As Portland Grows, Community Buy-In Matters
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"Growth is both essential and turbulent to any ecosystem. Finding the 'sweet spot' between economic growth and quality of life is our opportunity. 
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What's up in the Arts District?
/ Check out our new Portland Arts District Web cam to find out! We've focused our camera from our offices in the heart of Portland's Arts District at the corner of Congress and High Streets. With the Portland Museum of Art on one side and Congress Square Park on the other, this is the epicenter of the popular First Friday Art Walk and hub of all things creative in Maine's largest city.
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Pay-to-play gallery: The real issue
/ The real problems with Portland Art Gallery's model may be the murky transparency between a branding company and the editorial content of its sister magazines, as well as how the curation of the art is presented to buyers.
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Exhuming the past for an 'authentic brand'
/ The Press Hotel is part of a trend that unearths branding tools via the skeletons of former property occupants.
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The art of rediscovery: citydrift/Portland
/ Broaden your viewpoints this weekend with citydrift/Portland, a three-day event designed to help people "shed their ideas of themselves for just 72 hours and discover what Portland means to them outside of work, outside of their normal routines."
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Portland Forge caught in gentrification's web
/ Will Portland’s most historic forge—a remarkable, 168-year old workspace—be saved?
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A Portland life in poetry: Steve Luttrell
/ Steve Luttrell, founder of The Café Review and past Portland Poet Laureate, on the deep roots of poetry in Portland and his roll in keeping the flame alive.
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Putting a spot on lauded lighting designer's Portland
/ Portland is home to many artists with successful international careers who value the city’s zeitgeist. We recently talked with lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, who was nominated for a Tony Award (Rocky) this year, to find out why he chose Portland.