/ Portland is home to many artists with successful international careers who value the city’s zeitgeist. We recently talked with lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, who was nominated for a Tony Award (Rocky) this year, to find out why he chose Portland.
/ The inaugural Maine Startup & Create Week is an ambitious effort to shine a bright light on the startup work being done in Maine, and far beyond.
/ While Portland is a welcoming city for dogs (and their owners) and has an active rescue system, occasional flaps arise.
/ For Australian artist Tricia Flanagan, Portland offers international arts students an oasis of space and fertile grounds for inspiration.
/ 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?
/ Plumbing the grease traps of our food-obsessed city for power and politics.
/ 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?
/ 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.
