A recently adopted process requires the city to seek community engagement in naming landmarks, streets and other public assets, and it’s currently taking submissions.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Portland City Council may extend moratorium on large concert venues
Officials say the 6-month extension will give them time to consider a buffer between large venues that was crafted in response to a new concert hall proposed by Live Nation.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
A Bangor doctor operated on the wrong foot. 7 years later, he did it again.
Acadia Foot & Ankle doctor Adam Darcy mistakenly performed surgery on a patient’s right foot instead of their left in 2024. He made the same mistake in 2017 and was sued over it.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine lawmakers hear testimony on bill to require notice before closure of maternity wards
The proposed bill would require hospitals to give 120 days notice.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine health officials say risk to public is low after measles cases announced
Four new measles cases were announced by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, taking the state’s total to five.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review
Portland’s Observatory was an early social media network | Column
Lemuel Moody’s monitoring tower at the summit of Munjoy Hill took a new approach to architecture when it was built in 1807.
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These Mainers are learning to play musical instruments later in life – and gaining unexpected joy
It is never too late to pick up an instrument for the first time, or after a long time away, say these Maine musicians.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Read the poem ‘Marry a Man Who,’ by Meg Stout
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Warren fly-fisher’s new novel explores ecology and changing tides
In his fourth novel, ‘Rolling Back the River,’ Paul Guernsey angles for his big catch.
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Late Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Maine for presidential campaign, conference
The civil rights leader, who visited Portland and Orono, died Tuesday.