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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

What's Potter up to now?

Wizard rock
We chatted with Paul from Harry and the Potters about the seventh book, the election, and what to expect when Harry and the Potters hit SPACE Gallery on June 26.

By LAUREN DONOVAN | June 25, 2008

He ain't heavy — well, maybe a little bit

Performance art
For Armen Moradians's "100 Carry Project," he plans to carry 100 people — one by one, piggy-back style — along a two-mile route through downtown Portland.

By JEFF INGLIS | June 25, 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

Sun City Girls + Fire on Fire

Friends of legends
The two remaining members of Sun City Girls, Alan and Richard Bishop, will pay tribute to their recently deceased bandmate, Charles Gocher, at Friday's event.

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | June 18, 2008

Jen Miller showcases her hand-sewn wares

Fashion show
When you sew each garment by hand, and cut the fabric without using a pattern, each piece is destined to be one-of-a-kind.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 18, 2008

Phoenix.com wins at AAN conference

A line drive triple in Philly
ThePhoenix.com Web site won first place at the annual Association of Alternative Newsweeklies conference.

By CLIF GARBODEN | June 11, 2008

Adams School issue stays hot on the Hill

Shimshai, ACOG, CBC
What to do with the former Adams School has been a hot topic since it closed in 2006.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 11, 2008

Sierra Club under fire from coastal activists

Conservation
Two coastal advocacy organizations are accusing the Sierra Club of backing down from its position as a protector of Sears Island, a large, uninhabited island off Maine’s Down East coast.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 04, 2008

A county primary

Elections
Four Portland Democrats are competing to represent Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, and Long and Chebeague islands on the three-person Cumberland County Commission.

By JEFF INGLIS | June 04, 2008

Plum Creek plans to cut down 200-year-old trees

North Woods logging
You would think the Plum Creek Timber Company would be doing all it could to avoid negative publicity right now.

By BRIDGET HUBER | May 28, 2008

Getting real

Activists gather sigs to oppose ‘Real ID’
Activists are teaming up in outrage against the Maine’s seeming acquiescence to federal “Real ID” demands.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 21, 2008

Where's Nick now?

And how the hell will he get to Hawaii
On his first night in Portland, Nick Galusha thought he might have to go without a bed.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 14, 2008

Festival of the book

Hob-nob with literary celebs
If you want to be closer to Ethan Hawke, mark your calendar to attend the second annual Maine Festival of the Book, to be held this Thursday through Saturday in Portland.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 19, 2008

Venice in Longfellow Square

On location
All the venue’s a stage in Naked Shakespeare’s theatrical ethos.

By MEGAN GRUMBLING | May 07, 2008

SPACE auction may also serve as a swan song

Farewell, Polaroid
Polaroid announced in February that it will discontinue manufacturing the film in 2008.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 07, 2008

Shields up

Press releases
Reporters around the state should mark two dates on their calendars.

By JEFF INGLIS | May 07, 2008

Look at Maine’s alternative-transport options

Commute another way week
Check it out: the Portland Green Streets initiative (through which locals can get free coffee on the last Friday of every month — if they choose an eco-friendly method of getting to work) has taken off.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 07, 2008

Who's going to win?

2008 Portland Best Music Poll tote board
I give you the BMP Tote Board, handicapping the big categories — because who doesn’t like reducing real life to betting lines?

By SAM PFEIFLE | April 30, 2008

Tell it to the judge(s)

Bangor Six activists rally; pot boosters to gather in Monument Square
Bangor Six supporters held a rally on Tuesday outside the Penobscot County Courthouse

By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 24, 2008