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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Some balk at Portland’s move to tighten limits on short-term rentals
New requests are put on hold as Portland confronts fast growth and hits ‘the pause button on new non-owner-occupied’ units.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2018
Portland councilors to hold public hearing on ideas to tighten rules for short-term rentals
The city is considering a host of proposed changes designed to restrict the number of Airbnb-style rentals, which have gained popularity through home-sharing websites.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
House District 39: Opponent mounts no campaign against Michael Sylvester
Republican Peter Doyle’s name will appear on the ballot but he has not raised or spent money to challenge the incumbent.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
House District 36: Former Portland mayor seeks return to Legislature as foe keeps low profile
Michael Brennan lays out an ambitious and detailed legislative agenda, and challenger Samuel Ledue says he’s been too busy to campaign.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2018
Crystal Canney looks to unseat Benjamin Chipman for state Senate seat
District 27 covers part of Portland and the Casco Bay islands.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
Portland mayor wants voters to approve $7 million housing bond
The money could be leveraged to create more than 600 affordable units, Ethan Stimlng says, but some city councilors wonder if borrowing is the best approach.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2018
Portland adopts moratorium on establishing certain medical marijuana operations
The timeout doesn’t affect existing permit applicants and gives the city’s staff time to develop rules for the structure and location of pot businesses.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2018
Portland artist ready to plant street lamp art, as Woodfords Corner construction wraps up
Aaron Stephan hopes to add grace and mindfulness to one of the city’s most chaotic intersections
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Director of Portland shelter is leaving, saying the high-stress job has worn him down
Rob Parritt says the work has become all-consuming and he will give it up after overseeing the city’s increasingly overwhelmed Oxford Street Shelter for the better part of a decade.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Portland’s Amistad center for mentally ill to be displaced by building sale
Amistad is being given time to find a new home by a developer who says he plans to ‘slow-play’ his condo project on State Street.
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