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Creative economy
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Lincoln Street Center interested in buying McLain School
October 24, 2016The owner of Lincoln Street Center, a former school that has found a new lease on life as a Rockland-based arts center, has expressed interest in purchasing yet another school property in the city.
October 24, 2016
The business of being Bob Dylan
October 21, 2016There's a sense of giddiness in Dennis Bailey's voice when he recalls the first time that the music of Bob Dylan resonated with him: “'Nashville Skyline:' And only because Johnny Cash was on it. He wrote the liner notes and played on some songs. And
October 21, 2016
Nat May, director of Portland’s SPACE, stepping down
October 17, 2016Nat May, the executive director of SPACE Gallery, the alternative arts venue that has become a cornerstone of Portland's creative arts community, will be stepping down from his post effective Nov. 18.
October 17, 2016
Rockland's creative economy spurs a renaissance
October 17, 2016Thousands of seasonal visitors and summer residents have discovered a growing slate of cultural happenings in recent years in Rockland, with the transformation of a forlorn waterfront with an influx of businesses such as MBNA, succeeded by Boston
October 17, 2016'Greetings from Portland' mural artist selected for Westbrook project
October 13, 2016Although the Greetings from Portland mural that once resided on the side of the downtown Portland events venue The Asylum has been reduced to rubble, the artist behind the mural has been commissioned by Westbrook Arts & Culture to paint a
October 13, 2016
Rinck crosses the Androscoggin to historic W.T. Grant building
October 12, 2016The former home of a W.T Grant Co. department store in downtown Lewiston will soon get a new lease on life.
October 12, 2016Former Hollywood producer drafted as Creative Portland head
October 3, 2016Creative Portland, a nonprofit that works to promote and grow the creative economy of Maine's largest city, has appointed veteran movie and television producer Dinah Minot as its new executive director.
October 3, 2016$15.5K funding will aid Somerset County tourism, economic development
September 16, 2016The Somerset Cultural Planning Committee won two grants totaling $15,500 to craft a tourism plan and boost economic and community development in Somerset County.
September 16, 2016
The Bambino scrapbooks: Portland's HistoryIT digitizes Ruth's storied career
September 12, 2016Babe Ruth: Legendary Boston Red Sox pitcher, record-setting New York Yankees outfielder, American icon — prolific scrapbook model? Thanks to the Portland-based HistoryIT, digital versions of historic scrapbooks documenting The Bambino's career are
September 12, 2016Portland’s 3fish Gallery closing after 19 years
September 9, 20163fish Gallery, a commercial art gallery that has been a fixture of Portland's art scene since 1997, will be closing after its final show on Thanksgiving weekend.
September 9, 2016
Artist foundation purchases former Portland museum property for $245K
September 1, 2016The repository of works by the New York City abstract artist Leo Rabkin has found a home at 13 Brown St. in Portland. The Museum of African Art and Culture sold the 1,129-square-foot retail condo to the nonprofit Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation
September 1, 2016
Haines named new president, CEO of Waterville Creates!
September 1, 2016Waterville Creates! — a collaborate nonprofit that works hand-in-hand with area artists, cultural institutions and supporters of the arts to make the Kennebec County city an arts and culture destination — has named Shannon Haines its president and
September 1, 2016
Startup & Create Week hitting the road with national event series
August 22, 2016Maine Startup & Create Week, the annual celebration of all things entrepreneurial, will be taking its show on the road with a series of events across the country.
August 22, 2016Duo including MaineToday owner purchasing Vermont newspapers
August 15, 2016Reade Brower, the principal owner of MaineToday Media, and Chip Harris, co-founder of the North Haverhill, N.H.-based Upper Valley Press Inc., have entered into an agreement to purchase a pair of Vermont newspapers.
August 15, 2016
Historic theater in Ogunquit has new development director
August 10, 2016Dan Breen, a key fundraiser at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Middlebury College, is the new director of development for The Ogunquit Playhouse.
August 10, 2016
IDEXX founder's donation will let Portland Museum of Art realize sculpture park
August 8, 2016A year-round, free outdoor sculpture garden is coming to the Portland Museum of Art in 2017.
August 8, 2016
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