The sprawling debate Monday was framed as a precedent-setting decision for downtown Portland and its business and arts communities.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bowdoin exhibit documents the Wabanaki experience through oral histories, photos
‘Beyond the Claims — Stories from the Land & the Heart,’ is a Wabanaki REACH exhibit that delves into the 1980 settlement between Wabanaki Nations and the state of Maine.
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7 Maine events this week include Maine Pottery Tour, Ira Glass and CiderFeast
Also, the Maine State Music Theatre annual yard sale is this weekend.
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After kicking cancer, Eliza Ruth Watson returns to the stage as Mama Cass
The singer stars in ‘The Best Part of My Life: The ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot Story’ at Footlights Theatre.
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Harrison native wins Emmy: ‘This doesn’t feel like a job’
Mitchell Lisowski won his first Emmy Award in February for a college football film featuring a 2024 Wake Forest vs. UConn game.
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9 fun things to do at a Portland Sea Dogs game
Besides watching the games, fans can see fireworks, collect bobbleheads, sing and dance, climb on a fire engine or dress like Batman.
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Vintage photos show the history of Becky’s Diner in Portland
The Commercial Street restaurant opened in 1991.
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Squeeze in these seasonal activities before the tourists get here | Column
In the month before Memorial Day, many of Maine’s summer destinations are ready and waiting.
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Making to the music at Portland ‘craft rave’
Two friends hosted an afternoon of creativity, socializing and a DJ’s beats on Sunday afternoon, and hope to throw more similar events.
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Author Lily King a finalist for international Women’s Prize for Fiction
King is one of six authors up for the honor, for her book “Heart the Lover.”