If you have never listened to T. Boone Pickens, you will likely be pleasantly surprised.

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Street Art is certainly turning a corner in little old Portland, Maine. For the past two years I have seen an emergence of street art and a consistently improving quality of work and content.

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Summer is here again with the start of the Portland Downtown District’s Alive At Five Concert Series. Kicking off the live music series was As Fast As and the Pete Kilpatrick Band.

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Yes, that’s Mr. Kevin Donoghue, Portland City Councilor learning first hand the business of taxi service. Kevin is a car-free resident, bike-advocate and Portland’s youngest elected city official. Since taking office in 2007 Kevin has been leading the charge of re-connecting street grids and expanding public transportation options for greater Portland.
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Our intern Bitzy Mitchell designed the winning entry for the Portland Buy Local T-shirt design contest. Check out the design and what she said about it.

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The last few weeks we’ve been getting kind of crafty trying to get some branding and graphics together for our new retail store- Eli-Phant. I’ve included pictures of some of our projects, and even a quick how-to.

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In celebration of “Independents Week“, Portland Buy Local circulated several copies of the Declaration of Independents– an opportunity for you to declare your support for the independent businesses that make Portland “a singular city and great place to live”.

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Cocoa Tea’s new song “Barack Obama”

Interview with Cocoa Tea about his song “Barack Obama”

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I am going to put it out there that the North Street Community Garden in Portland is the most scenic community garden in the country.

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In which Bitzy Mitchell introduces herself to the Port City World.

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