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Four Maine companies — six winning products — at Good Food Awards
January 15, 2019Liquid Riot Bottling Co., a brewery, distillery and resto-bar located in Portland's Old Port, won three awards in the ninth annual Good Food Awards competition, leading a strong showing by the four Maine companies that were named finalists in this
January 15, 2019
Children's Museum & Theatre's executive director will step down, search for successor begins
January 8, 2019A nationwide search is underway for a successor to Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine Executive Director Suzanne Olson, whose retirement was announced today by the museum's board of directors.
January 8, 2019
Belfast community arts center begins search for new executive director
January 7, 2019Waterfall Arts, a community arts center in Belfast, is looking for a new executive director.
January 7, 2019
Maine Arts Commission announces 2019 fellowship awards, apprenticeships
December 4, 2018The Maine Arts Commission on Monday named seven artists as recipients of its $5,000 Maine Artist Fellowship Awards in 2019. The annual awards are designed to recognize artistic excellence and to advance the careers of Maine artists.
December 4, 2018
MECA receives $3 million gift from Lunder family to support financial aid
November 28, 2018Maine College of Art in Portland received a gift of $3 million from the Peter and Paula Lunder family through its charitable organization, the Lunder Foundation.
November 28, 2018
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine receives Bank of America's 'largest ever' Maine grant
November 26, 2018The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland received a $250,000 grant from Bank of America Foundation for the planned construction of a new 30,000-square-foot facility on Thompson's Point.
November 26, 2018
Fork Food Lab gears up for Small Business Saturday, '12 Days of Christmas' events
November 21, 2018Portland's Fork Food Lab is planning several holiday-themed events to get the word out about the shared commercial kitchen and food startup business incubator while helping in the effort to end child hunger in Maine.
November 21, 2018
Maker of nautical-chart jewelry mulls bigger footprint in weddings, corporate gifts
November 12, 2018Charlotte Guptill is a self-taught jewelry designer — and former mortgage loan officer — who founded CHART Metalworks in 2008. Her Portland startup, acquired by Sea Bags in 2015, makes hand-cast nautical chart jewelry and accessories. Her sights are
November 12, 2018
Ozzy Osbourne to ride 'Crazy Train' into Bangor for 10th Waterfront Concerts season
November 6, 2018Bangor's Waterfront Concerts on Monday announced heavy-metal headliner Ozzy Osbourne as the first artist of its 10th anniversary season in 2019.
November 6, 2018
Asian street food inspires winning dish at Maine Lobster Chef of the Year contest
October 23, 2018Chef Avery Richter says Asian street helped inspire her winning dish in the 2018 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition, held Friday as part of the annual Harvest on the Harbor festival last weekend in Portland.
October 23, 2018
Thompson's Point signs event venue as new tenant
October 18, 2018A new venue for events from live music to weddings is set to open in January at Thompson's Point in Portland after signing The Halo Studio as a tenant in its Brick North building.
October 18, 2018
Portland's Waterfront Concerts could move to Westbrook's Rock Row development
October 11, 2018The Westbrook Planning Board is reviewing a request from Rock Row developer Waterstone Property Group to allow construction of a temporary amphitheater.
October 11, 2018
Two challenges face new owner of Fork Food Lab: Grow membership, erase debt
October 3, 2018The new owner of Portland's Fork Food Lab on Tuesday laid out plans to boost membership in the shared commercial kitchen and food business incubator whose alumni successes include Sky's Café that just opened in Yarmouth.
October 3, 2018
Waterville Creates! announces merger with two cultural organizations
October 2, 2018Waterville Creates! announced today it plans to join forces with two of central Maine's leading arts institutions, the Maine Film Center and the Waterville Opera House, through a formal merger effective Nov. 1.
October 2, 2018
Next 2018: Maddie Purcell creates social experiences through cooking at Fyood Kitchen
October 1, 2018Maddie Purcell started the cooking competition and social connection business Fyood Kitchen in Portland in 2016. Her business was popular from its start in 2016 and is expected to triple in size in 2019.
October 1, 2018
Next 2018: The Davis siblings define entrepreneurship with eclectic mix of businesses
October 1, 2018Ben and Emily Davis, brother and sister business owners, have started businesses that take them from land to water, from highly specialized concierge services to “scalable” storage solutions.
October 1, 2018
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