The proposed rezoning of the 58 Fore St. property in Portland could be another Union Station moment for the city. The quest for urban revitalization is leading to gentrification. If the zoning has none of the restrictions recommended by the Soul of Portland group, it will be talked about for years to come: “What a […]

Greg Kesich’s recent column calling for more housing in the city was an accurate and clear assessment of Portland’s needs. The attack by letter writer Peter Monro, who argues that Kesich is “misguided” and who also implies that Kesich is a shill for big developers, is ludicrous (“Columnist overlooks what unbounded growth could do to […]

There is a perception that people who want to see the harbor go to Fort Allen Park or the Eastern Promenade instead of standing on the Fore Street sidewalk by the Portland Co. This is not true. People do stand there to take in the view. They take pictures, pull their cars over to watch […]

Pledge of allegiance saga spawns lively discussion A reading class at Noble Adult Education has followed the Pledge of Allegiance saga at South Portland High School with great interest. Besides being a complex and fascinating story, it has given us opportunity to explore the word “ironic.” Social media posters who assumed the students behind the […]