As Portland Grows, Community Buy-In Matters
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"Growth is both essential and turbulent to any ecosystem. Finding the 'sweet spot' between economic growth and quality of life is our opportunity. 
Living In Portland
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What's up in the Arts District?
/ Check out our new Portland Arts District Web cam to find out! We've focused our camera from our offices in the heart of Portland's Arts District at the corner of Congress and High Streets. With the Portland Museum of Art on one side and Congress Square Park on the other, this is the epicenter of the popular First Friday Art Walk and hub of all things creative in Maine's largest city.
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Exhuming the past for an 'authentic brand'
/ The Press Hotel is part of a trend that unearths branding tools via the skeletons of former property occupants.
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Putting a spot on lauded lighting designer's Portland
/ Portland is home to many artists with successful international careers who value the city’s zeitgeist. We recently talked with lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, who was nominated for a Tony Award (Rocky) this year, to find out why he chose Portland.
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Life is pretty good here for dogs
/ While Portland is a welcoming city for dogs (and their owners) and has an active rescue system, occasional flaps arise.
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Mapping local hipness: Where, why, what cost?
/ A recent Gawker poll tagged the East and West ends as Portland's version of Williamsburg-the epicenter (for better or worse) of everything hip. What does it all mean?
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The art of island commuting: An illustrator's story
/ What's life like for a busy artist living on a Portland island? Scott Nash, a Peaks Island dweller and nationally recognized illustrator, shares his experience.
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Building a 'City of Ideas'
/ Anouar Majid has global ambitions for our city. The University of New England professor is working hard to broaden Portland’s horizons, creating a “city of ideas” via a series of humanities discussions and the establishment of a UNE campus in Morocco.