This morning the Legislative and Nominating (“L&N”) Committee  voted unanimously to recommend to the city council that term limits for members of the Harbor Commission be eliminated.  The issue was introduced by Councilor and Committee member Jill Duson at the … Continue reading →

An application was filed last week with the city’s planning office for a 46-unit, one-bedroom, seven (7) story condominium for people 55+  by Maine Workforce Housing, LLC.   The proposed project is located at 178 Kennebec Street, and the developer is … Continue reading →

For Jon Crawford, attending the annual Bike Swap in the parking lot at USM, Portland, is a ritual.  With three young sons, they outgrow their bikes quickly.  The annual event is a good place to buy inexpensive, used bikes and … Continue reading →

The Portland planning board will hold a workshop on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 to consider an application for the development of a thirty (30) unit condominium building with one retail space at 56 Hampshire Street.   The workshop will be held … Continue reading →

Shortly after 10:00 this evening, the City Council voted to rescind its agreement with Waterfront Concerts for concerts this summer  on the Maine State Pier. Rather, the Council voted to transfer the agreement to Live Nation to produce the concerts.  … Continue reading →

David Bateman, d/b/a Fishermen’s Wharf LLC, put his best pitch forward in an effort to convince the planning board it should approve his application for a conditional rezoning permitting  a 93-room hotel to be built over a surface parking lot … Continue reading →

An application for a conditional rezoning for a hotel for the Portland waterfront is on the workshop agenda for the Portland Planning Board today at 6:00 pm at city hall.  The application was filed by Fisherman’s Wharf Portland, LLC, c/o … Continue reading →

Maine Medical Center and our children’s hospital that is so honored to bear the name of First Lady Barbara Bush, is deeply saddened to learn of today’s news.  Mrs. Bush and President Bush live their lives always putting others first.  … Continue reading →

To demolish a qualifying building and deal with the unintended consequences of a replacement building with added zoning restrictions or not to demolish a building that doesn’t qualify was on the minds of many who attended a planning board workshop … Continue reading →

“Find a citizen opportunity that works for you.  You don’t need a PhD to understand that science is essential for the health of our world and all of us that live here. And that’s great because you don’t need a … Continue reading →