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Creative economy
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Hay Building, dating to 1826, needs work but considered historic gem
April 27, 2020The new owners of the H.H. Hay Building, in Portland’s arts district, will undertake some significant structural fixes but are enthusiastic about its prospects as an eventual new location for their art gallery.
April 27, 2020
Maine State Music Theatre cancels season; performing groups adapt to new normal
April 22, 2020The Brunswick drama troupe has called off its summer performances for the first time in 62 years. Other theater, music and dance groups, hard hit by the crisis, are also changing their schedules and marketing.
April 22, 2020
From spirits to sanitizer, Tim Harrington is pivoting again, and hoping for the best
Updated: April 20, 2020Harrington, a serial entrepreneur whose companies in southern Maine have a workforce of 800, talked with Mainebiz about how the global health crisis is affecting business, how they've pivoted in response, and what may lie ahead.
Updated: April 20, 2020
UMaine Museum of Art receives $1.3M naming gift, will add five galleries
Updated: April 16, 2020A $1.3 million naming gift will expand and enhance the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, including construction and operation of five new galleries.
Updated: April 16, 2020
Creative Portland seeks to raise $50K in emergency relief for local artists
Updated: March 25, 2020The goal of the Portland Artist Relief Fund is to disburse $500 stipends to 100 artists to help them make ends meet during the current public health crisis.
Updated: March 25, 2020
State awards 133 second-round Maine 200 bicentennial grants
March 24, 2020While events have been suspended, Maine 200 organizers still expect the celebration to get in full gear over the months ahead.
March 24, 2020
Maine chambers focus on creative business solutions during crisis
March 18, 2020The state's chambers have met to discuss ways to keep businesses and the economy going as the state responds to the pandemic with closures and curfews.
March 18, 2020
New Abbe Museum head seeks to 'decolonize' museum experience
Updated: March 13, 2020The new executive director of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor seeks to build on his predecessor’s work to “decolonize” and “reindigenize” the museum’s practices in documenting and interpreting Wabanaki history and experience.
Updated: March 13, 2020
Maine coronavirus update: Cancellations, event changes and growing worry
March 11, 2020A growing number of Maine organizations are cancelling large gatherings, closing college campuses and opting to conduct business online.
March 11, 2020
House Island campground takes first step towards development
March 9, 2020The Portland Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the 21-site campground at historic Fort Scammel; the plan also must be OK'd by the planning board and get a DHHS permit.
March 9, 2020
Music makers: These small Maine manufacturers now serve a global market
Updated: March 9, 2020Highly specialized shops, often consisting of a single craftsman, turn out a robust stream of guitars, cellos, violins and more. The products can command prices in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Ellsworth music school will disband later this year
March 5, 2020Citing a variety of reasons, the Acadia School of Traditional Music & Arts said it will be dissolved by the end of the year. But its world-famous Trad Festival will go on as planned.
March 5, 2020
Portland MLK Memorial Committee closes selection process without a winner
March 5, 2020Committee members said the submissions, including one from UMA professor Robert Katz and his team, weren't strongly representative enough of Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision.
March 5, 2020-
Portland MLK memorial finalist to present plan to committee
March 3, 2020The proposal by a team headed by UMA professor Robert Katz is the only one left of three finalists chosen in November for the memorial, which will be installed on the Bayside Trail in West Bayside after final approval from the city council.
March 3, 2020 
In Portland, a Bayside Bowl partner buys out the other
Updated: February 26, 2020Bayside Bowl’s managing partner, Charlie Mitchell, is now the sole managing owner of the Portland bowling center and entertainment venue after buying out his business partner of 10 years.
Updated: February 26, 2020
Maine Community Foundation awards $178K in land conservation grants
Updated: February 21, 2020A total of 23 organizations will get funding for a broad variety of conservation projects, which involve planning around business development and other uses for Maine lands.
Updated: February 21, 2020
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