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Finally, Thank you!

I finally got around to making some final updates to the Indie Biz Awards site. Perhaps most importantly, I added an "Acknowledgements" page, giving thanks to the incredible volunteer committee (Avery, Susan, Peter, Dave, Heather and Brianna!!) th...


Michelle Long at WREN in NH

Peter and I are staying for a few days at Meg and Dave's lovely new home in Bartlett NH. They built the house from scratch over the last year or so, from 100% non-toxic materials (no plywood, glues, formaldehydes, etc)– many of our regular readers...


Grow Deep: BALLE Conference in Boston

Last Friday and Saturday I joined more than 500 other business-people and "local" activists from around the country for BALLE's 6th Annual Conference in Boston, entitled Grow Deep. BALLE (the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) is a nati...


Guantanamo Bay Cell: On Display

Amnesty International was in Downtown Portland for the last two days, featuring a Guantanamo Bay Cell. The Cell is a protest of the human rights violations of the United States in Guantanamo. The US Administration, being the smart cookies they are...


Freight Train: Art and Music

This post was on the Wooster Collective a few weeks ago and I finally put 2 and 2 together. The graffiti art on the back of the train is an image of Elizabeth Cotton, original composer of the song "Freight Train" Watch the You Tube video!


The World Runs on Dunkin

D&D created a sand sculpture on Fore Street a few weeks ago.


Reverb: Radio + Writing + Photography

Salt Institute For Documentary Studies held it semi-annual student exhibition at Space Gallery on May 26th. The exhibit featured radio, writing, and photography pieces of stories from Maine. It was pretty funny watching a crowd of people stare at ...


Urban Shelter - Cincinnati, Ohio

Outside the Cincinnati Art Museum.


Rookwood Pottery – Cincinnati, Ohio

Earlier this month Sally and I were in Cincinnati for a wedding. One of our tours included lunch at the original Rookwood Pottery factory in the Mount Adams neighborhood. A wonderful building which once employeed 200 people producing fine collecta...


Street Art: NYC

Via: Wooster Collective  


Indie Biz Awards: Right around the corner

MAY 22nd at SPACE Gallery 6:30-10pm This event has been one of my recent obsessions- I hope folks in town can make it out! The Indie Biz Awards is Portland Buy Local's first fundraiser, and it looks like it might even raise some funds! Amazing! ...


Meet Justin Alfond- May 15

Meet Justin Alfond Democratic Candidate for State Senate District 8 May 15th from 7-8:30 pm 253 Congress Street (home of Port City Studios and Eli Phant) Peter Eiermann, Sally Struever & Nolan Thompson invite you to join us for a meet and greet ...


Knitfiti on Munjoy Hill

  Right here in our own little city of Portland- in fact, right here on my very own street near our new studio- I spotted my very first knitfiti. I had heard of knitfiti before, and seen pictures, I'd even flirted with the idea of making some (I ...


Buddy On The Air: Providence

The New York Times had the following piece on the former mayor of Providence, Vincent Cianci. After serving four and a half years for racketeering, Buddy is now back; live on the air at WPRO 630. Four hours a day, five days a week, the story conti...


St. Lawrence Deconstruction

The St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center in Portland has begun deconstructing its sanctuary. The historic Congregational Church on Congress Street began its transformation into a community arts center in 1998. The first phase of the project incl...


Sweep Action: Public Art Sweep Up

Four crews swept Baltimore streets from all compass directions last time we were in town. We noticed the giant broom sculpture earlier in the day and caught up with some sweeper after our visit the Map Through Time And Space show at the Walters Ar...