Rumors about the brief employment of Mona Bector have been floating around City Hall for some time now. One of the rumors is that she was telling city hall employees:  ”This is how we do it in New York City.”  … Continue reading →

Ocean State Job Lot, a chain of discount stores based in Rhode Island, won its lawsuit against its landlords Joe Soley and Jonathan Cohen it was recently announced.  The two controversial developers purchased the Route 1, Falmouth property earlier this … Continue reading →

Synthetic deer struggling for survival because of  rising tides is the visual message just installed by local artist Andy Rosen.  The apoxy deer are atop 8 ft. stilts that are visible at low tide.  But when the tide is high … Continue reading →

Excuses, excuses and more excuses! That’s all the Portland city council offered as justifications for why it could not support an effort to permit  the non-citizen voting question to appear on the November ballot.  In one of the most shameful … Continue reading →

This morning tractor trailors began arriving early at 93 Washington Avenue and a Keeley crane began offloading them onto the space awaiting the arrival of these shipping containers already leased by start-up businesses looking for a way to sell their … Continue reading →

“These pieces are ready to go,” said Nate Deyesso, this morning. He was referring  to the three 20 ft. high creative forms he’s been commissioned to design and make  for the front ramp of the recently opened AC Marriott Hotel, … Continue reading →

“We are really just testing the market.  We want to know how many bagels and pastries will sell at this store,” said Hazel Smith, daughter of the owner of the new Forage, 123 Washington Avenue, on Munjoy Hill. Her comment … Continue reading →

The second evening of the 93rd Annual St. Peter’s Church Annual Italian Bazaar was well underway after 4:00 pm this evening with dinner and games that was well attended and well eaten! The annual three day event is a fundraiser … Continue reading →

Earlier this evening the Portland Board of Education narrowly voted to support a resolution permitting noncitizen residents of Portland to vote in local elections.   The vote was 4 – 3. Those voting for the resolution included:  Chair Anna Trevorrow, Roberto … Continue reading →

Bon Appetit magazine has just named Portland the “Restaurant City of 2018.”  Although Andrew Knowlton admits a bias for the state of Maine, it’s reasonable that Portland should receive this highly coveted award. “For starters, it’s the sheer number of … Continue reading →