By Carol McCracken (Post # 881) “Celebrity Summit” arrived this morning at Portland’s new mega-birth; this grand liner carrying 2,038 passengers, was the third ship to use the city’s almost 1,200 ft long mega-birth – called Pier 11 – cost … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 880) City Manager Mark Rees discussed his plans for a police chief search before the Public Safety Committee this afternoon at city hall. In a surprise move, Police Chief James Craig left the position he’d … Continue reading →

“Sally Nelson: "This is too soon to be successful. They are colorless."”][/caption]By Carol McCracken (Post # 879) The City’s Public Arts Committee hosted a hearing this afternoon to receive feedback from the community on the three bench proposals for the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 878) The music of the bagpipes coming up Congress Street to the Eastern Promenade caught the attention of everyone standing at the broad intersection of the two streets on the Hill. Drummers followed them. Firefighters … Continue reading →

“Enchantment of the Seas" As Seen From Portland Yacht Services [/caption]By Carol McCracken (Post # 877) “Enchantment of the Seas” has made many routine stops in Portland Harbor before. But today there was something different about her arrival in Portland. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 876) Eighteen years ago this month – September 19, 1993 to be exact – a convoy of antique trucks transported most of the former Edaville Railroad mini-cars to the Portland Company complex on the Portland … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 875) Helen Andreoli and Andre Polhir want to start a food truck business and currently the City does not permit them in Portland. They came to the Creative Portland monthly meeting this afternoon to get … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 874) For those attending last night’s public forum at the Portland Club, it was an opportunity to be introduced to all 15 candidates running for the newly created position of Mayor. Two of the 15 … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 873) Pitcairn Island is not a familiar name to most, but it is the destination of Paul Vibert, a 45 year old sailor from Toronto. It’s an unknown unless you are familiar with the MNS … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 872) Joanna Sprague loves flowers and she has a flower show every March. Phin Sprague loves sail boats and he has a boat show every March as well. Their son, Mak, loves beer and was … Continue reading →