Why does Saudi Arabia care about Maine?
Readers of the Ellsworth American last September might be forgiven for wondering why there was a column by H. Delano Roosevelt, grandson of Eleanor and...
‘Portland Rising,’ April 2021
The April 2021 episode of "Portland Rising," the monthly news, interview, and arts show from the Portland Phoenix, features Michael Kebede, the policy counsel...
Portland school program helps ‘Make it Happen’ for minority students
For much of his early life, Salar Salim grew up in a warzone.
But after immigrating to Portland from Iraq in 2010, he encountered struggles...
Portland tote maker Sea Bags has wind in its sails
It can be easy to miss Sea Bags on Custom House Wharf in Portland – and impossible to know how the company launched in that...
Portland’s mean (and unclean) streets
Most residents of the Portland peninsula know finding a good parking space is one of life's biggest headaches.
Nabbing a well-located spot on the street...
Portland racial equity panel readies final report to City Council
Portland’s Racial Equity Steering Committee will meet for the final time April 15 and deliver its report to the City Council on Monday, April...
After helping to revitalize inner Washington Ave., Portland’s A&C Grocery needs a new home
Joe Fournier knew his customers would appreciate his sense of humor when he posted April 1 on social media that his Washington Avenue business...
Portland panel warns of threat from new invasive insect
A Portland committee tasked with pesticide management is warning of a new invasive insect potentially making its way to Maine.
Jesse O’Brien, a soil and...
Courts in Portland prepare to resume jury trials
A year after Maine’s courts shut down at the pandemic’s onset, jury trials are coming back to Cumberland County.
Jury selection began last week and...
Portland councilors reverse decision, OK Munjoy Hill Historic District
The debate over a Munjoy Hill Historic District was resolved – again – Monday night when the Portland City Council reversed its previous decision and...