By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,324) The Blue Rooster Food Co. opened one week ago today and it has enjoyed a successful opening week.  Customers have been streaming into this new sandwich  shop – whether it’s during the week or on the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,323) Community leaders who support gun control legisation at the federal level gathered this morning at Portland’s city hall just as many Americans were doing at other locations across the country today. Community leaders called upon the public to call … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,323) A three month-long study and evaluation of the Portland Fire Department, Performance and Management Study,  was received today by city manager Mark Rees.  The five hundred plus page report was conducted by Public Safety Solutions, Inc. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,322) “The direction for this project came to me through a personal family experience,” said Joshua Yurges,  earlier this week in front of Portland’s city hall where he’d just completed installing a project for college.   “It’s … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,321) Once there was a huge, dark walnut tree in a forest just outside of Philadelphia. But, it fell.   Today it’s the stunning bar, stools and tables at the newly opened and long-awaited restaurant – In’finiti Fermentation & Distillation, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,320) A love of his native Maine and carving large, whimsical animals out of wood with skills taught to him by his carpenter father, Bernard Langlais has long won the hearts and minds of Maine’s artist community as well as the international community.  Portland … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,319) The well publicized abandonment of the development of a $8,000,000 condominium project called the Newbury Lofts took an ugly turn with the news that Developers Collaborative has sued Rebeco, S. Donald Sussman’s redevelopment company.  The complaint was … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,318) A citywide parking ban for the City of Portland has been declared beginning at 10:00 pm tonight, March 19th and ending at 6:00 am tomorrow morning, March 20th.  The parking ban has been declared … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,317) Usually the City Council issues liquor licenses that gain little media attention.   Tonght was different.  One of the two restaurants seeking a liquor license was once surrounded in controversy and the other applicant received a grilling from the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,316) There was something for everyone at today’s forum on the future of the India Steet neighborhood – the first neighborhood in the City of Portland – and one that does not have a comprehensive plan to … Continue reading →