Fourteen (14) food truck owners have applied for a spot to operate in a parking lot off the Eastern Promenade according to an email received this morning from the city’s spokeswoman.  The parking lot is off Cutter Street.  Fourteen applicants … Continue reading →

An adaption of “The Four Seasons” by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, will be presented on Anderson Street in its US Premiere on Frday, June 3rd.  The free US premiere runs from 3:00  pm – 8:00 pm and is produced by the Portland … Continue reading →

Will Everett has been hired as the next Executive Director of Friends of Casco Bay the non-profit announced today in a press release. Will is a familiar face serving as Communications and Development Director for the past 15 years and … Continue reading →

“What’s become of the Eastern Promenade and Thompson’s Point is fantastic,” said Nathan Tower this afternoon as he towed his two young children in a wagon toward  the line of food trucks located on the east end of Portland.  “Spring … Continue reading →

This is an art installation about the politics of agriculture Boru O’Brien-O’Connell, an artist and owner of the new DUNES art gallery on Munjoy Hll, told this blogger in mid-April. O’Connell was preparing for an upcoming art installation scheduled for … Continue reading →

Morgan Miller, founder of Soft Corner Midwifery, Bath was all smiles today at a community picnic for her clients on the Eastern Promenade on Munjoy Hill.  The first annual picnic gave clients from all over the state a chance to … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) and the US House of Representatives passed legislation to stop price gouging at gas pumps yesterday. The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act introduced by Representatives Kim Schner, M.D. (D-Wash.) and Katie Porter (D-CA) gives the … Continue reading →

The rainy day forecast kept some of the Monument(al) Square Market vendors from setting up shop today according to Rachael Harkness.  Harkness, who is employed at the Portland Public Library directly across Congress Street, is on a Downtown Portland Committee … Continue reading →

The final phase of closures of !-295 Exit 7 (Franklin Street) for the city’s Back Cove Sewer Separation Project will begin Thursday, May 19, tomorrow.  All Exit 7 ramps, northbound and southbound will experience single lane closures during the day … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 19, 2022, Partners for World Health is holding its signature event at Merrill Auditorium at City Hall.  It’s the first time this event has been held since 2019. The event is a fundraiser for the non-profit that … Continue reading →