By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,292) Strategies to stop the city’s planning board from approving a  zone change application for 58 Fore Street were the focus of a meeting last night on Munjoy Hill.   The planning board has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, February 10th at … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,292) The City of Portland has announced that there will be another parking ban in effect starting this evening, Friday, January 30th at 10:00 pm and running through tomorrow, Saturday, January 31st at 6:00 am.  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,291) The contractor for the demolition of the Noyes Street rental property that burned last November said that he still does not know when the city will approve an application to demolish the abandoned building that … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,290) The City has announced that a yellow zone parking ban is in effect tonight, Thursday, January 29th starting at 10:00 pm and ending tomorrow, Friday, January 30th at 6:00 am. This ban affects the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,289) The City has announced a yellow zone parking ban is on for tonight – not a citywide ban. It starts tonight, Wednesday, at 10:00 pm and ends tomorrow, Thursday at 6:00 am. Munjoy Hill is not directly … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,288) The City of Portland has issued a press release urging residents to continue to stay off city streets. Heavy snow and strong winds are creating dangerous travel conditions and extremely poor visibility, even for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,287) The City of Portland has announced that there is a parking ban in effect starting this evening Monday, January 26th at 10:00 pm, ending WEDNESDAY, JANUARY  28th  at 6:00 am., Cars left on the streets of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,286) BallGate, DeflateGate, BradyGate. BillGate– whatever you call it – the controversy over the deflated balls used by the Patriots in their AFC championship game have not affected sales at Olympia Sports said Jess Truman, an assistant manager … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,285) The City of Portland has announced that a city-wide parking will go into effect starting tonight, Saturday, January 24th at 10:00 pm. and ending tomorrow morning, Sunday, January 25th at 6:00 am.   … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,284) Earlier this week  the Historic Preservation Board got its first look at preliminary plans to revitalize 416-420 Fore Street – a building best known for the fire that broke out in an Indian restaurant on … Continue reading →