About four months ago, Sokunthea Bilodeau opened Thea's Salon along Forest Avenue (near Baxter Woods).
Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ...
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| What's In a Name? About four months ago, Sokunthea Bilodeau opened Thea's Salon along Forest Avenue (near Baxter Woods). Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Sotheby's auctioneer speaks at maritime art event in Portland For those with a love of the sea and marine art, the message from C. Hugh Hildesley of Sotheby’s Auction House was clear: “visit your local museums and see first hand how those artists with a love of the sea were attracted to Maine’s coast and harbors.” Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Public can 'Walk the County' for Tidewater Regional Learning Center Plans are being laid for a September Walk the County event to support construction of a Regional Learning Center at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth to serve Cumberland County residents, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension reported. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Greening project aims to connect East End students with nature Construction is almost complete on a $130,000 green playground project at the East End Community School that officials say will connect students with nature and integrate into classroom learning. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Governor helps usher in new film studio There weren't any ax murderers lurking in the woods, just a crowd of 80 visitors and dignitaries trailing Maine governor John Baldacci through Maine's first major film studio. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Maine official tapped to lead Farm Service Agency Donovan E. Todd will serve as Maine State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| City schools to offer free seasonal flu vaccine Every student in Portland Public Schools will have access to free seasonal flu shots this year for the first time in the district's history under a state program to prevent flu outbreaks. Meanwhile, there is no official word whether H1N1 swine flu vaccines will arrive in city schools by winter. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| New feature will focus on local food culture Each week, we'll bring you columnists and news discussing local foods and the culinary movements that are fast establishing Portland as a national trendsetter. Hopefully, those of you who are passionate about food will feel free to contribute to our coverage and understanding by emailing us at news@portlanddailysun.me. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| No apparent motive in 7-11 attack A young couple on their way home from a wedding was attacked by three black males late Friday at a 7-11 store on Outer Forest Avenue in what police say could be a random act of violence. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| City races take shape as filing deadline passes With the deadline to file paperwork for city office come and gone, two city councilors and a sitting school committee member are among eight candidates who appear to be running unopposed in the November elections, according to a preliminary reports. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Hurricane ushers in wettest summer ever Hurricane Bill did to Portland what Hurricane Bob couldn't delivered a wallop of rain on Sunday that made this summer the wettest ever in 138 years of record keeping. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Wine flight training, heaven on earth Theres a marathon every September in Bordeaux where organizers explicitly discourage anyone trying to set a personal best or who is sad, unfriendly or stressed out. Participants in the Marathon du Medoc are urged to focus on the four fundamental pillars that the race is built upon: health, sport, conviviality and fun. There's also a Portland version. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Spat over taxi board origins in District 1 heats, cools The opening salvo in the District 1 city council race between incumbent Kevin Donoghue and challenger Charles Bragdon isn't about taxes, development or even Donoghue's voting record. It's about who first came up with the idea for a taxi advisory board. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Gun pulled at Bill's Pizza downtown Portland Police are looking for a black male who reportedly pulled a gun and threatened to kill a Bill's Pizza employee late Sunday night. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Swell time for Maine's surfers Despite warnings regarding the approach of Hurricane Bill, Maine's surfing community is looking forward to Sunday as a landmark day, even with the clear dangers. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Convicted arsonist charged in Thursday night blaze The son of a Westbrook deputy fire chief is being held in connection with an arson fire late Thursday that destroyed a building on Forest Avenue, damaged a nearby apartment building and left more than 1,000 people without power for five hours. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Farmers' Cart debuts at Monument Square market On Aug. 12, visitors to the Monument Square farmers' market discovered something different a lunch stand and grill set up on the outskirts of the market, serving up meals such as quesadillas, potato salad, cabbage slaw and salads. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Portland Public Schools begin classes on Sept. 3 The Portland Public Schools will begin classes for students in grades one through 12 on Thursday, Sept. 3. Kindergartners will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Annual garden party set for scholarship fund Apple Tree Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth will be the site of the fourth annual Garden Party, a scholarship fundraiser sponsored by the Rainbow Business & Professional Association (RBPA), Saturday, Aug. 29. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| 'Back-to'School Bash' planned at the Woods at Canco The Woods at Canco retirement community will host a “Back-to-School Bash” on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 3 p.m. for all children celebrating the start of another school year. This event will feature backyard games and an educational music program by local musician Ann Sparling. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| USM program aims to help unemployed earn degrees University of Southern Maine is hosting three public meetings to give the unemployed and underemployed who are interested in pursuing a college degree a chance to find out if they can earn college credit for knowledge and skills gained outside the traditional classroom. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Rain, ocean swells to follow heat wave On Wednesday, Portland tied the daily record high temperature of 90 degrees, matching a mark from 1947. But on Sunday, Portland may see a dose of high tide and possibly minor coastal flooding, thanks to a brush from Hurricane Bill and the arrival of astronomical high tide. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Verrill Dana, Murray, Plumb & Murray lawyers named to 'Best Lawyers' Forty-eight lawyers from Verrill Dana, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America 2010," the firm announced. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Crisis center seeks advocates for support line Volunteers are needed to train as advocates for Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine’s 24-hour Crisis & Support Line, the crisis center reported. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| City hosts meeting about bike lane expansions The city of Portland and the Department of Public Services will host a neighborhood meeting to discuss the opportunity to expand the city's bicycle network on Forest Avenue, Deering Avenue and Park Avenue, the city announced. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Sidewalk Art Fest a showcase for talents young and old Holly Ready, owner of the Holly Ready Gallery on Congress Street, has fond memories of showing her work at the WCSH Sidewalk Art Festival. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Fryeburg voters 'Take Back the River' with barge fee Starting next year, people who want to float down the Saco River in Fryeburg in makeshift barges will have to pay a deposit to ensure barge materials and trash aren't left behind. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Trouble on Preble: Neighbors raise outcry over vagrancy August, one of the toughest months for the homeless in Portland, is also a period when neighbors to homeless shelters say they're getting fed up with vagrancy and its effects on their neighborhood. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Daily Calendar A daily calendar of events for the Portland area. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Opinion: |
| Breast feeding still touchy, despite Portland cut-outs Perhaps we are too caught up in some sort of natural is bad philosophy. Judging from what people stock their grocery carts with, this seems to be true. We are, after all, a society that spends billions of dollars on milk meant to sustain an animal with four stomachs. Imagine if your cat whipped out eight mini-bottles to feed her kittens. Star on You Tube, yes. Natural, no. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Smokers, the last of society's horrid outcasts We used to be accepted at bars and restaurants. The only public places deemed inappropriate for our billowing exhalations being elevators and the occasional movie theater. Somewhere along the line, prices for our vice doubled, doubled again, then tripled, and meanwhile we found ourselves at the butt-end of restrictive legislation that made it impossible to light up anywhere without benefit of a large cudgel to ward off the non-smokers who scowl and sneer. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Billy Jack schools strategy sports a strong right foot By setting up federal standards, and having a perfect name, you create a situation where ethnically diverse schools are going to have challenges. By creating special target groups of African-American/black, Native American or Native Alaskan, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, and (students who are) Limited English Proficient, you create iron-clad constituencies. Published on 08 / 25 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Back to school letters bring some surprises Back to school letters bring controversies; parents face decisions. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| At the show, you never forget your first love As the good folks at Channel 6 host their vintage auto show this week (at High and Congress streets, along with a fantastic sidewalk art show), many of us will be reliving our first loves. For a certain kind of car fan, it's the same thrill other guys get from Facebooking their old girlfriends and trying to rekindle the flame. Published on 08 / 24 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Fixing things may help us, uh, fix things These days, it's close to impossible to find somebody to fix stuff. Published on 08 / 21 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
| Follow-up Friday: Peaks, rain of terror, tempting Labor Day We catch up on a few ongoing issues. Published on 08 / 20 / 2009 Click here to read more ... |
