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Congress Square Plaza plans get another look

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Street level view of the latest Congress Square Plaza proposal by Rockbridge Capital.

In a little more than two hours, the city’s Congress Square Redesign Study Group will meet for the latest discussion of how to use that particular section of currently public space moving forward. As most people know, the owners of … Continue reading →

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Is Portland a safe place to live?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Portland police officers stand at the ready on Alder Street late last month at the scene of a standoff. (BDN file photo by Troy R. Bennett)

The Portland Police Department has introduced an online survey to gauge public sentiment on crime, police responsiveness and safety in Maine’s largest city. If you want to weigh in, you can click through the survey here — it’s 40 questions … Continue reading →

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Meth lab maps by the years: Maine has as many as Mass., Conn. and N.J. combined

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Seth Koenig
2012 meth

Today I filed a story about how some experts are worried that methamphetamine production, which is more convenient today than ever before, is on the rise in Maine. As a companion to that, here are some interesting maps depicting which … Continue reading →

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More apartments are on the way in Portland

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Greg Payne of Avesta Housing scans a fourth floor efficiency apartment in the organization's new Oak Street Lofts building, which opened last year. The 37 units in the building, nestled in the city's arts district, were marketed as affordable for local artists. (BDN file photo by me)

Yesterday I had a piece published about how difficult it is to find an open apartment in Portland. One thing that’s worth mentioning is that, even though the market’s really tight, there’s a bunch of new apartments are on the … Continue reading →

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Art museum’s expansion building turns 30, architect provides historical perspective

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Payson Façade: Charles Shipman Payson Building, Portland Museum of Art, view from Congress Square. (Photo by Craig Becker, courtesy of PMA)

Thirty years ago, after donor Charles Shipman Payson gave the institution $10 million and 17 Winslow Homer paintings, the Portland Museum of Art opened a building in the benefactor’s name. The Charles Shipman Payson Building at the corner of High … Continue reading →

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Portland a top U.S. city for “bikeability,” so bike to work on Friday

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Seth Koenig
A bicyclists casts a long shadow while riding through downtown Portland, Maine. (BDN file photo by Robert F. Bukaty)

Friday’s National Bike To Work Day, because everyday is something, and the city of Portland is joining with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine to welcome workers/bicyclists taking part with snacks and refreshments in Monument Square. Here’s a couple of sentences … Continue reading →

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Portland voters approve school budget, reserve the right to deny next year’s

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Emmanuel Caulk, superintendent of Portland Public Schools (BDN photo by Troy R. Bennett)

Portland voters on Tuesday delivered some good news and some bad news to Mayor Michael Brennan, who on Monday joined Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk to urge passage of a $96.36 million school budget and denial of a question that would keep in … Continue reading →

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Portland fourth-graders raise and release young Atlantic Salmon

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Megan Markgren, a Longfellow Elementary School fourth grade
teacher, and her students release endangered Atlantic Salmon that they
raised in their classroom into a stream near Highland Lake in
Westbrook. (Photo courtesy Portland Public Schools)

Neat story here out of Longfellow Elementary School. Here are a few graphs from a Portland Public Schools announcement explaining: Fourth graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland raised salmon eggs in their classrooms and released the fish into a stream … Continue reading →

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How will your Portland school look differently in the coming years? Renovations and redistricting

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Fred P. Hall School (BDN file photo by Troy R. Bennett)

On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Casco Bay High School (Room 250), Oak Point Associates will unveil some preliminary designs for renovations — or in the case of one facility, a replacement — of five of Portland’s schools. The … Continue reading →

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Mayor, superintendent push for “yes” vote on school budget

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Seth Koenig
Michael Brennan (BDN file photo by John Clarke Russ)

Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk are on the same page about the proposed fiscal year 2014 school budget of $96.36 million. They’re both urging a “yes” vote when Portlanders go to the polls Tuesday … Continue reading →

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