Starting off the city council  meeting last night was a performance by the Palaver Strings;  a quartet of extraordinary quality.  The group is composed of three violins and a cello.  Recently relocated to Portland from Boston, the musicians are in … Continue reading →

Starting at 2:00 this afternoon,  a large group of Senator Susan Collins (R) constituents gathered at her Portland office to express their concern about her possible support of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.  They were talking to Kate Simson, a Collins … Continue reading →

The public is invited to attend a health priorities forum on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Maine Medical Center’s Dana Center Auditorium, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland.  Previous forums were held in 2011 and 2015 … Continue reading →

Three close friends decided to pool their considerable talents and other assets and invest them in their first retail venture – that’s at the black boxes at 93 Washington  Avenue on Munjoy HIll. That’s how Campfire Studio Mulxiply came together. … Continue reading →

Are you interested in learning about the preliminary plans for the Washington Avenue Roadway, Intersection, Sidewalk and Streetscape Project? If so, please plan to attend a public meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 from 6:00 pm – to 7:30 pm … Continue reading →

The Cheese Shop of Portland was the first of the “Black Boxes” of 93 Washington Avenue to open this morning at 10:00 am with plans to close at 7:00 pm.  Mary and Will Sissle,  owners,  were also the first to … Continue reading →

Neighbors around 57-59 St. Lawrence Street on Munjoy Hill are concerned about the likely expansion of an old apartment building into almost double its current size if the new owner of the building gets his way – and he probably … Continue reading →

Maine Medical Center has submitted to the planning board its site plan application for a new, six-story building that will reorient the hospital to Congress Street., expand private room offerings and provide state-of-the-art procedure rooms centered on cardio vascular care … Continue reading →

This afternoon Jordan Run, d/b/a Mr. Tuna – a mobile sushi bar – was carrying kitchen equipment from his mini-truck to his new brick and mortar location on the ground floor of the Public Market in downtown Portland. He was … Continue reading →

“I’ll go out with the old year,” said Bill Barry, 72, who has worked as the research historian at the Maine Historical Society, for the past twenty-four (24) years on a part-time basis.  He plans on retiring on December 31, … Continue reading →