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Analysis: Updates to Portland’s Land Use Code Missing Middle Density Housing By Tony Zeli ReCode Portland is an effort to refresh the entirety of the city’s land use code. City planner... Read more
Portland Fine Craft Show Returns to Free Street By Tony Zeli Sidewalk art festivals are a part of Portland culture. For over fifty years, the celebrated WCSH6 Sidewalk Art Festival drew crow... Read more
By Tony Zeli In a growing city, available on-street parking is a limited resource. For the past two years, the neighbors near Maine Medical Center (MMC) in downtown Portland have had a parti... Read more
By Kelly Merrill When Dr. Merideth Norris was indicted by the DOJ’s New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force in late October of 2022, her pain patients were abandoned to a hostile regula... Read more
Voter Guide to Portland’s Question A
June 13th Portland Municipal Election Voter Guide to Ballot Question A By Colin Monahan Portland voters will contend with two ballot questions, concerning rent control (Question A) and the s... Read more
The Green Bucket By Colin Monahan On April 1st, the City of Portland partnered with local composting service Garbage to Garden, effectively ending the city’s previous food waste... Read more
Never Again, Never Again: A Portlander’s Story of Survival, Life, & Genocide By Colin Monahan *Content Warning: This interview contains graphic descriptions of genocide and violence... Read more
By Colin Monahan The concept of a bike share is nothing novel to the City of Portland nor its bike advocates. Over the past decade Portland has seen a revolving door of competitive companies... Read more
Stewards celebrate accomplishments of their first year in Western Cemetery By J. Peter Monro In May, in this newspaper, we Stewards of the Western Cemetery asked for help conserving and enha... 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