By Carol McCracken Yesterday Portland’s planning department hosted a community design workshop intended to garner the public’s view on how the redevelopment of the Maine State Pier should proceed. Later this month, the results will be presented to the city … Continue reading
Diverse Public Participates In Workshop Forum For The Future Of The Maine State Pier
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City Accepts Governor’s Green Building Challenge
By Carol McCracken Portland has approved a green building resolution that requires all municipally owned new construction and major renovations to adhere to LEED Silver standard. The standard seeks to meet the energy and carbon reduction goals of the Architecture … Continue reading
Teen Night At Ocean Gateway To Benefit Skatepark
By Carol McCracken The Portland Youth Advisory Council will host its third annual concert for teenagers on Friday, April 17, from 7 :00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at the Ocean Gateway Terminal at the bottom of the Hill. The event … Continue reading
Backyard Gardners: This One’s For You!
By Carol McCracken For the second year, Portland is offering compost bins and kitchen waste pails at discounted prices for purchase. The city endorses compost as an environmentally responsible alternative to fertilizing lawns and gardens and an efficient way to … Continue reading
Reminder! Creating A Pier For Portland’s Future – Workshop
By Carol McCracken The city is hosting a community design workshop this Saturday, April 11, from 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. at Ocean Gateway Terminal, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier – at the bottom of the Hill. The purpose is to … Continue reading
Meet Your Neighbor: Lisa Carey, Novelist & Panelist At Maine Festival Of The Book
By Carol McCracken Lisa Carey has written four novels and most likely she will be coming out with another book- although she doesn’t know when that will be. It’s a memoir rather than fiction. She began work on it over … Continue reading
Meet Your Neighbor: Lisa Carey, Novelist & Panelist at Maine Festival Of the Book
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Reminder! April Stools Day – Tomorrow Rain or Shine – 8:00 am – 10:00 am
By Carol McCracken “Please help make Portland more beautiful. Folks from all over Portland will gather to cleanup a winter’s worth of trash and dog waste from our neighborhoods, parks and trails!” – Portland Trails Portland Trails has joined forces … Continue reading
“Faces of Innocence” – Photography Show By Highly Acclaimed Photographer Donald Verger To Benefit The Innocence Project — Artist Reception – 4/3
By Carol McCracken No sooner had the photography show ended Tuesday afternoon at the North Star Café when Don Verger and his friend, Lois, were setting up another photography show at the Hilltop Cafe at the top of the Hill. … Continue reading