My 2017: tick-infested birds, tattooed chests, free weed and unshoveled sidewalks
Taking a gander at what I’ve done in 2017, I can hardly believe I had time for it all
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We solved the mystery of why Portland’s statue is missing his scarf. And we fixed it.
A secretive group has been giving Longfellow a scarf and present every year since 1999.
A Christmas Mystery in Portland: Where’s Longfellow’s scarf?
It’s a Portland holiday tradition like the tree in Monument Square, the fancy lights and the menorah at City Hall.
A summer sunrise in the city
I greeted the sun with a raised coffee cup and click of my shutter.
Paddling down Stephen King’s river
Paddle ‘Round Portland: Royal River You don’t need to go way up north to have a canoe or kayak adventure. There’s plenty of spots right around town where you can get out on the water before or after work. Remember: every place outside your house is the great outdoors. Enjoy it. PRP: The Royal River […]
Record heat hits Portland
How hot was it in Portland today? Hot enough to break an 82 degree record set in 1949. It was almost 90 by noon.
These tulips want some sun and so do I
Grabbing my cameras, I took a stroll around my neighborhood and beyond. The tulips were there to greet me. Thank goodness.
How the Flop Sox saved baseball in New England
Boston sports were different then. There was no Red Sox Nation. The Patriots were a sideshow act in a soon-to-be-defunct league.
This lighthouse keeper earned the nation’s two highest awards for bravery
Hanna is the only American to win both the nation’s highest military, and civilian, honors for bravery.
The Patriots’ Super Bowl trophy is visiting Maine. But probably not Portland
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Here’s what’s up. What we’re talking about The New England Patriots’ Lombardi Trophy is coming to Maine, but there appear to be no plans to stop in Portland, and the players themselves aren’t visiting. In February, the mayors of Portland, Bangor and Brewer asked if […]
