LiveWork Portland Blog
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Life is pretty good here for dogs
by Liz Woodbury / While Portland is a welcoming city for dogs (and their owners) and has an active rescue system, occasional flaps arise.
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Portland in Hong Kong
by Clare Morin / For Australian artist Tricia Flanagan, Portland offers international arts students an oasis of space and fertile grounds for inspiration.
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Film incentives redux: Upping the ante for Maine
by Peter Weed / Legislators are revisiting film incentives—the financial catnip designed to lure movie producers to the state. What would it mean to make Maine film competitive and how do you measure impact?
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The politics of grease
by Alex Steed / Plumbing the grease traps of our food-obsessed city for power and politics.
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Mapping local hipness: Where, why, what cost?
by Peter Weed / A recent Gawker poll tagged the East and West ends as Portland's version of Williamsburg-the epicenter (for better or worse) of everything hip. What does it all mean?
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Opening our streets
by Peter Weed / The closure of Congress Street for a First Friday Art Walk is part of a national trend for reclaiming streets (however briefly) for pedestrians. It is a welcome trend for Portland.
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The art of island commuting: An illustrator's story
by Peter Weed / What's life like for a busy artist living on a Portland island? Scott Nash, a Peaks Island dweller and nationally recognized illustrator, shares his experience.