Jump into the Daily Dumpster! May 2015

Will Hessian brings color to Ed King’s cartoon map, look for it in August… Holly Seeliger announces that she will run for office again, but will it be for School Board?… City Hall struck by lightning before Finance Committee meeting… Tom Landry hosts weekend-long grand opening for Benchmark real estate office on Pine St… India St neighborhood crumbling under weight of new condo projects… Portland Farmer’s Market program manager Jennifer Thompson takes a second job as Buy Local‘s sole employee… Captain Jim Splude and Friends of Casco Bay begin pumpout season… Vets for Peace did not attend this year’s Memorial Day Parade… Bee die-ins at Monument and Congress Squares… Susan McCloskey and Annie Wadleigh of Portland Pollinator Partnership join the March Against Monsanto… Fred Robie loans WEN an awesome red cargo bike for deliveries… Ed King and Ruby attend the We Are Maine rally… City’s annual crack sealing and paving will be done at night to minimize disruptions… At Peloton Speaks event, club owner Ken Bell shares stories of success, failure, friends and a new music club to open next month… Longfellow Books declares a Used Book Moratorium… Pingree praises Obama Administration for setting goals to help pollinators… Steven Scharf calls the punches on social media as Councilors beat up the Mayor for unilaterally postponing the budget hearing… Harlan Baker is fed up with LePage and the Maine Heritage Policy Center… May 19th is national Hepatitis testing day… Friends of Congress Square plant pollinator friendly trees and shrubs at Congress Square Park… Preble Street starts first ever homeless youth count in Maine… Former U.S. Rep. Tom Allen speaks at Maine Law graduation… Portland Trails host NACHO-nal Bike to Work Day networking lunch at El Rayo… Jewish-American human rights activist Anna Baltzer speaks at USM on peace and Palestine… Buy Local holds member mixer at Peloton Labs… Steven Scharf tries to rally Republicans, but despite his best efforts the School Budget passes by 2-1 margin with less than 1,000 voters… Whitley Marshall heads to Searsport Middle School to speak about GMOs and Monsanto… Urban Farm Fermentory moves to Bay One and releases new bottles and labels… This just in, Mom serves family’s 1,000,000th meal… Maine Narrow Gauge celebrates Train Day… Maine Historical Society organizes the Magical History Tour to share history that is normally closed to the public… Abbie McGilvery coaches small biz how to tell their story through social media at Peloton Labs… Portland Greens run poll that shows 55% in favor of $15 minimum wage… Seth Berner is avoiding acorns, he is concerned about squirrel debt?!?… Downspouts are being stolen from Spring Street to Danforth… Sam Pelletier gets his braces removed, WEN awaits a new headshot… Eric Hilton shaves his beard, looks ten years younger… Markos Miller returns to Ten Ten Pie after a well-deserved vacation… Soap Bubble laundry closes early to support veterans at the Little Black Dress event… First Parish UU cancels God Talk due to lack of registration… A maypole and accordions playing in Congress Square Park on May Day… Mayor Brennan enjoys an ice cream cone on Exchange St… Portland Lobster Company opens for the season… Dave Marshall becomes Arbonne natural food and beauty product consultant… Sundays on the Boulevard starts back up…