PORTLAND

Out in Maine Pride 2013
Your guide to Pride and the summer - BY OUT IN MAINE

Congress is wrecked

Olympia Snowe and Tom Allen explain what's really wrong and how to fix it
We know Congress is broken. Really broken. Health care, immigration, civil rights. But many of us on the outside don't know just how badly broken it is, and we have only vague spectator ideas of how to fix it. What we do know is what we want, which is real action from Congress toward solving the problems our country faces.

By: JEFF INGLIS | June 13, 2013

Father's Day

Hoopleville
Gift ideas

By: DAVID KISH | June 13, 2013

Out of control president

Idiot Box
Idiot Box

By: MATT BORS | June 13, 2013

Crossword: State of Reversal

nope, never been there
nope, never been there

By: MATT JONES | June 13, 2013

George Mason’s latest focus is deep and broad

Acts of awareness
George Mason has been a familiar presence in art in Maine for decades. His work is found in public places, schools, and private collections, but he hasn't often shown significant groupings of work in Portland.

By: KEN GREENLEAF | June 13, 2013

South Portlanders petition to put tar-sands project on the ballot

Pre-emptive Petitioning
In the latest pre-emptive salvo against a potential project that has garnered significant advance attention, a group of South Portlanders has launched a citizens' initiative to change the city's zoning ordinance in order to prevent the Portland Pipe Line Corporation from processing tar-sands oil through its Casco Bay facility.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 13, 2013

Fixing the mess of student debt

One Cent's Worth
On July 1, the interest rate on federal Stafford student loans is slated to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Luckily, the forces of common sense have an ace up their sleeve.

By: MARC MEWSHAW | June 13, 2013

Money doesn't matter

Politics + Other Mistakes
We all know what's wrong with state government. It doesn't work because of:

By: AL DIAMON | June 13, 2013

Wanting more — or less — for summer

Letters
I don't think it's even possible to hula hoop with your ass sticking up that high in the air.

By: LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | June 13, 2013

Moonbird lives!

Celebrity sightings
This special rufa red knot, marked by a tiny orange band that reads "B95," migrates from Argentina to the Arctic — and back again — every year.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 13, 2013

Beneath the headlines

Wax Tablet
In a week dominated by anxiety about the NSA tapping into our Internet activity and concern for the protestors hurt by rioting police in Istanbul's Taksim Square, we lost our ear for cheery summer jams.

By: PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 13, 2013

Trails (and Kool G Rap, which is crazy)

Dropping things from way up high
Twenty-eight seconds. That's the length of Kool G Rap's contribution to Trails' new Anvils & Pianos , the hip-hop duo's third release (and it might as well be their fourth release, too — at 19 songs, it's a monster).

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 13, 2013

This Bard’s grisly, but not bloody

Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead

By: MEGAN GRUMBLING | June 13, 2013

The Little Tap House gets sizeable praise

Small name, big delivery
Little Tap House seems to be what it sounds like: a welcoming, affordable spot for local draft beer and accessibly interesting pub food.

By: BRIAN DUFF | June 13, 2013

Baring deep Injuries

Unwinding the gauze
Sean Mewshaw is back at SPACE with a new project.

By: MEGAN GRUMBLING | June 07, 2013

Match the friendly faces behind Portland’s newest food trend with their tasty wares

Meet the truckers
Meet the truckers

By: PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | June 07, 2013

Sit down — or stand up — and paddle offshore

Get off the beach
For sea kayakers, salvation is here, and there are no more excuses. Portland Paddle opened its hatches last weekend, right at the East End Beach.

By: JEFF INGLIS | June 07, 2013

Have a better time with your phone’s help

App-solutely summer
The following smartphone apps are perfect for road-tripping, festival-going, and making the most of the best three months of the year.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | June 07, 2013