By Carol McCracken (Post # 505) A handful of interested neighbors attended an informational meeting late this afternoon regarding the pending application before the city’s planning board for Hamilton Marine, a major discount marine store, to move from its current … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 504) Hamilton Marine just got closer to a new inland facility this afternoon at a planning board workshop. The applicant, a 15 year resident of the Portland waterfront on Fore Street, had requested a zoning … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 503) The Maine Red Claws announced today that it will be hosting a viewing party for the 2010 NBA Draft. The party will be at the Asylum, at 121 Center Street, Portland. The NBA Draft … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 502) Repower Maine has announced two upcoming events that are certain to be of interest to area residents: The first is a fundraiser for the Gulf Coast which has been devastated by the BP oil … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 501) The long-awaited approval by the Federal Trade Commission came yesterday when it approved Trader Joe’s purchase of the former Wild Oats store – located just a block away from each other. No one knows … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 500) The 24th annual Gay Pride Parade started at noon today from Monument Square in downtown Portland. The skies were bright blue and the winds were blowing hard as they did all day. The last … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 499) Sitting pretty in his 1966 rose pink Oldsmobile is Justin Hill. Hill bought his car in New York City three years ago. “This is my beach car,” he said as he waited for friends … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 498) Hamilton Marine has applied to the city for a zoning amendment that would permit the Fore Street discount marine supply store to move its retail business to 170 Anderson Street. The planning board has … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 497) Tonight is the seventh and last game for the NBA championship. The Boston Celtics are playing the Los Angeles Lakers on the west coast in a decades long rivalry between the two teams. The … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 496) Late afternoon is typically a busy time for restaurants that serve three meals a day, but owner Jonah Fertig took some time to talk about business so far. Local Sprouts Cafe opened almost two … Continue reading →