The City Council’s Housing and Economic Development committee will consider the proposal at its meeting Tuesday.
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Posted inSports
Portland Boxing Club’s Casey Streeter headlines boxing at Cross Insurance Arena
Wade Faria, also of Portland, will have his fourth professional fight as part of the card.
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Portland’s Arts District is officially in crisis | Opinion
Business closures, addiction and homelessness have this once thriving corridor in downtown Portland at a tipping point.
Posted inMaine, News
What you need to know about Portland’s property revaluation
Portland has sent out new property valuations for homeowners after a monthslong reassessment process. The assessed value of your property will impact how much you pay in taxes next year.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s property revaluation results are in — and homeowners are not happy
This is the second revaluation of homes in the city since 2021, when the Portland City Council voted to mandate a reassessment of property values every 5 years.
Posted inLetters
Baxter Woods Park needs our help | Letter
I write on behalf of the Friends of Baxter Woods and concerned area residents about the state of Baxter Woods Park and adjacent properties, including Deering Pavilion and Stevens Square. It is distressing to see the significant decline of these places that adversely affects their aesthetic value and poses various environmental and safety risks. Upon […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland’s State Theatre building for sale
The owners of the Congress Street landmark, which houses about 120 tenants, say the theater has several years left on its lease and they’d like to see it operating there well into the future.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s craft breweries bracing as aluminum tariffs hit can costs
Already operating on tight margins and facing growing competition, brewers are loath to raise prices even as the cost of materials ratchets up.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Actor Joe Manganiello credits Peaks Island with sparking his creativity
The ‘True Blood’ and ‘Magic Mike’ actor spent summers on the Casco Bay island growing up, giving him time and space to write and create characters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
When do Mainers tell dad jokes? When they become apparent.
For Father’s Day, we talk to Maine dads, comics and others about what a dad joke is, why dads tell them and why we love to hate them.