Shred Fest 2016 held free at the Sheriff’s Office to destroy sensitive documents and help residents protect against identity theft… Harlan Baker hosts wine and cheese fundraiser for short play Gran Via… Neal St neighbors use Fix It Portland to complain about undulating sidewalks… Congress St location of Coffee By Design remodeled and reopened… Coyote seen in the parking lot behind Park Row… West St neighbor digs up and gives away 10-foot lilac bush… Mayor Strimling cuts the ribbon at the reopening of Still the Good Cause thrift shop… Urban Earth Day celebrated with performances and family activities at Congress Square Park… Turkeys are Bayside Bowl league champs… Friends of Shinagawa celebrate Earth Day with Taiko drumming at City Hall… Holly Seeliger is astonished by coffee inflation at Vaughan Street Market… Victoria Mansion celebrates its 75th year as a museum… Tax day gathering at Congress Square Park to rally against military spending… Maine Wildlife Park in Gray reopens for the 2016 season… Contemporary belly dance and classical organ music at First Parish… Nancy Dorrans in NYC sees “Hamilton” twice… Wynne Wirth and the Reiche School Green Team prep the gardens for the removal and reconstruction of the Clark St entrance ramp… Salt Institute will continue as a program of the Maine College of Art… Porcupine statue stolen from Jetpot… Courts rule marijuana legalization back on November ballot… King Middle Athletic Director Duke Madsen wins award for excellence… East End Launch will become the first-ever public motor launch to shuttle folks to boats moored in Casco Bay… One Eye Open Brewing opens this summer in Yeast Bayside and promises to be Portland’s smallest brewery… South Portland gives initial approval for a pesticide ban… Good Cause Thrift Shop reopens as Still the Good Cause… School Board members unanimously endorse Pious Ali for City Council… Rick Ness enjoys an Oscar Tango Tango Oscar by Rising Tide at Otto’s…