By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,994) The Grand Opening for  Timber Steakhouse & Rotisserie is scheduled for next Thursday, May 29th. An opening reception is from for 4:00 pm – 6:00. Timber is located at 106 Exchange Street in the Old Port.  This is the brainchild … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,993) By now, Markos Miller, an owner of the new Ten Ten Pie, had expected to be open serving patrons delicious pastries and other goodies from a take out menu with an international flare to it.  But Miller and … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,992) If an application from Taco Trio is approved by the City of Portland, there could well be a food pushcart at Lincoln Park for the first time ever.   In an application dated May 18, the owner … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,991) Sixty students from the East End Community School attended a celebration of the completion  of the Mount Joy Orchard on the hillside across from their school this morning.  The occasion was the planting of twelve … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,990) “I know there are some who are upset there are no bricks here, so I brought my own,” said Tim Soley, holding up a brick so those crowded into the lobby of the new … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,889) The City Council voted this evening to approve a budget proposed by the Finance Committee in the amount of $220,985,836 or a 3% increase for the 2015 budget.  That also includes the school budget … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,888) Excavation of the former Theriault/Landsman architectural firm building at the top of Munjoy Hill on Congress Street is set to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 am according to the project manager.  By the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,887) Munjoy Hill has been chosen to be the  site of a tree planting ceremony as part of this week’s celebration of Maine Arbor Week.  The planting happens on Wednesday, May 21, from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,886) “I’m a hoarder.  It’s a habit I can’t break even though my boyfriend told me I had to.  I had to find a place to get rid of this stuff and this is it,” … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,885) Passengers from all over the East Coast began arriving at Ocean Gateway this afternoon  preparing for the maiden voyage of the Nova Star to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, tonight.  About three hundred passengers will make the … Continue reading →