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Sustainable Portland
Submitted by Jessica Tomlinson on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 9:30am.
This week I was a guest panelist at the forum “Sustainable Portland by 2030! How Do We Get There?” sponsored by the Portland Society of Architects and the Urban Land Institute. My fellow panelists included former city councilor and mayor Jim Cohen, Muskie School professor Charlie Colgan, CBRE/The Boulos Company president Morris Fisher and investigative journalist Colin Woodard. The title of the event threw me off as I thought it was focused on green initiatives but the core question
- Jessica Tomlinson
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Sun Rising
Submitted by Al Diamon on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 10:14am.According to an online posting by Mainebiz and a published report in the Portland Press Herald Portland will soon be getting a free daily
An Airport with Rocking Chairs
Submitted by Jessica Tomlinson on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 7:32pm.
Flying over the holidays made me realize how much I like our local airport, the quaint PWM. I lived here for years before I knew the meaning of the abbreviation. It’s a reference to the early days of aviation when pilots would follow beacon lights from airport to airport. The last light before Portland was at Westbrook, 10 miles to the west, so PWM stands for Portland-Westbrook-Municipal. Which is located in South Portland.
I love that it is called the
More Than a Pretty Place to Shop
Submitted by Meadow Rue Merrill on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 2:17pm.
Monica Kissane’s goal was simple: She wanted to work from home. Her husband, Rock Nadeau, wanted a career that would place him in the center of a community. They wanted to work together.
Nadeau suggested they buy a diner, to which his wife replied, “I don’t look like Flo.”
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Surviving an Ice Storm - and a TV Show
Submitted by Al Diamon on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:17am.Winning the battles of muscle, mental prowess and manipulation required of contestants on the TV show “Survivor” is probably the single greatest accomplishment a human being can achieve.
Well, except for winning “American Idol.”
But triumphing on “Survivor” while wearing a bow tie – that’s something extra special. Like accepting the Nobel Peace Prize dressed in your boxer shorts with little hearts on them.
Seriously, everyone in
