A 1960 news photograph shows the handsome theater building that once stood at the corner of Stevens Avenue and Brentwood Street in Deering Center.
Christian MilNeil
Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.
Posted inBusiness, News
Interactive map: Social Security’s impact on Maine’s economy
Nearly a quarter of Maine’s population receives retirement, disability or survivor’s benefits from the Social Security Administration.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Interactive: Wind power’s growth in Maine, 2007-2016
In the years since the state’s first wind farm opened on Mars Hill, wind power has grown considerably as a source of electricity in Maine.
Posted inFlashback
Flashback: Spring Street urban renewal, 1972
Downtown Portland resembled a bombed-out war zone in a 1972 news photograph showing the construction of the Spring Street arterial.
Posted inBusiness
Interactive: Rating Maine’s ‘bang for the buck’ on tourism spending
National data track each state on its expenditures to promote tourism and how much visitors spend. See how Maine compares.
Posted inFlashback, Life & Culture
Flashback: Franklin Street’s path of destruction, 1969
A 1969 Press Herald photograph shows Old Port buildings being demolished to clear a path for the new Franklin Arterial.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports
Interactive: tour the Beach to Beacon race course
Take a guided tour of the race course narrated by Press Herald staff writer and runner Glen Jordan.
Posted inSports
Complete coverage of the 2015 Beach to Beacon 10K
Read the Press Herald’s coverage of the race and profiles of elite competitors.
Posted inFood
Can computers cook? Maybe not (or not yet)
In “Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson,” a Manhattan cooking school and a computer get together and hatch a cookbook.
Posted inBusiness
Map: minimum wage laws across the U.S.
Portland voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to dramatically increase the minimum wage in the city. Check out minimum wage laws in other cities and states.