Tuesday the 19th, Mark Newport, the head of the Fiber Department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Detroit, spoke to a space-audience about his work. He is a fiber artist and in particular a knitter. Mark has produced a great series of super-hero inspired knit costumes that have made their way around the country, [...]

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The Snowman Adventure Race, sponsored by Portland Trails and Casco Bay Sports takes place this Saturday, March 1st on the Eastern Promenade of Portland. This is a two-person Bike, Run, Sled event. 4.5 miles of snow-biking, 2.75 miles of winter running, and a grueling sled finish down the eastern prom. Hold on, condition are always [...]

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As part of PlaNYC 2030, the City will implement a pilot program which will introduce 20 cubic meters of ribbed mussel beds in the Hendrix Creek, a tributary to Jamaica Bay. Like many stories of environmental degradation, there was once an estimated 350 square miles of oyster beds surrounding New York’s Harbor. These beds once [...]

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Port City Studios will now be found in our new store front. More details available soon…

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The Woonasquatucket River Fish Passage Restoration Project has completed the first of three fish ladders at the head of the Woonasquatucket River. This project calls for three fish ladders to be built at the first three dams on the Woonasquatucket River; Rising Sun Dam, Paragon Dam, and Atlantic Mills Dam.
A denil fish ladder and plunge [...]

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There was a busy scene in the Obama campaign office on Westminster Street, Friday night. With 11-days until the RI primary, there is no time to sleep. I am sure the Clinton and McCain offices were just as busy – but they weren’t across the street from my bar.

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The Associated Press and New York Times covered a great story about a federal judges attempt to shut down an on-line site which allows anybody to post documents; mainly un-told stories, leaks, and private information for all the world to see. WikiLeaks describes itself as a web-tool that is developing an uncensorable system for untraceable [...]

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For the last eight years, the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York has held a competition to transform their outdoor courtyard into a party and event space. In past years, winning entries have evoked beaches and huge blooming flowers. This is the first year that their courtyard will be used to grow vegetables. The [...]

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On December 17th, the City Council in Missoula Montana voted to approve an ordinance allowing city residents to keep chickens, with a 8 to 4 vote. The video below documents the controversy that raged in the City leading up to the contentious vote. I especially love the shots of the chickens in front of what [...]

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Thursday, February 21, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ocean Gateway Marine Passenger Terminal
Commercial Street, next to the Maine State Pier and Casco Bay Ferry Terminal
The City of Portland invites the public to attend a public forum on transportation and public transit. The feedback received at this meeting will help shape the City’s Peninsula Transit Study. The [...]

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This Japanese home is a great example of Urban Infill Housing. The typical unused urban lot, that most planners and citizens think can never be built on, is usually the result of ‘location-inbreeding.’ This is a term that refers the self imposed limits people place on them. Sometimes all you need is a new set [...]

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“They are surrounded by materialism trying to figure out how to create a life more oriented toward intrinsic values.” - Tim Kasser, Professor of Psychology, Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.
The New York Times posted an article on Friday titled: For ‘EcoMoms,’ Saving Earth Begins at Home. The image shows a well to do suburban home, [...]

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In the February issue of Working Waterfront, there are some really interesting articles. And I thought I would pass them along. Working Waterfront is one of my favorite local papers here in Maine, and I always make a point to pick it up when I see it. Luckily, they also maintain a pretty good website, [...]

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We were down in Florida last weekend to visit my Great-Aunt Marge, along with most of the Wilks clan. Todd, Marge’s son and our trip organizer, recommended a trip to the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach. We didn’t know quite what to expect but were glad to get out-of-doors for a stroll.
The Wakadahatchee Wetlands are, [...]

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Congressman Tom Allen recently emailed his list to promote what he believes is an insufficient and flawed Federal Budget. He struck out against the Bush Administration and in particular the Energy Policy that is certainly a step backwards for the nation. I am sure you fully aware of its faults but here is an excerpt [...]

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Narragansett Beer is back! In 2005 Mark Hellendrung bought the brand from Fallstaff and hauled it back to Rhode Island, its alma-matter. The brewery is temporarily located in New York State, but Mark is hot to bring the brewing back to RI. About four months ago Narragansett began popping up in Maine. Wholly Shit – [...]

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This was posted in honor of Bush’s last State of the Union Address. For those of you  that don’t read HTML the / = end.
Via: Madison Street Art Collection on Flickr

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Thorunn Arnadottir, an Icelandic designer, made a clock using a string of beads draped over a notched metal disc. One bead drops every five minutes, marking time in a way that seems to slow it down. If you want time to stop, just remove the beads. Via: New York Times

The Slow Food Movement has [...]

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