Local entrepreneurs bring technology to winter plowing services Patrick Doyle and Paul Johnson have founded PlowMaine.com, southern Maine’s only complete online resource for driveway snow removal. Doyle is a University of Southern Maine student studying engineering and computer science. Johnson is a local business owner and USM alumni. “Every year I’ve heard constant complaints about […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 6-12
Wed. 11/6 10 a.m. Disabilities Commission CH Wed. 11/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation CH Wed. 11/6 7 p.m. District 1 East End Community Center Thur. 11/7 noon CDBG Allocation CH Thur. 11/7 7 p.m. District 3 Italian Heritage Center Tues. 11/12 3:30 p.m. Friends of Deering Oaks 55 Portland St. Tues. 11/12 3:30 p.m. Planning […]
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Owners still 'committed' to Portland's East End after Bar Lola closes
PORTLAND — Despite what its co-owner called “the best year ever,” Bar Lola, a popular spot for more than seven years in Munjoy Hill’s burgeoning restaurant scene, will close its doors Nov. 16. Stella Hernandez, who owns Bar Lola with her husband, Guy, on Sunday said the couple plan to open a new restaurant in […]
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Portland School Board weighs moving district HQ downtown
PORTLAND — School officials hope to allocate $3.6 million to buy and renovate a former Goodwill Industries building at 353 Cumberland Ave., in the city’s downtown district. According to an Oct. 31 announcement, the School Board will consider the project at its meeting Tuesday night. In the proposed move, Portland Public Schools would relocate its […]
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Being a renter in Portland doesn't have to mean being cold
PORTLAND — The days are growing shorter, the thermometer is dipping lower, and area residents are preparing for a winter that the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts will be unusually cold and snowy. In Portland, residents may find it especially tough to stay warm. “I love our apartment, because we’re in a beautiful old building, but […]
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Out & About: Music that pushes boundaries in Portland
Tired of straight vanilla in music? This weekend offers a pair of concerts that stretch artistic boundaries in very different directions. On Friday, Portland Ovations is bringing in one of the world’s most curious musical ensembles: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. The following night, Jenny Elowitch’s Portland Chamber Music Festival is slated to perform […]
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Cumberland cat shelter to hold fundraising auction in Portland
CUMBERLAND — The Homeless Animal Rescue Team shelter will hold its annual Litter Box Auction on Saturday, Nov. 16. The no-kill adoption cat shelter, known as HART, will hold the fundraiser at the Ocean Gateway in Portland from 6-9 p.m. The silent auction will include items like jewelry, art, restaurant gift certificates, vacations and spa […]
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Abby's Road: Alternatives to Halloween
My husband was the family treat dealer this year. His spot was our front porch, which he atmospherically manipulated using Pandora’s Halloween playlist. He positioned a wicker chair facing the street, with a view of our flaming pumpkins and a red wagon full of cavity triggers at his feet. If Candy Land had a Mafia, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Big, bad Boston beards
Has anyone else noticed what a striking likeness Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia bears to North Pond Hermit Christopher Knight? I guess it must be the beard. As we all know, the Sox won the 2013 World Series based largely on the power of facial hair. St. Louis had far neater, trimmer 21st century […]
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Short Relief: With Friends like this, who needs obstructionists?
The Friends of Congress Square Park have made Portland less governable, less able to make a decision that someone else can rely on, and less able to do business with others. To review, Congress Square Plaza, on the northeast corner of Congress and High Streets, has been a failed space for 30 years. It is […]