Portland Maine

A New Course: Announcing Our Campaign for Congress

Jon Hinck | Posted 05.02.2012

Jon Hinck

This is no ordinary time. There is a lot at stake, and I am ready to meet the challenges presented.

Maine Restaurant Housed Inside Former Church

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

(By Ros Krasny - Reuters) - A passerby seeing the imposing church building with its massive, red doors bearing the word "Grace" and a mysterious trian...

BlackVoices History Quest: The Northeast Edition

Posted 02.24.2012

Today's edition of Black Voices Black History Quest is based in Northeast. You can plan a trip with your family to these places with the helpful ma...

My Mother: "God Damn It James, I Raised You Better Than That!"

Jim Luce | Posted 02.10.2012

Jim Luce

My mother's words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I...

Real Choices: Ranked Choice Voting Elections in 6 Cities

Rob Richie | Posted 01.17.2012

Rob Richie

This month many Americans had a chance to vote in state and local elections. FairVote was particularly focused on the first-ever use of ranked choice ...

Hayley Miller

Chemical Bomb Detonates At Occupy Maine

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 12.24.2011

WASHINGTON -- Occupy Maine's Portland encampment faced a chemical bomb explosion early Sunday morning. While no one was injured, some demonstrators' p...

Curtis M. Wong

HuffPost Greatest Person Of The Day: Sandi Amorello Launches Women's Empowerment Web Forum

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 09.11.2011

According to Sandi Amorello, it all started -- oddly enough -- with some Rice Krispies treats. In 1971, a pre-adolescent Amorello was hard at work ...

Run, Zoe, Run

Mickey Goodman | Posted 08.03.2011

Mickey Goodman

Preparing for the trip took nearly six months. Her plan was to fly to Huntington Beach, Ca., dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean, then begin running toward home.

Reading a Book by Its Cover: Portland, Maine Edition

Elizabeth Gunnison | Posted 07.25.2011

Elizabeth Gunnison

When you get into town, roll down the windows. It will smell like salt and fried clams and you'll hear seagulls shrieking, which is practically worth the cost of the plane ticket.

The World Is Their Parish: Can The United Methodist Church Survive?

Kelly Figueroa-Ray | Posted 06.02.2011

Kelly Figueroa-Ray

The United Methodist Church has become a cushy institution, banking on measures kept by fancy dials to help save it from the fate towards which all mainline denominations seem to be heading -- slow death.

Chefs' Guide to Portland, Maine

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Find. Eat. Drink.

If you care about eating well, Portland, Maine should be on your wish list. There is something very exciting going on with the local food scene.

Portland, Maine LIVE On Twitter: News, Sports, People

Posted 05.25.2011

Follow the latest in Portland, Maine LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a twe...

Is Prosperity Contagious?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.17.2011

Dennis Whittle

A powerful example of contagion that I have seen (or tasted, actually) is the restaurant scene in Portland, Maine.

Seattle Times Sells Maine Newspapers

AP | JERRY HARKAVY | Posted 05.25.2011

PORTLAND, Maine — The financially struggling Seattle Times Co. on Monday sold its Blethen Maine newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald ...

Is Biden Ready For The Big Game?

Tom Douglas | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Douglas

Tim Kaine seemed like a no-brainer, but Obama is the Jordan on this team. He needs role players. It remains to be seen whether Biden is more like a Luc Longley or a Steve Kerr.