The AC Portland Hotel on the waterfront plans to be open for guests on Thursday, June 21st.  The 178-room hotel is close to opening and there are staff positions yet to be filled by that time. In a tour by … Continue reading →

Maine Craft Portland, a retail gallery and resource center is under construction with plans to open on July 1, 2018, according to Sadie Bliss, executive director for the Maine Crafts Association last week. (Bliss is a resident of Munjoy Hill).  … Continue reading →

Most Friday afternoons activists who support rights for Palestinians rally in Post Office Park in the Old Port of Portland.  Yesterday afternoon this blogger caught up with them – they held up signs and handed out information on the Gaza … Continue reading →

“We just found out yesterday afternoon when our district manager called to tell us,” said Rob Lawson, Store Manager, of Ocean State Job Lot.  Lawson was referring to a call from Jane Colton, District Manager, to tell him that Joe … Continue reading →

Two workshop items before the planning board this afternoon advanced to a public hearing and vote, despite some issues still to be resolved. Plans for a seven-story mixed use building including fifty-one (51) units of one (1) bedroom and efficiency … Continue reading →

The Atlantic Cup, a 3-leg racing event for Class 40s only, is just over several weeks away from its arrival date in Portland Harbor.  The Atlantic Cup race added Portland to the course two years ago.  It is now the … Continue reading →

The city of Portland just announced that it has received an additional $150,457. in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) federal funding than it expected for FY 19.  The city is including the following items proportionally according to the city’s spokeswoman, … Continue reading →

“Please come meet my horses,” said Jeanann Alves, late this gorgeous Mother’s Day afternoon on Peaks Island.  The gracious Alves takes me from horse to horse introducing us. She tells me their stories – and each horse, donkey and pony … Continue reading →

The Portland Democrats have announced it will be hosting a Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Thursday, June 7th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.  It will be held at Hannaford Hall on the USM Campus in Portland.  Seven candidates will participate. … Continue reading →

The proposed Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District won approval from the Planning Board this past Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The “District” was proposed with the anticipation it will alleviate some of the development issues experienced by the Hill due … Continue reading →