The Congress Street store had been in business for 17 years.
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Cocktail Mary will close current location in late January
Plans to expand the Portland bar are going forward, but the timing has been delayed, according to an announcement on Instagram.
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Portland Repair Meetups mend items, knit community
At this monthly grassroots gathering, community members come together to repair a wide variety of broken objects and share their skills with both friends and strangers.
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Portland Planning Board to reconsider Munjoy Hill condominium project
The project at at 19 Willis St. was approved unanimously in 2021 despite concerns that the building wouldn’t fit with the character of the neighborhood and could drive up rental prices.
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Concerns remain over proposed development in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
At the Planning Board’s second workshop on the project, which would combine housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments concerns remained over the location of the project in Bayside neighborhood and the lack of green space it would bring to the neighborhood.
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Portland Public Schools installs memorial bench for Lewiston shooting victim
The East End Community School and Maine Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have dedicated the bench to Joshua Seal, who was an educational technician at the school from 2013-20.
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‘Street Play’ photos capture Munjoy Hill youth in the ’70s
Photographer Mark Rockwood reflects on both the Munjoy Hill neighborhood and on his life 50 years ago when he took the photos of children on the street.
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Developer proposes 7-story apartment building on Washington Avenue
The project would add over 300 apartments, including at least 80 workforce units, but requires a zoning change to allow for its height.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Review: ‘A Man of No Importance’ shows spirit of community theater
The musical is a fitting choice for what may be Good Theater’s final production at The Hill Arts.
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Good Theater leaving its longtime home on Munjoy Hill
Its current show – ‘A Man of No Importance,’ running through March 24 – will be its last as the resident theater company at The Hill Arts, which is planning a major renovation.