The Grand Opening of the first medical marijuana store in the Old Port was a huge success today. “Fire on Fore,” at 367 Fore Street, drew people with the proper identification needed to purchase the marijuana permitted them. although there … Continue reading →

Staging of Building 12 at Portland Foreside began earlier this week and is well underway. Building 12, the pattern storehouse for the Portland Company Complex, was built in 1895. It was used as a pattern storehouse on the site, still … Continue reading →

Greg Shinberg, Owner’s Representative, filed an application on February 16, 2019 to convert 55 – 59 St. Lawrence Street, on Munjoy HIll, into a much larger apartment building, the city’s planning office announced this morning. Shinberg’s proposal is to renovate … Continue reading →

Last night Jim Brady, principal of Fathom Companies, received approval from the Historic Preservation Board for the “appropriateness for new construction” of his boutique hotel at One Center Street at the corner of Commercial Street. It was formerly a parking … Continue reading →

A Peaks Island resident reported this morning she is using the Ocean Gateway Parking Garage on Fore Street with no problems so far. Last Thursday twenty Islanders received notification by email they could no longer use the garage, owned by … Continue reading →

Some residents of Peaks Island are wondering whether or not they can resume parking at the Ocean Gateway Parking Garage on the Portland waterfront. Last Thursday about twenty (20) tenants of the parking garage owned by developer Jonathan Cohen were … Continue reading →

By Jo Trafford “There is one thing that all people who work in the United States of America have in common. We pay taxes. We pay taxes because we have an obligation to contribute our fair share based on the … Continue reading →

Sharoana Cohen has reported tonight to this blogger that the twenty or so who were evicted from the Ocean Gateway parking garage on Fore Street have been given a few days reprieve. City Council Belinda Ray has informed Islanders that … Continue reading →

“We, year-round residents of Peaks Island, received an eviction notice by email from Unified Parking Partners, “UPP,” on Thursday at 8:15 pm wrote Sharoan Cohen earlier today to city manager Jon Jennings with a copy to her city councilor Belinda … Continue reading →

“It’s historic. It’s amazing. We are blown away,” said Willis Spear late this afternoon following the last of nine meetings of the Working Waterfront Group organized and facilitated by city manager Jon Jennings and Bill Needleman, waterfront coordinator. The coalition … Continue reading →