By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,319) Jon P. Jennings, currently the assistant city manager for the city of South Portland, has been selected following a national search, to become the next city manager for the City Portland.  The City Council … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,318) With a penchant for lame jokes, grandstanding, a long-time vendetta against the Portland Fire Department he can’t control and a pompous demeanor, City Councilor Ed Suslovic has a lot of negatives to overcome if he is … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,317) Suzuki, a noodle bar, is planning a softopening this Saturday, June 13th.  It’s located at 229 Congress Street near the bottom of Munjoy Hill. The restaurant’s owner, Kei Suzuki, wants to open slowly and gradually … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,316) Fifty years ago this year, self-taught archaeologist Helen Camp began to dig for Indian artifacts in a logical place – beside  Fort William Henry – on the Maine coast in small Bristol.  Her early … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,315) “I’ll go with the flow,” said Keri Lord as she talked about her upcoming trip to Newfoundland aboard  Ilivia, a 50 ft. steel hulled sailboat, launched this afternoon in preparation for her trip to the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,314) The Historic Preservation Board got its first look at proposed exterior changes (window replacements mostly) and a rooftop addition to 10 Exchange Street in the Old Port. Members of the Board seemed to like what they … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,313) Mayor Michael Brennan (D) announced his plans for re-election this morning at a press conference at Ocean Gateway on the Portland waterfront. In 2011 he won the first publicly elected mayoral race in more … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,312 In the wee hours of this morning, the City Council approved a zone change request from the developer of 58 Fore Street, CPB2. The vote was 7 – 2 in favor of giving the developer more flexibility in … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,311) Larry Gross, a Munjoy Hill resident and landlord, said today that he has filed a pre-application with the City of Portland concerning the possible construction of a four unit residential building on a 5,000 … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,310) A deal is in the works, that if approved by the city council on Monday, May 18th  between the Souls of Portland, the developer CPB2 and  city officials, could end  a  public food fight among these parties over the … Continue reading →