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Photos: Warped Tour 2009 in Boston

Vans Warped Tour 2009 hits the Comcast Center
Photos of Warped Tour 2009's stop in Boston
By BRYAN MASTERGEORGE  |  July 28, 2009
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Go back in time

Gay and lesbian Mainers revisit the last 25 years
Last weekend was Pride weekend here in Portland, and though rain made its own appearances occasionally, it didn't stop hundreds — even thousands — of people from, well, coming out and celebrating.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF  |  June 24, 2009
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Like Christmas in the spring

Economic stimulus
State officials say that Maine stands to receive approximately $900 million via that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act we've heard so much about.
By DEIRDRE FULTON AND KATRINA BOTELHO  |  March 18, 2009
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Citizen organization re-envisions a city street

Reclaiming Franklin
A group of local and state government officials, neighborhood representatives, and open-space advocates are in the beginning stages of an effort they hope will transform Franklin Arterial.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  December 24, 2008

Food fight

Green thumbs up in arms
After stewarding the garden's 14 acres for years, the South Central farmers found themselves at the beginning of this decade in the middle an ownership dispute.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  December 10, 2008

Planning a promenade

Going green
Presumably, most people who enjoy the to-be-built Bayside Promenade will experience it differently than I did last Saturday.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  November 26, 2008
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Going on sale: November 28, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Rokia Traoré, Yo Majesty, Fluttr Effect, and more
By GOING ON SALE  |  November 26, 2008

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Local activist will run for city council

On the move
West Ender Tina Smith, who formerly worked as a community organizer with the Maine League of Young Voters, is running for an at-large city council seat.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  July 09, 2008
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A stormwater popsicle

What the Bayside Glacier can teach us about Portland’s sewage problem
You’ve probably seen the Bayside Glacier: it’s that pile of dirty snow and ice that rises each winter to rival the redeveloping neighborhood’s new office buildings in bulk and height.
By CHRISTIAN McNEIL  |  April 09, 2008
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Left out

There's a lot in Portland's past the "history" books won't tell you
I first heard about Stanley five years ago, from a firefighter up on Munjoy Hill.
By BRENDAN HUGHES  |  January 30, 2008
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Cheaper by the quad

Privatized dorms debut in Portland
This fall Portland college students will have yet another housing option, one similar in cost to a snazzy apartment in the West End.
By DAVE BRADY  |  January 30, 2008
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Going on sale: January 25, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Converge, Bishop Allen, Saves the Day, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  January 22, 2008
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Then and now

History and art meet at the Portland Harbor Museum
Each Bakery member is challenged to match the exact vantage point of the antiquated photos from, among other places, the Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Willard Beach, and Bramhall Street.
By IAN PAIGE  |  November 14, 2007

The Carson Beach Battle

Clouded by other explanations, the conflict is plainly racial
This article originally appeared in the August 9, 1977 issue of the Boston Phoenix .
By HOWARD HUSOCK  |  August 07, 2007

Portland scene report: May 4, 2005

Sibilance starts now
More word on the new Ocean album.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF  |  May 02, 2007

Blame it on the city

Politics and other mistakes
Most of Maine detests Portland.
By AL DIAMON  |  April 18, 2007

Fancy that

West End lunch places crosse traditional lines
While Munjoy Hill is all of a kind, the west side of Portland has a split personality.
By BRIAN DUFF  |  February 21, 2007
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Going on sale: October 20, 2006

Breaking news from the concert-ticket trade  
Draft, Trey Anastasio, Dinosaur Jr., Ray Lamontagne, Amanda Palmer, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  October 17, 2006
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Where have all the artists gone?

Portland’s creative exodus gives Southern Maine’s mill towns a new lease on life
Nancy Kureth is lost in the Biddeford mills again.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  August 09, 2006
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Ugly Portland

According to national rankings, we live in a terrific city for entrepreneurs, a great place to raise kids, and – ahem – one of the most perfect spots in the country. But let’s not get too arrogant.
It’s summertime. That means the air is sauna-thick; the sidewalks are clogged with three parts tourists, one part locals; and your favorite bag of choice is now a fanny pack. Slideshow: ugly Portland View our map of ugly Portland (Illustration by Mike Gorman)
By SARA DONNELLY  |  July 26, 2006
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Dirty dirt

Lead contamination citywide
Environmental researchers testing the city’s soil for lead are finding that not all is well beneath May’s bursting blooms.
By ASHLEY RIGAZIO  |  May 17, 2006

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