The Spiritual Side Take Time to Reflect and Meditate This Holiday Season by Rick Ness We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience... Read more
Why it is more important than ever to support local business when holiday shopping by Jenn Thompson, Buy Local Portland If gift giving is a part of your holiday tradition, consider giving lo... Read more
Annual District Meeting Raises Concern for Transparency in Development Decisions by Tony Zeli UPDATE: The Planning Board hearing for text amendments to Waterfront Port Development Zone that... Read more
Portland Not a Sanctuary City by Tony Zeli On November 14th, the Bangor Daily News’ Jake Bleiberg penned this sensational headline, “Portland would likely cooperate with Trump’s mass deporta... Read more
Portland Election Results 2016 How Did Portland Vote? Everyone knows Portland is a liberal pocket in Maine. But how does this play out in actually election results? Jokingly referred to as... Read more
Portland City Council Shake-Up by Tony Zeli Pious Ali Wins At-Large In a coup d’état for Mayor Ethan Strimling, two progressive and diverse newcomers unseated incumbent Portland City Counci... Read more
The Story of 2017 DEVELOPMENT by Tony Zeli Come next year… In Portland, the minimum wage will be $10.10. In Portland, marijuana will be legal, sort of. And in Portland, we will use rank choi... Read more
Helpful tips for giving food at Thanksgiving or anytime. by Jeremy Bloom Giving food at Thanksgiving is maybe one of the most popular ways people give. I worked at Preble Street’s soup kitch... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Draft Borrows Language from Industry Lobby by Bridget Chase Portland’s Fertilizer and Pesticide Task Force met once during the month of October. The meeting had a promisi... Read more
MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK by Tony Zeli Has the presidential election got you down? Do you yearn for a political process where different views are respected, speeches are more than just rhetorica... Read more
