Amy Martin

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Roller girls go down

Port shows no authority
Don't you hate missing the best example of whatever point you were making?
By RICK WORMWOOD | May 20, 2009

From Dusk ’til Death

Cashing in on Johnny
Johnny Cash is one of my heroes.
By AMY MARTIN | August 30, 2006

Show some respect

Letters to the Portland editor: September 1, 2006
Letters to the Portland editor: September 1, 2006
By PORTLAND PHOENIX LETTERS | August 30, 2006

Farewell, sweet Alehouse

Celebration
I’ve still got the rock ‘n’ roll all over me from Saturday night. The Alehouse's last night
By LISA CRAIG | August 23, 2006

Letters to the Portland Editor, May 12, 2006:

Readers sound off on last week's Birth-Control series
Readers sound off on last week's Birth-Control series
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | May 10, 2006

Controlling birth

Pill pressure and reproductive rights
Not surprisingly, I am searching for yet another birth control pill that doesn’t wreck my life.
By AMY MARTIN | May 04, 2006

Space exploration

Community group looks for co-op home
The People’s Free Space — a Portland grassroots community organization — is finding that space, in fact, is not free.
By BEATRICE MAROVICH | May 03, 2006

Herbal options

Pill pressure and reproductive rights
Herbal contraceptives are neither FDA-approved nor 100 percent effective; here we list those herbal remedies found in our research.
By AMY MARTIN | May 03, 2006

Free money

Rent relief!
There is a program that might ease renter’s ache: Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Program.
By AMY MARTIN | April 12, 2006

Confessions of love, lies, and lesbians
We all have that secret love that never dies; it’s just second nature to love them, to wonder how they are, where they are, and if they still love us.
By AMY MARTIN | March 22, 2006

Letters to the Portland Editor, March 3, 2006

Readers fire back on the issues of political fundraising, Indian-cuisine lunches
One of those gems I've learned over the years is this: You can say anything you want to a woman, as long as it’s the right thing.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | March 01, 2006

Guitars 'R Us sidebar

By AMY MARTIN | February 23, 2006

Bands' best

Local musicians select their bands' top performances
We all have killer stories about our best nights out in Portland, but now is not the time for your stories.
By AMY MARTIN | February 23, 2006

Eclectic venue

Where does your favorite band like to play?
Distinct from readers' annual "Best Of" votes on their favorite venues are the opinions of the artists who play in town; where do they like playing the most?
By AMY MARTIN | February 23, 2006

Sibilance

Portland's local music news for the week of Feb. 3-9
Matt Shardlow; RPM Challenge; impending spring Band Guide
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 02, 2006

MILFs in the city

Confessions of a restaurant idiot savant
No one, aside from a few close friends, is remotely interested the dating life of a single mom. I know this, because I am one.
By AMY MARTIN | February 01, 2006

Community

Sharing life as a group
A group of young adults, single parents, and families are planning to build a cohousing community, a neighborhood with residents conciously committed to living as a community. With much enthusiasm, around 50 people met January 29 to discuss the possibility of a Belfast village.
By AMY MARTIN | February 01, 2006