FEBRUARY 2014
Former Portland mayoral candidate Hamza Haadoow having breakfast with Somali
President, His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…Stephen Betters going with pink
hair and beard as fundraiser for Barbara Bush Childrens’ Hospital…Bob Witkowski
crossing Baltimore off his bucket list…Amy Grommes-Pulaski and son had the pool to
themselves at the Reiche Riviera event…Portland Buy Local has new office on
Congress Street…Portland Pride is now Pride Portland…Christopher Breen in the
Philippines…Will King and Emily Bennett planning to hit Fenway Park this summer…
Harlan Baker visiting son Kurt in Madrid, Spain…Local chefs getting ready for
WMPG‘s annual Fat Tuesday Cajun Cookin’ Challenge…Mysterious light flashes in
Parkside were coming from Hadlock Field says Troy Bennett…New Casco Bay ferry
Wabanaki made its maiden voyage in the latest snowstorm… Five-time champion Beau
wins kissing contest at Planet Dog (again)…Valentine Bandit made it through the
blizzard…Fresh Approach turned 22 on Valentine’s Day…
WENA board members bringing home-made soups and breads to latest meeting…Rite
Aid on Congress Street to undergo major expansion…WENA neighborhood survey
coming in March…Wine tasting shop opening in the Old Port…Dredging begins in
Portland Harbor… Dogfish on Free Street closing for two weeks of renovations…
Leena Goode-Simpson back at WENA…City Policing Coordinators having coffee at
Fresh Approach...Retired Portland Planning Director Lee Urban at First Friday
ArtWalk…Jonah Fertig leaving Local Sprouts…Jessica Shumaker Grondin replacing
Nicole Clegg as Portland’s new Communications Director…Portland named a
“Happy City” by Green Living Magazine…
A dozen Portland citizens honored by the Portland Police Department…Doug
Emerson First Friday sculpture exhibit at St. Luke’s… School Department HQ moving
to Cumberland Avenue…Challenger Shenna Bellows raised more money than Senator
Susan Collins in the last quarter…Pirates will be coming back to the Civic Center next
season...Portland firefighters take first place in the annual Boston Stair Climb…
Breaking New Grounds gone from the Old Port…Nancy Foss baking and delivering
chocolate frosted cupcakes to friends in the West End…That’s Ike the greyhound
romping in the Pleasant Street Park…Leigh Donaldson back in the West End….
