By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,156) A charming addition to Portland Pottery on the east end is its new Cafe which opened just two weeks ago at 119 Washington Avenue. The store, gallery and restaurant all in one are part … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
City’s Task Force on Homelessness Gets Public Input Last Night; Recommendations to City Council in Fall
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,155) The City issued the invitation for public input. The public responded when about 50 people showed up at the City’s Task Force open meeting at Rines Auditorium at the Public Library last night. The … Continue reading
NEA Chair Rocco Landesman Tells Audience: “Art Can be Controversial. It Should Challenge You.”
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,155) “Only recently have the arts been used to revitalize cities and Portland is one of the best examples of this. These cities are what they are because of the arts. But it doesn’t work … Continue reading
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree Invites Rocco Landesman, NEA Chair, to Visit Maine
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,154) Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts is scheduled to visit Maine on Wednesday and Thursday to see how the creative economy has helped revitalize local communties. He was invited by … Continue reading
More “Second Hand” Clothing Venues Welcome by Sellers; “Everyone has their own niche here in Portland,” York
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,153) “Everyone has their own niche here in Portland,” said Dawn York this afternoon. “There’s not a lot of competition among us because of that.” York opened “Little Ghost” last month in The Time & … Continue reading
City Officials Initiate Education Program at Farmer’s Market Today
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,152) City officials converged on the Farmer’s Market at Monument Square this morning initiating an education and out reach program to artists who are not in compliance with the Farmer’s Market rules that gives farmers … Continue reading
Three City Council Actions Last Night of Interest to East Enders; Bayside “Swirl” Benches to be Installed in Fall
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,151) Last night the City Council voted unanimously to accept the Master Plan for the Eastern Cemetery and make it part of the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Barbara Hagar, of Spirits Alive, the non-profit organization who … Continue reading
New “Flea-For-All” Market Struggles With Its Own Identity as Well as With the City’s Licensing Office
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,150) “We are fighting a misconception. We are trying to convey to the public that we are more than your typical flea market. It’s not anything sells here,” said Nathaniel Baldwin yesterday a co-owner of … Continue reading
Oak Street Lofts Grand Opening is Grand; “…Artists Are Responsible for the Re-birth of an Area and Then the First to be Priced Out,” Tomlinson
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,149) A large canopy was erected yesterday afternoon to protect everyone against either hot sun or rain during the grand opening of the Oak Street Lofts. It wasn’t necessary because the sunny day was perfect … Continue reading