Posts By Peter Weed
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Living In Portland
How the Sea Dogs silenced doubters – like me
May 23, 2013 / / A little more than 20 years ago I got it so very wrong when I predicted that the Portland Sea Dogs would flop in their new 6,000-seat, downtown stadium. I whinged about parking, frigid weather and general apathy. I cited the failed Maine Guides. Fortunately for Portland, I could not have been more wrong about the team's prospects. In the 20 years since the first pitch, 7,647,893 people have watched Portland Sea Dogs games at Hadlock Field, home of the Red Sox' double-A team.
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Living In Portland
Visiting the concrete epicenter of a debate on failed public space
May 13, 2013 / / On a sunny, 72-degree day, I’m sitting in Congress Square Plaza, the concrete epicenter of a clash between two cultures, Portland’s grittier face and gentrifiers.