By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,649) The Sahara Club building on Washington Avenue is for sale according to sources familiar with the situation.  The sale is believed to be imminent. The sale is conditional, however,  upon the Club finding a … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,648) Next month an important asset to the Washington Avenue corridor will open its manufacturing facility at the historic J.J. Nissen Building according to Jordan R. Milne, the company’s CEO/Founder today.  It will primarily  be … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,647) For an hour this afternoon, a gathering of people with different roots joined together on Munjoy Hill  to honor lives lost in the recent  violence across our country.  City leaders mourned the deaths, gave … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,646) “It’s more than just about you. It’s a team effort.  You have to be better than those around you,” was just some of the advice that former center for the Patriots Peter Brock told … Continue reading →

Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,645) Juices, smoothies, iced coffee and tea are the featured items on the menu at the brand new Flying Fox that opened this morning at 7:30 am at 98 Washington Street on the East End of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,644) Cloudy skies and cold temperatures didn’t keep garden lovers from touring nine different gardens on Munjoy HIll today on the tenth anniversary of this popular event.  Todays celebration of local gardens attracted people from … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,643) The eagerly awaited  opening of the Munjoy Hill Tavern, on Congress Street,  is expected to happen next week, albeit a soft opening, without a lot of fanfare and hoopla.  All permits needed  to open … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,642) Josh Christie, a twelve-year employee of Sherman’s Books and Emily Russo, daughter of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Richard Russo, have announced they are opening another independent bookstore at the base of Munjoy Hill in the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,641) A second soft opening was held on Wednesday, June 29th, when SCALES, Portland’s  waterfront seafood mecca, opened its doors for lunch according to Chef Mike Smith this afternoon in the open kitchen.  He began … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,640) The city’s economic development committee met yesterday afternoon to review information gathered to date on the possibility of a New Mainers office to be opened at the City Hall – possibly next year. The … Continue reading →