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June 2008 - Posts

Yum Yum Yum Yum

by Sharon Steel | June 30, 2008

DaCapo Press sent over an advance copy of Toni Fiore 's first cookbook, Totally Vegetarian , to be published in the fall. Fiore, a Portland resident, is the host of Delicious TV's Totally Vegetarian , which is broadcast on public access channels... Read More »

The Swift-Boating of Herb?

by Deirdre Fulton | June 26, 2008

The Maine Democratic Party still hasn't decided whether or not it will appeal the Secretary of State's decision to allow Independent US senate candidate Herb Hoffman 's name to remain on the November ballot, according to spokeswoman Rebecca... Read More »

My priority amid the day's activities

by Jeff Inglis | June 25, 2008

Was food. So I stopped by the Local Sprouts open house suggested by Deirdre yesterday afternoon. Had some "bliss salad" - carrots, mesclun, beets, maple vinaigrette, and some other sliced/diced veggies - and some steamed kale with garlic, roasted... Read More »

Filed under: organic food

Eaters, Activists, Bikers, and Environmentalists: Tomorrow's Your Day

by Deirdre Fulton | June 24, 2008

What isn't happening tomorrow? -- From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., the Local Sprouts Community Kitchen will host an open house in its new Public Market House digs. -- At 2 p.m., outside of the Kennebunk Water District office, a coalition of water-rights activists... Read More »

Filed under: Environment, organic food, Biking, Local Activism

I'm just "hardwired" to like vacuuming!

by Deirdre Fulton | June 24, 2008

Gosh, Kathleen Parker's op-ed in today's PPH [I can't find it on their website, so I'm linking to the syndicated column from another paper] really set me straight. I'm totally just going to chill out about all this gender-equality... Read More »

Filed under: Media

Port Veritas set to release its first poetry anthology

by Deirdre Fulton | June 23, 2008

The local creative group Port Veritas will release its first poetry anthology (which it hopes will come out quarterly) on the Fourth of July at the North Star. From the press release: "Safe Harbor is a quarterly collection of contemporary poetry... Read More »

Filed under: Local Arts

Gay Pride Events 2008

by Deirdre Fulton | June 20, 2008

I was remiss, when I wrote this week about today's Dyke March and after-party , in not mentioning all the great Southern Maine Pride 2008 events taking place on Saturday. -- The parade starts at noon on Congress Street, and will make its way down... Read More »

Filed under: GLBT

CCL Realizes No One Likes Them!

by Deirdre Fulton | June 19, 2008

It was with a smirk, and a bit of schadenfreude, that we read this email from Mike Hein today: "Dear YES for Marriage Volunteers and Supporters, It is with a heavy heart and reluctance that I inform you the YES for Marriage referendum effort has... Read More »

Filed under: Christian Civic League, GLBT

Practical Global Warming Solutions

by Deirdre Fulton | June 18, 2008

In front of a youngish crowd dressed as lobsters, Environment Maine and several public officials (including city councilors Jim Cohen and Nick Mavodones, and David Littell, the state's environmental commissioner) touted a new report this morning,... Read More »

Filed under: Environment

Second installment of Portland on Design*Sponge is up

by Deirdre Fulton | June 17, 2008

Find it here. Included in this round are: Patrick Corrigan Lauren Fensterstock ( A 2008 Portland Best winner! ) Colin Sullivan-Stevens and Friederike Hamann (of Field ) Joe Kievitt Anna Hepler Congrats, everyone! Read More »

Government secrecy is fine with the Maine Supreme Court

by Jeff Inglis | June 17, 2008

Today, the Maine Supreme Court handed down a split decision in a case I've written about before (see " Government Secrecy is Fine with Maine's Attorney General ," October 10, 2007), handing a victory to Maine Attorney General Steven... Read More »

Filed under: Freedom of Information

New Maine Transportation Website

by Deirdre Fulton | June 16, 2008

New site , created to call out "projects that obviously were not vetted by the Maine Sensible Transportation Act...[which was] created to keep MDOT from completely paving over Maine, after Mainers were worn down and relented to allow the widening... Read More »

Filed under: Environment, Local Politics, Local Activism

Maine Medical Marijuana Inititiative is Moving Forward

by Deirdre Fulton | June 13, 2008

The Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative is currently collecting signatures to get a question on the ballot that would better define who can access medical marijuana , and where they can get it. It would also establish registry cards and broaden protections... Read More »

Filed under: Local Activism

Portland, Maine = Design Hub

by Deirdre Fulton | June 12, 2008

Portland is the latest location to be featured on the Design*Sponge (a very popular blog for designers, craftsters, DIYers, etc.) regional round-up. Five artists (or pairs of artists) are highlighted in the first installment -- Karen Gelardi, Linda and... Read More »

Gitmo detainees to have their day in court

by Jeff Inglis | June 12, 2008

I spent a night in a replica of a Guantánamo Bay prison cell last week , time during which I reflected on the perilous status of the men held at the offshore prison even the president says he wants to close. They are held in legal limbo, not charged with... Read More »

Filed under: Prisons, National Politics, Guantánamo, Civil Liberties