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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...

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,...

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...

Collins sides with Big Oil

by Jeff Inglis | June 10, 2008
US Senator Susan Collins , who is running for re-election this fall, voted today to continue massive subsidies for oil corporations , and in opposition to taxing those companies' windfall profits. The vote was technically on a measure to end debate...

Recycle Your HRC Yard Signs

by Deirdre Fulton | June 10, 2008
Hey, all you Hillary supporters in Maine --- don't just toss that Clinton for President sign, recycle it! One Texas based company wants you to mail in your (now-useless) Hillary signs ; they'll give you a free Barack Obama placard in return. ...

Take a Hike (tomorrow is National Trails Day!) and see some of Maine's oldest trees

by Jeff Inglis | June 06, 2008
There are plenty of interesting things to do here in Portland to observe National Trails Day tomorrow, including hiking 10 miles through the Forest City on a guided walk with Portland Trails. But really the big thing you should do, if in any way you can...

White Bikes

by Deirdre Fulton | June 05, 2008
In April, I suggested that Portland look into starting a bike-share program like the one recently launched in Washington, DC . And like magic, it's happening ! (To be fair, I think the idea was on the radar long before I stuck my nose into the matter...

It's fiddlehead time

by Jeff Inglis | May 22, 2008
Some of the fiddleheads around are actually starting to open, but there are still plenty to be found. It's a great wild, local, organic food. Pickled fiddleheads are my faves, but boiled and steamed are OK. (If they have to be hot, I'll take steamed...