‘Appropriate’ Exhibits/Galleries Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. On view to March 1. Free, meca.edu. “Perfection,” Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. Poses questions about what constitutes “perfection,” to March 2, ablebakercontemporary.com. The Tolerance Project, a message of social acceptance, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress […]
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Expo’s future depends on repairs, city manager says
Projects would include new roofing, a new hot water tank and money to begin a renovation plan.
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City Council’s OK on operations moves shelter to design stage
The City Council’s approval of operation policies for the new homeless shelter means the building can be designed and cost estimates can be made.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Local employers eager for Roux Institute launch
The focus on technology will strengthen Maine’s workforce, employers say.
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City leaders tackle plan to prevent opioid misuse, ODs
The Public Health Division will hold public input sessions throughout the community once a plan is drafted.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Feb. 5-12
Wed. 2/5 4 p.m. City Manager’s Waterfront Working Group CH Wed. 2/5 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 2/5 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Wed. 2/5 6 p.m. Fore Street-Eastern Promenade Sewer Separation Project 195 North St. Thur. 2/6 8 a.m. CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 2/6 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Thur. 2/6 […]
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Portland landlord pays record fine, retains apartment building
Sulan Chau was ordered to pay over $500,000 to the city for years of unaddressed housing and code violations at 112 Woodford St.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Do we have to be the next San Jose?
In all the enthusiasm about a new research institute in Portland, there may be a better model that’s closer to home.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Times Record
Best known as a muralist, Rufus Porter was much more
An exhibition at Bowdoin College reveals that the greatest accomplishments of the painter, who grew up in Bridgton, were in science and invention.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mental health care system continues to abandon the people who need it
This system has already deprived my father of a purposeful life. Now it has failed the clients of Shalom House.