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As gas prices go up, a public transit bill gains speed

Conservative commute
Every day, thousands of workers in who live in the Lewiston-Auburn region — where real estate is more affordable — get in their cars and drive to Portland — where there are more jobs.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | March 23, 2011

Pop-up pirate

A first-time surfer takes to the waves
I've written first-hand about trapeze lessons, smelt fishing, and cruise vacations (oh, my!), but as I headed toward surf lessons at Scarborough's Higgins Beach one morning in May, I had more butterflies in my stomach than usual.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 19, 2010

Soundbender's last show, Battle of the Bands, and more

Sibilance
SOUNDBENDER , in playing the LOKI EP-release party, will be saying goodbye. The band have announced it will be their last show.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | April 14, 2010

Back to school

Coloring outside the educational lines
Some of us know (or think we know) our paths from a young age. We follow those trails through 12 years of school, and then four (plus) more. Some of us don't. We flounder, we search, we know what we want but we don't know how to achieve it. The crucial component in all these scenarios? Education.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 20, 2010

Christmas Prelude Candlelight Caroling

Music Seen
At the Franciscan Monastery, Kennebunk, December 5
By BRIDGET M. BURNS | December 09, 2009

Three-hour tours

Lessons from a cruise-ship trip to Portland
They crowd our sidewalks, wearing lobster hats and carrying LL Bean bags, from August through October. We’re told about how their presence is vital to our economy.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 04, 2009

Kicking around town with Roy Davis, Lost on Liftoff, and more

Sibilance
Sideman supergroup Frederick have decided to make a record. Except they don't have the dosh.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 14, 2009

Down in the flood

Politics and other mistakes
A few years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (motto: Cornsistently Rong Abowt Everyting) informed me I was buying a house in a flood zone. FEMA had a map that showed where the waters of the semi-mighty Carrabassett River had surged over its banks a decade or so earlier and inundated my property.
By AL DIAMON | August 19, 2009

Do state officials know best?

Word From The Top
Like when the country goes to war, most news reports of how state government is handling the H1N1 “swine flu” crisis have just repeated what officials have said.
By LANCE TAPLEY | May 07, 2009

Letters to the Portland editor: April 24,2009

What was once a top-quality, prestigious paper, has surely come down.
Having worked at Guy Gannett for years, I have sadly watched the papers drop in size, content, quality .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX LETTERS | April 22, 2009

A pair of classical gems

String quartets pair up
Sunday afternoon, two string quartets — the Borromeo and the Portland — will meet and join forces for a rare performance of a pair of classical gems, Johannes Brahms's String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36 and Felix Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat Major, Op. 20 .
By EMILY PARKHURST | April 15, 2009

The nature of nesting

The homeowning frontlines
The homeowning frontlines
By DEIRDRE FULTON | February 18, 2009

Music seen: Pinkerton Thugs

At Geno's, January 30, 2009
It has been more than a year since Kennebunk-based punkers The Pinkerton Thugs reunited, and yet there still seems to be a resonant buzz around their return. And seeing them live, you get the sense that the band are more relevant now than ever.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | February 04, 2009

Good riddance

Maine activist plans shoe-hurling action
Kennebunk activist Jamilla El-Shafei is at it again.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 07, 2009

Death Vessel

Music seen at SPACE Gallery, September 24, 2008
Death Vessel are something Mainers should be most proud of.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | October 02, 2008

Letters to the Portland Editor, October 3, 2008

Sex is risky
If a pregnancy is endangering a woman’s life, the woman’s life needs to be saved. But I feel this way because I’m pro-life.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | October 01, 2008

Vote for your favorite design online

Skatepark rolls forward
Slowly but surely, the city’s skaters (and bikers) are moving closer to getting the skatepark they need.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 17, 2008

Protesters will crash McCain fundraiser in Kennebunkport

A summer visitor
McCain won’t be so luxuriously welcomed by all Mainers. Left-wing protesters are planning a counter-reception that will amount to quite the opposite of rolling out a red carpet.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 16, 2008

Mamma Mia's!

Elegant meals with great flavors
This quaint but elegant little restaurant is serving some of the best meals south of Portland.
By BRIAN DUFF | July 16, 2008

Give outsiders time

Letters to the Portland editor
I do have to say your prediction that none of these “outsiders” has a chance of un-seating Republican incumbent Susan Collins seems both premature and unfair.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | March 26, 2008

One Too Many is never enough

The Pubcrawlers give you a reason to celebrate, March 17
This time of year always brings about a bunch of talk about the Irish, but we’ve really been inundated of late, no?
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 12, 2008

Portland scene report: November 23, 2007

Sibilance starts now
If anything, the play list has gotten older (we heard Crash Test Dummies the other day, which was frightening), and we’ve yet to hear a local song as we flip through the stations.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 20, 2007

Kennebunk library cancels, reinstates art show

Uncensored
“I’m very pleased,” says Swenson. “Censorship is stopped cold.”
By JEFF INGLIS | November 07, 2007

A real Italian

A foodie from Rome visits Maine Italian restaurants
“Finally, a real coffee.”
By KELSEA BRENNAN-WESSELS | August 15, 2007

Chimp Boy hits and runs

Warmonger’s handlers make mockery of 1st Amendment
Gosh, what an honor when Dubya the Chimp Boy finally had the balls to make an appearance in the Biggest Little last week.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 02, 2007

Statewide protests Saturday

Locals rise up against Iraq war
In nearly 100 communities around Maine, citizens will protest the Iraq war on Saturday.
By BLY LAURITANO-WERNER | March 14, 2007

No peninsula is an island

Leaving downtown? Portlanders’ music is everywhere you look
Lovers of the nightlife have a great range of choices amid the remarkable density of concert venues in our compact city, but there’s always room for more.
By IAN PAIGE | February 21, 2007

Able not to hear

Early American deaf painter John Brewster Jr. at the PMA
During the years 1796 to 1801, John Brewster Jr. painted the portraits of Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Cutts of Saco.
By CHRIS THOMPSON | January 31, 2007

Over the river

NH festival features four Maine-made films
Though it’s called the New Hampshire Film Expo, four of the 67 films being screened in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this weekend have stronger ties to Maine than the Granite State.
By BLY LAURITANO-WERNER | October 11, 2006

Dawn arrives

A local guide to Earth-friendly living
I remember when I moved to Portland more than seven years ago and thought that all the local grooviness was cute: people recycled everything, hiked religiously, and scarfed down honey-sweetened Indian pudding (or is it Native American pudding?) at the Common Ground Fair.
By JESSICA PORTER | September 27, 2006