Have you ever wondered what goes into your favorite beers? No, no! Not that stuff! But now that we have your attention, have you ever thought about the energy and other natural resources needed to prepare your favorite beers? Did you know that the brewing industry averages around 7 gallons of water used per gallon […]

Drug stores in earlier days were much more of a social outlet than they are today. Now we have the internet, 24-hour streaming news and social media that make virtual interactions far more common than in-person contact. Let’s take a look at Ward’s Drug Store, the one-time popular store in the Pleasantdale neighborhood of South […]

For many years, the social center of the Pleasantdale neighborhood was a building known as Whitehall at 894 Broadway (formerly known as 344 Summer St.). The impressive building was in use from 1903 to 1949. After a fire in 1949, the building was razed. The site today is the location of a rather nondescript building, […]

Even as July comes to a close, city-wide planning and programming should be at the forefront of your mind. Electrify Everything! is closing Electrify Everything!, the city of South Portland’s beneficial electrification rebate program is coming to a close. To guarantee funding, applications must be received before the end of business on Monday, July 31. […]

For over six decades, the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club has been a beacon of hope, compassion, and service in the community. Through a commitment to positively impacting the lives of those in need, Rotary has announced contributions totaling $95,000 to various local organizations and initiatives. Additionally, Rotary members have dedicated countless hours of volunteerism, […]

People of all ages who live, work, and recreate in South Portland are encouraged to share their ideas and vision for South Portland’s future to help create a framework to guide city policy and programs over the next decade. There are several ways that community members can share their input this summer during the engagement […]

Although Loveitt’s Field is a year-round residential neighborhood today, its beginning started in the late 1800s as a small community of summer cottages. Many of the cottages were second homes of wealthy Portland residents who enjoyed living in the summer on the breezy expanse overlooking Casco Bay. With beachfront access, Loveitt’s Field was also home […]

Last week, my colleagues and I voted for the second part of the responsible biennial budget. It makes important investments in Maine’s families, including child care, housing and emergency medical services. Some highlights include doubling salary stipends for child care workers, boosting the Child Care Affordability Program, establishing the transformational Housing First Program and creating […]

Did you know that in health care, we are approaching the treatment and prevention of dementia like the model we use for heart disease? In other words, in addition to thinking about one “cure,” we’ve realized how profoundly impactful making a few healthy choices in combination can be. As an example, in one study in […]

South Portland is charting a course to become a more resilient city. This means we’re striving to ensure that all of our neighborhoods can anticipate, accommodate, and adapt to a changing climate. Reaching this goal will depend, in large part, on our collective ability to reimagine and reinvent our community in a way that promotes […]