Food Initiative at a Crossroads: Will New Mayor Support the Group Started by Brennan? by Jeremy Bloom *UPDATE: The scheduled meeting of the Shaping Portland’s Food System steering comm... Read more
Empty Storefronts Among Businesses Awarded Facade Improvement Funds Three storefronts and a marquis on Congress Street will be awarded grants from the City’s Façade Improvement Program. The... Read more
I was entertained by Adam Marletta’s response to my column about President’s Obama’s optimistic tone. From my minimal past engagement with Marletta, I can’t say I... Read more
by Marilyn Miller “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.” Charles Kettering, American inventor and engineer Want to start 2016 off ri... Read more
AMOS FARM Compost Part I Read more
Not Enough to Condemn Donald Trump, Let’s Beat Him by Wells Lyons Fear has set the stage for the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. Fear of being maimed or killed in a terrorist a... Read more
by Emilia Scheemaker It’s hard to miss the construction going on at Deering Oaks Park. Backhoes and excavators have taken up residence in the park as they work to rebuild the bottom of the p... Read more
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is tackling an issue that has long gone overlooked; food waste. On December 7th, Pingree introduced a bill in Congress that took aim at reducing the amount of w... Read more
Forget Elections, Let’s Build a Revolutionary Movement
By Adam Marletta Historian, Howard Zinn once wrote, “If the gods had intended us to vote they would have given us candidates.” I am inclined to agree. As the upcoming presidential primaries... Read more