Shipyard to Donate $20,000, Release Commemorative Cans for 20th Beach to Beacon In honor of the 20th running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K (held Saturday, August 5th in Cape Elizabeth), Ship... Read more
Mid-Century Bayside Remembered by Tony Taylor The intersection of Oxford and Elm Streets today is a place one rushes through on the way to somewhere else. Each of its four corners is a parki... Read more
Holly Seeliger faces media scrutiny, but continues work on School Board by Tony Zeli June kept West End School Board Member Holly Seeliger busy answering calls from the media. Both the “Port... Read more
A jumble of unused rocks becomes Rocky Hill playground feature at Deering Oaks Park… Portland Conservatory of Music launches a new adult concert band open to adults of all ages and experience… Peaks to Portland swim gets a record number of over 500 swimmers… Principal of Falmouth High School Gregg Palmer nominated as new principal of Deering High… Portland Jetport opens a new gallery space with an inaugural exhibit from Bigelow Laboratory featuring huge photographs of the tiniest ocean creatures… Reade Brower of Camden and owner of Press Herald buys Lewiston’s Sun Journal… C-SPAN visits Portland to record the non-fiction literary history of the city to air on BookTV and American History TV the weekend of October 21… Children’s clothing retailer Little on Exchange St. wins first ever Portland Downtown Summer Window Display Contest… Volunteers plant six American Chestnut seedlings at Harbor View Park near Commercial St… Natural Resources Defense Council claims Maine among 15 worst states for smog and pollen… East Enders complain to the City about noise from the Maine State Pier… Justin Alfond says he won’t run for governor in 2018… Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca reports sightings of bright green algal blooms in Back Cove… Parking meter rates go up for the first time in eight years reaching $1.25 per hour… WEN Publisher Tony Zeli elected Secretary of the Board for Portland Buy Local…
Harbor View Park Edible Hillside Begins by Pamela Shaw The first planting day at Harbor View Park was successful, satisfying and fun, thanks to our nineteen volunteers, and perfect weat... Read more
POLICE BEAT UPDATE: Preble Street Shooting Arrest Made Portland Police arrested a man in connection with the shooting of 39-year-old Russell Solak that occurred on Preble Street on May 30th.... Read more
Jenn Thompson Says Farewell Portland Buy Local begins its search for a new Executive Director to lead the buy local movement. Current Executive Director Jenn Thompson is relocating with her... Read more
Police Beat Portland Police arrested a 17 year-old Portland youth for Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drug (Crack Cocaine), Carrying a Conce... Read more
What’s News at West End Parks by Pamela Shaw If you haven’t visited your West End parks in a while, this is a great time to walk around and see changes large and small that have happen... Read more
Opium – What’s in a Name
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Opium – What’s in a Name? by Rosanne Graef Outrage, incredulity, disappointment… All these describe my reaction to Dennis Hoey’s M... Read more