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Mike Conkright demonstrates the undulating brick sidewalks of Portland by putting the Mayor in a wheelchair for a tour… Attorney General Janet Mills advises Mainers to screen all calls to avoid scams… The East End’s Print: A Bookstore celebrates its first anniversary, here’s to the written word… Planning Board okays plan to move the Children’s Museum to Thompson’s Point… Portland residents asked to report sightings of stink bugs to Maine Department of Agriculture using this link… Former Mayor Michael Brennan announces run for House District 36… The Inn on Carleton and the West End Inn are each on the market for well over $1 million… Ben Meiklejohn ranks 50th on list of famous UMaine alumni… St. Luke’s gets a new parking lot… City spells ‘Tuedsay’ on parking signs… Press Hotel’s Union Restaurant announces vegan options along with turkey on Thanksgiving… After 1200 shows DJ Steve Hirschon performs his last Thursday morning for WMPG… The Metro bus system provides free rides on Election Day… Clifford Tremblay documents cherry tree blooms in November… On International Stout Day Portland is ranked 9th best city for beer drinkers in America… Bayside Bowl wins architecture and design award for recent renovations…
Annual Meeting for West End, Parkside, St. John Valley & Oakdale postponed. Councilor Spencer Thibodeau recovers from ruptured appendix. The City is holding its annual district meetings... Read more
FROM (SO FAR) AWAY: STORIES OF IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES IN MAINE Eddie’s Nails – A Family Affair by Marilyn Miller A visit to Eddie’s Nails at Congress Street in Libbytown is always... Read more
THE BOOK NOOK Mysteries – Get Started on a New Series by Nina Sachs, MLIS Mysteries. We shelve these separate from fiction, at the very beginning of the adult collection. They deserve the di... Read more
1oth Annual Indie Biz Award Winners Announced Portland Buy Local held its 10th annual Indie Biz Awards on Thursday, October 12th. The awards celebrated Portland’s local, independent bu... Read more
Fall Curbside Leaf Collection All November The City will collect residential biodegradable leaf bags curbside through the entire month of November. City crews collect leaf bags after emptyin... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Public Hearing The City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee unanimously approved the current draft of a pesticide ordinance. The full City Council will... Read more
Hospitalists: At the Heart of the Hospital by Dr. Ravi Chandrasekaran The PCP Model I began my career in 2003 as a primary care physician (PCP) in Westbrook, Maine. As a PCP, I saw patients... Read more
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The new Canal Plaza opens with a 17,000-square-foot courtyard and restaurant area… Late October storm takes out a large tree by Mellen Street Market crushing a car and knocking out power for hundreds in Parkside… Economic opportunity nonprofit CEI celebrates its 40th anniversary… Jacqui Deveneau is awarded the 2017 Peace Action Maine Peace Worker Award… Everyone’s wondering who’s behind the new satirical news website New Maine News… Rosemont Market announces new location for Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth… Councilor Pious Ali speaks at a Republican City Committee meeting… City Councilors welcome Leslie Odom Jr. and give him the key to the City for his work in the musical Hamilton, and Wells Lyons must be so jealous… Steven Biel takes a leave of absence from Progressive Portland after sharing an email list with candidate Bree LaCasse… Spencer Thibodeau debates Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Indigenous People’s Day… Spose makes an album in 24 hours… Portland Fire Museum on Spring St hosts an open house… Baxter Boulevard closed to motorists to make way for the 3,500 runners in the Maine Marathon…
by Tony Taylor The decorative use of architectural salvage, distressed finishes, and weathered and rusted surfaces has taken the country by storm. As late as the 60’s, serious collectors ign... Read more
