Last night Portland’s planning board unanimously approved  the site plan for a 45-unit condominium to be built at 218-220 Washington Avenue near the entrance to I-295.  Approval came following a presentation by an architect from Archetype Architects,  public comment period … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its plans to repeal the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the nation’s program to limit carbon pollution from dirty power plans.  If fully implemented, the Clean Power Plan would reduce US power plant emissions 32% by … Continue reading →

“Our country is undergoing a tremendous change.  There are issues around race, class and many other things that make up who we are as a country.  However, the loudest narrative we have as a country is a single voice narrative,” … Continue reading →

The city’s planning board has two east end housing proposals on its agenda for Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Glenn and Jean Morse, d/b/a 2 Walnut LLC have filed an application for a Zone Map Amendment for a a vacant lot … Continue reading →

The Portland Housing Authority has filed an application with the city of Portland to build a six story apartment building on the site of its former administrative offices at 58 Boyd Street on the east end of Portland.  Those offices … Continue reading →

The three mannequins in the window at Maine College of Art (MECA) are eye catching and  producing lots of smiles from those who walk past the window display of their designer:  Meet Jackiellen Bonney Jackiellen, a fashion and textile design … Continue reading →

This evening the City Council delayed issuing a license for entertainment and dance to Mark Dean for his proposed Exchange Street Club in the Old Port of Portland. The Dean Club is to be located at Ten Exchange Street. directly … Continue reading →

“We don’t need another bar in the Old Port,” said Rod Joslyn, owner of Pandemonium, on Exchange Street this afternoon.   “I get broken windows every year from the rowdy people leaving bars in the Old Port. I hear there are … Continue reading →

Business owners on Exchange Street in the Old Port are not happy about a new tenant that could move into 8 Exchange Street, property formerly occupied by a movie theatre and a “vape” retailer. The business will also occupy some … Continue reading →

The Board of Commissioners has just announced it will be holding a public hearing on October 12, 2017 at 5:00 pm in South Portland City Council Chambers.  The purpose of the public discussion is to consider pilotage fees that may … Continue reading →