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Moving around

Venue change
Venue change

By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | January 09, 2008

Thinking outside of the boxy Adams School

Renovations
Munjoy Hillers are eager to see what will take the place of the abandoned Adams School.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 02, 2008

An Arts District renaissance

The big idea
If nothing else, 2007 was the year the Arts District found its footing in Portland nightlife.

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | January 02, 2008

Word on the street

After a lull, Portland's spoken-word scene is getting loud
Part of the draw, for performers and spectators alike, is the diversity of forms that the open mic can take.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 26, 2007

IM legend

Adapted screenplay
Adapted screenplay

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | December 26, 2007

Who am I?

Guessing game
Can you guess who it is?

By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | December 26, 2007

Plum Creek is afraid of you

People power
Trust: Plum Creek wants yours, but you certainly don’t have theirs.

By DAVE BRADY | December 19, 2007

Verizon angles to keep state business

Canoodling
Democratic governor John Baldacci had a private sit-down with Ivan Seidenberg, the president and CEO of Verizon, November 30.

By JEFF INGLIS | December 19, 2007

It always looks a lot like Christmas at this Old Port store

Venue watch
Descending into Country Noel, which sits below street level on Exchange Street, is an assault on the senses.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 12, 2007

T-shirt trendsetters’ holiday sale

Bargains
Maine’s very own little taste of couture, Rogues Gallery, will have another of its wildly popular sample sales on Saturday at SPACE Gallery.

By TONY GIAMPETRUZZI | December 12, 2007

Peaks Island veteran collects stories of war's atrocities

Winter soldier
Thirty-six years ago, more than 100 Vietnam veterans gathered in Detroit to describe and expose war crimes perpetrated by themselves and their fellow soldiers.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 05, 2007

Portland tries to up bus ridership

Free rides
“Free Fare Fridays” lets commuters test the mass-transit waters without shelling out the usual buck-twenty-five.

By DAVE BRADY | December 05, 2007

Courts allow photographs of documents

Public record victory
Back in September, we told you that a Maine judge had issued a secret, unwritten order barring people from taking pictures of court documents.

By JEFF INGLIS | December 05, 2007

Earmuffs for everyone

Celebrations
The story goes that 15-year-old Chester Greenwood was ice-skating when his ears got unbearably cold.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 28, 2007

Up Plum Creek without a paddle

Enviro tactics
A company official has admitted that perhaps his firm should have thought more, and earlier, about environmentalism.

By YANNI PEARY | November 28, 2007

Letters to the Portland editor: November 23, 2007

Raising eyebrows
Raising eyebrows

By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | November 20, 2007

Boot, we’re just not that into you

Troubleshooting
Getting the boot off of your car, or avoiding it entirely, has never been easier.

By SONYA TOMLINSON | November 20, 2007

Surfing the tube on Turkey Day

Tryptophan hangover
Here’s a sign of the times for you: this year’s Thanksgiving television offerings are getting pretty, uh, not classic. And pretty tweeny...

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | November 20, 2007