Portland School Notebook: Jan. 22

Gallery celebrates the contemporary for state’s 200th birthday

The Portland 2020 photography exhibit will be shown through April 4.

Vast majority of Portland sidewalks don’t meet ADA standards

There is a backlog of $123 million in needed sidewalk repairs and upwards of $88 million in needed street repairs.

Two men charged after shots fired in Portland

An early-morning confrontation led to gunfire but no injuries, police said.

Ali elected to National League of Cities council

Maine Voices: Haunting exhibit brings U.S.-Mexico border to Congress Street

A Maine artist bears witness to the crisis in a show that moves both native-born Americans and newcomers.

Portland Meetings: Jan. 22-29

Portland’s Martin Luther King Day dinner delivers hard lessons in Maine history

Ships built here carried slaves from Africa, and the state's indigenous tribes and people of color have been marginalized and persecuted under racist laws, speakers said.

Portland’s Danforth Inn to reopen next month as Blind Tiger Guesthouse

Lark Hotels is undertaking a full redesign of the historic West End hotel, and has also purchased 3 historic inns in Kennebunkport.

Portland area girls’ chorus to bring songs of diversity to Cumberland church

Pihcintu, which is Passamaquoddy for "when she sings, her voice carries far,” has 34 members from 22 countries.