Carol McCracken “It’s been steady since The Hill opened two weeks ago,” said Chris Meyers, one of three (3) managers at The Rink at Thompson’s Point today. He was referring to the number of tubers that have taken advantage  of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The City of Portland just announced that it has selected Stantec to provide guidelines for the redevelopment the Amethyst Lot on the Portland waterfront.  The redevelopment of this parcel of land next to SailMaine has reportedly been … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken “Toot, Toot,” sounded the mini-train as it left the station at the Ocean Gateway for its last Polar Express run of the 2016 holiday season.  The seven cars were full of families on their way to see … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The long-awaited construction of an eight (8) unit condominium building on .15 acres of land at 65 Munjoy Street on the Hill began on December 1st according to a press release issued by Ethan Boxer-Macomber, project manager, … Continue reading →

Late this evening the city’s planning board unanimously approved the Master Development Plan submitted by CPB2 LLC to redevelop the property at 58 Fore Street at the bottom of Munjoy HIll. Approval came easily despite opposition from neighbors who maintained … Continue reading →

  The City’s planning board is holding a public hearing and subsequent vote on the proposed Master Development Plan proposed by CPB2LLC tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20th at 7:00 pm at city hall. The proposed Plan is a road map for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The city of Portland has announced a city-wide parking bank to begin this evening, Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 pm running through tomorrow morning Sunday December 18th at 6:00 am.  Vehicles left on city streets will be … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken “The Gulf of Maine is the bulls eye for climate change because it is warming faster than any other body of water in the world,” Dr. Cameron Wake, a climate scientist at the University of New Hampshire … Continue reading →

Carol McCracken The city’s Director of Planning, Tuck O’Brien, has created a webpage for materials related to an application by the city to the planning board to approve a zone change to allow the construction of a 75 ft. cold … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Jed Harris has confirmed that he will be purchasing the Creighton & Sons Building, 123 Washington Avenue on Munjoy Hill within the next several weeks. There has been speculation for months that the owner of the J. … Continue reading →