All posts by Chris Shorr

Chris Shorr

About Chris Shorr

Chris is a sixth generation Portlander who loves all things Maine. He has worked with mentally ill and marginalized adults at a Portland non-profit, on a lobster boat in Casco Bay, at several high-end Portland restaurants, and at a local meat packing plant. He also ran for Portland City Council in 2013, wrote a weekly column in the now defunct Portland Daily Sun, and currently writes a weekly column in The Portland Phoenix.

Support the Portland Police Department? Here’s your chance to show it.

There’s been a lot of criticism surrounding the Portland Police Department lately, but the Maine Homeless Veteran’s Alliance wants to give people a chance to show their support for our boys in blue. Today on the corner of Marginal Way and Forest Avenue- right next to the baseball field at the Deering Oaks Park- the […]

Are you really that mad about a peaceful protest?

“Tear gas them all.” “Black Lives Matter is all about finding excuses to murder cops.” “That whole group is made up of rotten apples. Well, that and whiny asses.” “If you don’t want to get shot by the police, stay out of trouble you idiots!!” These are just a small sampling of responses to last […]

Anna Kendrick “geeks out” with James Corden in epic love story soundtrack

Maine’s own Anna Kendrick appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Wednesday, performing a “love story soundtrack” that spanned eleven songs in one take. Kendrick and Corden sang their way through the songs, which painted a light-hearted journey through the different stages of a romantic relationship. Beginning with “Lady in Red,” continuing on […]