in West Bayside by Marilyn Miller As a Portland resident, formerly “from away” – specifically Westchester County just north of the Bronx – AND an Italian-Americ... Read more
First Monday Gatherings Thanks to all who came to the first monthly gathering of interested community members for the West End Aging in Place efforts. Our plan is to meet the first Monday of... Read more
POLICE BEAT Portland Man Arrested for Robbing Nickelodeon Cinema Dustin Palmer, 29-years-old of Portland, was arrested for a Robbery that occurred at the Nickelodeon Cinema on Temple Street... Read more
by Norman Patry My favorite statistic from the Buy Local movement is that 76% more money stays in the local economy when you buy local. It makes sense. A dollar spent at Bard, Tandem, Yordpr... Read more
WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH…
Mayor Ethan Strimling admits that he is a Giants fan… Former NPR foreign correspondent Annie Avilés chosen to lead Salt Institute for Documentary Studies… A $3,500 check from the Bangor Savings Bank helps to create a Cultural Competency training program for Portland Public Schools’ staff… Kolawole Bankole named city’s new Public Health Director… Holly Seeliger restarts the Portland Green Independent Party… The fifth annual BikeMaine ride has sold out… Vinny O’Malley reminds the neighborhood that the original St. Patrick’s Day parade still leaves from the Irish Heritage Center on the morning of… Former State Senate candidate Asher Platts gives himself a proper 1300’s surf haircut… Maine Board of Pesticides Control finds 14 synthetic pesticides in Portland stormwater… Maine’s only professional opera company PORTopera has changed its name to Opera Maine… Maine Small Business Development Center celebrates 40 years… City crews jump the gun and start spring street sweeping before season’s final snow storms… Lincoln Middle School students perform Pop-up MacBeth during PortFringe theater festival… Heather Sanborn and Mary Allen Lindemann, respective owners of Rising Tide Brewing and Coffee by Design, support $64 million school bond… Dick Stevens is reigning champ of Mexican Train Dominoes at Games & Fun at Reiche Community Room… Joan Grant had one round where she never left the station… S&P updates credit rating for Portland to AA+… Herb Adams reads Paul Revere’s Ride for Longfellow’s 210th birthday…
Correction: In March issue’s Dumpster column, we stated that Jet Video was launching a fundraiser to save its Post Office. This was incorrect. Its Post Office is fine and not going anywhere.
Buy Local Events & Membership Opportunities by Jenn Thompson, Portland Buy Local February was a busy month at Portland Buy Local, and we have some exciting announcements to share! Thanks... Read more
Top Tips from Benchmark Real Estate Green / Energy Saving Improvements Improvements that will help you use less energy but may not have a positive impact on the sale price: Add foam insulati... Read more
by Tony Taylor As a lifelong walker of downtown neighborhoods in many cities, I’ve found that an eye for architectural beauty in unexpected and often rough places can be an ice-breaker. My i... Read more
