Portland City Manager Mark Rees announced his resignation on August 18th to the Mayor, City Council, and City staff. Citing the wish to pursue other opportunities, both professional and pers... Read more
Portland police found the body Robert Koch, 52, in the Presumpscot River on Tuesday, August 19th, just after 1PM. Mr. Koch left his residence at 723 Riverside Street on August 15th at about... Read more
An Astrological Guide for Worldview and Personal Transformation during these Changing Times on Planet Earth By Leo Knighton Tallarico We are moving through important tides of change f... Read more
The concrete plaza in the heart of Portland’s Art District has been scheduled for a facelift for almost a decade. The dust has settled after the June vote on the parks initiative. Many saw t... Read more
Tom MacMillan, the Green Party candidate for the West End (District 38) seat in the Maine legislature, has dropped out of the race after losing his West End apartment. MacMillan’s camp... Read more
Two ‘Sidewalk Buttlers’ were installed on August 8th on the Congress Street side of Congress Square Park, courtesy of the Friends of Congress Square Park. The group hopes the Sid... Read more
Raise My Wage, Please!
There is good news and bad news on the effort to raise the minimum wage in Portland. The good news is that Portland Mayor Michael Brennan has commissioned a working group to explore the poss... Read more