By Carol McCracken  (Post # 325) Remember the name!  Because when you see that Peter is performng somewhere in the Greater Munjoy Hill area, you want to be sure you are in the audience.  With a national reputation, Peter Alexander … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 324) The boating business can change as quickly as the wind does and that is exactly what happened to the ship RawFaith said her captain, George McKay several days ago.  The ship arrived at Portland … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 323) “My goal is to be the second hand store with the best selection in Portland,” said Laura Ker, as we sat in a front corner of her new store on  Halloween Day last month.  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 322) Once again, the search is on for the spectacular spruce or fir tree that will occupy the traditional place of honor at Monument Square in downtown Portland for the upcomng  holiday season. The Annual … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post 321) Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26 is fast approaching and for the first time the popular North Star Cafe at 225 Congress Street is inviting anyone interested to attend a potluck dinner that day. You may … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 320) The City’s Planning Board will conduct an on-site workshop and site walk of the Central Waterfront on Tuesday, November 17th at 3:30 p.m.  This event is part of  the review process of the application … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 319) Property owners in the immediate vicinity of 71 St. Lawrence Street have been informed that a “minor site plan application” was filed with the city’s planning office on November 2, 2009.  The application is … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 318) Shortly after 10:00 p.m. last night, councilor Kevin Donoghue was returned  to office with almost 66% of the vote whereas his opponent Charles Bragdon received 34% of the vote from District 1.   Donoghue received 2,625 votes … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 317) Earlier today Portland city clerk Linda Cohen said that her office is “swamped” with absentee ballots to count.  Cohen said that the number is double the number from the last Governor’s election.  “I suspect it’s because of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 316) There’d been a steady stream of visitors to the RawFaith for the past two days and Captain George McKay had probably welcomed all of them personally to his 118 ft. ship that is the only … Continue reading →