Through NuMarket, customers can help fund new ventures – like the coffee shop and wine bar planned for Forest Avenue – and get a return on their investment in the form of store credit.
Nikki Harris
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Breeze Airways to add another route between Portland and Florida
Starting Nov. 20, the airline will offer flights twice a week from Portland to Sarasota.
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Shellfish harvesting ban in part of Casco Bay expected to end later this week
The Department of Marine Resources said the ban, effective along the coast from Freeport to Harpswell, will likely end on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high
Observers disagree over whether the data signal an abatement in the housing crisis or if the numbers fail to include ousted tenants who don’t end up in court.
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Historic Forest Avenue building to be restored, converted into housing
Developers Collaborative is converting what had been an auto dealership in the 1920s into 38 units of housing and retail space and restoring the building’s exterior.
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Portland clean elections board says council candidate did not violate rules
In a meeting Wednesday, the committee voted to allow City Council candidate Brandon Mazer to receive clean election funds, saying that he did not conspire with a political group to send out a survey about the race.
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Shark spotted near Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth was a great white
After multiple reported sightings last week, experts confirmed that at least one great white shark was in southern Maine waters.
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Bowdoin community outraged at alum Evan Gershkovich’s conviction in Russian espionage case
Bowdoin College graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted after a secret and swift trial in Russia where he was accused of gathering secret information for the U.S.
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Portland’s latest housing report reignites debate over inclusionary zoning
The city approved the construction of 1,281 new housing units last year, the highest amount since at least 2010. But the completion of those units seems to be slowing, and developers and affordable housing proponents disagree about why.
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Portland will again consider plan to tighten short-term rental rules
The latest proposal from Councilor Kate Sykes includes several amendments to further restrict the number of non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in the city.