by Luke deNatale Neighbors cite concern for maintaining working waterfront, suggest new comp plan language. Portland’s Planning Board held a public hearing regarding the city’s updated compr... Read more
An Architectural Look at Bayside Past Part I of Tony Taylor’s Bayside Past and Future Series by Tony Taylor Cumberland Avenue was laid out in 1800, along with Chestnut, Cedar, Elm and... Read more
POLICE BEAT Armed Robbery at Cumberland Farms in West End Police were called to the store shortly after 4:18 a.m. on May 2nd. A male armed with a knife approached the cashier, who was alone... Read more
by Caitlin Cameron Did you know you can be an individual member of Portland Buy Local? I am a proud individual member of Portland Buy Local since 2014. Individual members are people in Portl... Read more
AIRCRAFT NOISE ADVISORY Taxiway Construction Project Will Impact Flight Patterns The Portland International Jetport (PWM) announced a temporary change in flight patterns that will increase t... Read more
Multicultural Music Fest Come see Primo Cubano, Mbondo Africa, and more! For a good cause! Furniture Friends, a Portland-based nonprofit, is hosting a Multicultural Music Fest on Tuesday, Ma... Read more
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Friends of Shinagawa celebrate blooming cherry trees in front of City Hall with Taiko drumming… Wayside Food Programs start a three-day food drive at Whole Foods… Spencer Thibodeau dons a life jacket at City Council and presents a resolution for May’s National Safe Boating Week… Over a thousand March for Science up Congress Street… Several city neighborhoods celebrate Earth Day with April Stool’s Day liter pickups… Eric Poulin continues former WMPG show The People’s Soapbox by offering it through podcast… Nightlife mag Dispatch stops publishing after six years… Crash Barry leads a canna-giveaway in Monument Square at high noon on 4/20… Joe’s Super Variety reopens along with the sidewalk between Vernon Place and Avon Street… Marilyn and Paul Miller stand in line for over an hour to see Bernie Sanders… Reiche ramp demolished so please use the Clark Street entrance to access the community center… April the Giraffe gives birth and then injures her leg, but the injury should be temporary… Easter marks the first reported incident of fireworks in Harborview Park for the season… Lincoln Park rehab work begins and park will be closed for eight weeks… SPACE reopens after a month of renovations with sound, light and acoustic upgrades… Spose launches video game app that features a final battle with Paul LePage… Spencer Thibodeau visits his alma mater Fairfield University home of the Stags… Water Board votes to keep graffiti wall at the sewage treatment plant open to public art… Maine Brew Bus buys out competition and expands fleet to 15 beer buses…A redesigned city website features the photography of Corey Templeton…
Wayside Food Programs holding food drive at Whole Foods Market To replenish its shelves, Wayside Food Programs is holding a three-day food drive April 27th through 29th that will be hosted b... Read more
Aging in Place Presentation for May Free & Cheap Exercise & Fitness Options for Aging Adults (that’s all of us!) May 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. – Free! Learn about activities that are... Read more
From Athens to Cumberland Avenue: Architectural Secrets of the Columned Porch by Tony Taylor Editor’s Note: From Athens to Cumberland Avenue is the second in a two part series that beg... Read more
