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Facebooking the convention

News feed
We rounded up a few Maine luminaries who’ve alighted in the Mile High City for the Democratic National Convention, and translated their observations into Facebook speak.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 28, 2008

Peace talks
Two well-known Mainers will take a peace petition to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this weekend, aimed specifically at opposing military action, flat-out war, and economic sanctions against Iran.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 20, 2008

Portland City Council highlights water needs

Water ways
City councilor Dave Marshall will speak at this Wednesday’s farmers’ market in Monument Square about the importance of creating a national water trust fund.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 20, 2008

Pick what you eat

Fans of organic food: Stop talking, start weeding
In just a few hours, go beyond the agri-tourism of picking berries or apples, and actually learn something about the land.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 20, 2008

Two days, a theme, and a prop

Overnight developing
If you see a bunch of people running around town this weekend singing and dancing, John Wayne style, you can bet they drew “Musical or Western” as their 48 Hour Film Project genre.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 13, 2008

Stoned in Starks — for a cause

Pot party
It’s not just toking and tunes that the weekend is intended to promote.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 13, 2008

Giving back

Going Green
What does it take to get young people to give money to environmental organizations?

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 12, 2008

Is the Mountain of Rock crumbling?

Changes at WTOS
The rock radio station in Augusta that helped launch the careers of bands such as Civil Disturbance and Dead Season is undergoing major changes.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 05, 2008

Hydrogen cars come and go

Fuel sell
Despite a lingering lack of infrastructure and research dollars, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and their zero-emission technology are being hailed as our environmental saviors.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | August 05, 2008

SoPo Residents Craft a Backyard Oven (and I Help, a Little)

Oven build
I would help build a wood-fired backyard clay oven all over again, and you should try it too, if only because mixing clay, sand, and water with your feet feels sooooo good .

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 30, 2008

Who's reporting on the Hill?

Spot blog
A former writer for the Munjoy Hill Observer who was involved in a neighborhood newspaper dust-up last year has started her own blog about the Hill.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 30, 2008

What I learned from Free Fare Friday

Bus stop
Truth be told, I am an elitist asshole who rarely takes the bus.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 23, 2008

All dogs (and cats, and iguanas) go to heaven

A Maine pet crematorium gives man’s best friends the goodbyes they deserve
If we pamper them in life, why shouldn’t we be expected to treat them extravagantly when they die?

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 18, 2008

Protesters will crash McCain fundraiser in Kennebunkport

A summer visitor
McCain won’t be so luxuriously welcomed by all Mainers. Left-wing protesters are planning a counter-reception that will amount to quite the opposite of rolling out a red carpet.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 16, 2008

Scarred for life

Writing through the pain of self-harm
There’s evidence that blogging is not merely comforting, but healthy.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 10, 2008

Red, white + blue, plus green

Going green
TerraPass, Carbonfund.org, and Native Energy allow you “offset” your carbon emissions by helping to finance existing or to-be-built renewable-energy projects.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 09, 2008

Local activist will run for city council

On the move
West Ender Tina Smith, who formerly worked as a community organizer with the Maine League of Young Voters, is running for an at-large city council seat.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 09, 2008

Do you have any treasures in your attic?

Old books
Sure, every once in a while, someone shows up at Ken Gloss’s talks on antique books with a real treasure, like a personalized, signed copy of JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye .

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | July 02, 2008

Creating an online artistic community

MaineCreates.com
MaineCreates.com is for “anyone who creates a product or service with their hands or their mind,” Zito says, from boat-builders to Web programmers to painters.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 25, 2008

Slow food at Sebasco

American cuisine counts on locavores
This season, Sebasco will offer diners a “Pure Maine” menu — a smorgasbord of local, seasonal ingredients whipped into amazing culinary creations.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 24, 2008

On Friday, bigotry won’t be tolerated

Dyke March
When members of Maine’s GLBT community — specifically, lesbians and those who love them — take to the streets on Friday, June 20, it’ll be with pride, plus a little defiance.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 18, 2008

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