Wonder no more! It’s official! Forage Market, a popular bakery/cafe with seating for about 25 people in Lewiston, is expanding its business to Munjoy Hill next year. The six year old business will be occupying the empty space in the … Continue reading
Lena’s Opens on Restaurant Row on Washington Avenue; 11/9
If it’s Italian comfort food you’ve been craving, crave no longer! Because fantastic relief is on the way and will be here soon – compelling enough to excite this non-Italian as well! Lena’s Italian Comfort food will make its presence … Continue reading
Volunteers Prepare Mount Joy Orchard for the Future
About a dozen volunteers were busy today preparing the Mount Joy Orchard and Garden for the upcoming winter season and beyond. The Orchard & Garden are located below the Munjoy Hill Community Garden on North Street. The Orchard and Garden … Continue reading
Commissioners Table Vote on 70% Rate Hike for The Cat by Monopoly, Portland Pilots
Faced with Reality maybe or perhaps trying to buy time, Dan Haley back tracked and did a 180 turn at tonight’s Board of Commissioners public hearing. Suddenly, Haley needs more information on the expenses claimed by the Portland Pirates before … Continue reading
25 Monument Street Owner Challenged by Neighbors on High-End Condo
Fed-up with the out-of-control gentrification of Munjoy HIll, neighbors challenged Jeff Kane, new property owner of 25 Monument Street, at a city-required meeting last night at East End Community School, North Street. Kane, currently a Falmouth resident, gave a brief … Continue reading
Two New Developments Proposed for East End of Portland; One a Hotel
An application to construct a Business Hotel, at 203 Fore Street, has been received by the city’s planning office. Business hotel refers to the fact that it is located in an area with high business demand. The narrative described the … Continue reading
Munjoy Hill Celebrates Halloween in Spooky Style
They came. Martha and George Washington, Robin Hood, a mouse, an airline pilot, a princess, a witch, a space man, and gobblins. Many gobblins. Some just came as themselves. They all came Tricking or Treating up and down Munjoy Hill. … Continue reading
Commissioners Call for Public Meeting on “Ilegal” Rate Increase; 11/2/17
With clarity, transparency, and an unusual lack of ambiguity that belies the past and perhaps signals a serious if only temporary navigational correction, the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Portland has, in multiple notices, announced several upcoming public … Continue reading
Munjoy Hill Power Outages to Continue Indefinitely Following Fierce Winds Last Night
At 2:00 pm this afternoon, Bronson Jarrard, became a free man – finally, after being prevented from driving his car to work – due to complications from the strong winds that hit Portland and the state of Maine hard. That … Continue reading
City Warns of High Winds Tonight Into Tomorrow
The city of Portland has issued an alert to residents of high winds and a rain storm starting late tonight and continuing into tomorrow. Because of this, the city is asking residents with Monday trash pick-up not to put trash … Continue reading