Attorneys for Ocean State Job Lot, a large store in the Route 1 Falmouth Shopping Center, and attorneys for Joe Soley/Jonathan Cohen were supposed to have appeared in court this morning to square off on an eviction notice the Portland … Continue reading →

Joe Dasco met with a handful of interested parties late this afternoon to present his proposal for a hotel/condominium complex to replace the former Rufus Deering Lumber Company, at 383 Commercial Street.  The neighborhood meeting is required by the city … Continue reading →

Charlie Therrien, President of Mercy Hospital, led a community conversation on May 16, 2018 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Cathedral, State Street, in which he told the sixty (60) or so attending the status of plans – the relocation of Mercy … Continue reading →

The AC Portland Hotel on the waterfront plans to be open for guests on Thursday, June 21st.  The 178-room hotel is close to opening and there are staff positions yet to be filled by that time. In a tour by … Continue reading →

Maine Craft Portland, a retail gallery and resource center is under construction with plans to open on July 1, 2018, according to Sadie Bliss, executive director for the Maine Crafts Association last week. (Bliss is a resident of Munjoy Hill).  … Continue reading →

Most Friday afternoons activists who support rights for Palestinians rally in Post Office Park in the Old Port of Portland.  Yesterday afternoon this blogger caught up with them – they held up signs and handed out information on the Gaza … Continue reading →

“We just found out yesterday afternoon when our district manager called to tell us,” said Rob Lawson, Store Manager, of Ocean State Job Lot.  Lawson was referring to a call from Jane Colton, District Manager, to tell him that Joe … Continue reading →

Two workshop items before the planning board this afternoon advanced to a public hearing and vote, despite some issues still to be resolved. Plans for a seven-story mixed use building including fifty-one (51) units of one (1) bedroom and efficiency … Continue reading →

The Atlantic Cup, a 3-leg racing event for Class 40s only, is just over several weeks away from its arrival date in Portland Harbor.  The Atlantic Cup race added Portland to the course two years ago.  It is now the … Continue reading →

The city of Portland just announced that it has received an additional $150,457. in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) federal funding than it expected for FY 19.  The city is including the following items proportionally according to the city’s spokeswoman, … Continue reading →