Tag Archives: Portland
Why losing Paul’s grocery hurts us to the core
With our white-hot real estate market, world-class restaurant scene, and worldwide notoriety for all things cultural, one could make the argument that Portland has never been doing better than it is today. Anyone who remembers what Portland looked and felt like just as recently as a couple of decades ago, though, must wonder what our little […]
How Irish are you?
The Irish community of Portland has a long and rich history dating back to the 1800’s when they immigrated from the Emerald Isle for America, fleeing the horrors of the Potato Famine and in search of a better life in the new world. As a proud descendant of those Irish immigrants, it’s fascinating for me to […]
Portland native’s star continues to rise in country music world
For those interested, Portland’s own Kalie Shorr will be performing on Taste of Country, a nationally syndicated country music radio show, at 7 pm tonight (March 14). The show is taped in Nashville, where Kalie lives, but Mainers can catch the show on 103.7 the PEAK. Kalie’s lived in Nashville since 2013, where she’s carved out […]
Do you know Ayesha Baye?
This isn’t the first time that a story from Roger Goodoak, founder of the Maine Homeless Veteran’s Alliance, has been featured on this blog page, and it surely won’t be the last. This time it’s a simple story really, but a happy one that makes you think, in the form of a post that Goodoak shared on Facebook on […]
Guest post: Looking at Trump supporters from a different lens
Rob Korobkin is a local activist who ran for Portland City Council in 2015. A member of the Maine Green Independent Party, he supports Bernie Sanders for president. Yesterday, with Donald Trump in town, Korobkin made an honest attempt to understand the reasoning for people’s support for the controversial Republican candidate. After attending the anti-Trump […]
“Gangster crab” video goes viral overnight
Guest post: “When the punishment doesn’t fit the crime”
Mindy Harrison is a former co-worker of mine from my time spent working at Amistad Peer Support and Recovery Center in Portland. At Amistad, she is the Co-Director of Peer Services, and at her home in Woolwich, she is a wife and mother of three great kids. Based on the life that she’s lived, she […]
Why concussion revelations have me scared for my future
How Portland’s “Batman” saved a man’s life last night
If you aren’t familiar with Portland’s own Batman, allow me to introduce you to Roger Goodoak, founder of the Maine Homeless Veteran’s Alliance. I wrote about the remarkable work that Goodoak does for my column in The Portland Phoenix back in August. An excerpt from that column: “His job isn’t very clearly defined, but basically […]