Posts By Christian MilNeil
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The Arts
"Bands like coming to Portland"
May 24, 2012 / / Jonathan Levitt, a Maine-based travel writer, recently had a piece in the Boston Globe Magazine that showcased Portland's music scene. In it, he speaks with Bryan Bruchman, a Brooklyn-based promoter and photographer.
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Living In Portland
Creative developers, building creative neighborhoods, for creative people
May 21, 2012 / / The real estate crowd isn't traditionally known for its creativity. Most of the industry's professionals are people who have spent their careers building anonymous strip malls and office parks — exactly the kinds of places I moved to Portland in order to get away from.
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The Arts
Help Wanted: Portland's Public Art Committee
May 11, 2012 / / Last week I wrote a post about opportunities to get involved in Portland's abundant civic organizations and volunteer groups. This week, I'd like to highlight one of those city committees I'd mentioned — the Portland Public Art Committee, which happens to have an opening right now.
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Working in Portland
What's So Special About Portland's Working Waterfront?
May 7, 2012 / / A few years ago, the American Planning Association highlighted Portland's Commercial Street, which runs alongside the harbor from Merrill's Marine Terminal in the west to the Old Port district in the east, as one of America's "Great Streets. ".
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Living In Portland
Civic Malaise? We're Bowling Together in Portland
April 29, 2012 / / At the turn of the millennium, sociologist Robert Putnam wrote Bowling Alone, which observed that a successful community relies on successful community organizations and civic participation. "Researchers in such fields as education, urban poverty, unemployment, the control of crime and drug abuse, and even health have discovered that successful outcomes are more likely in civically engaged communities," Putnam wrote.
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Living In Portland
Growing Season: Food + Farms and the Fermentory that is Portland
April 17, 2012 / / A mild winter and warm spring means that the city's fruit trees are blossoming, and the farmers on the outskirts of the city have been hard at work preparing seedlings in their greenhouses. In two more weekends, the indoor farmers' market will close for the season.
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Living In Portland
Glide Through the Mind of the City: Bike Portland, Maine
April 10, 2012 / / Bicycling is the best way I know of to explore a city. I've lived in Portland for over five years now, and I still manage to notice new things almost every time I ride down Congress Street.
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Living In Portland
Q&A With Kara Wooldrik and Portland Trails: Connecting Portlanders With Urban Wilderness
April 2, 2012 / / Since its founding in 1991, Portland Trails has become one of the city's most visible and productive nonprofit organizations. With a small staff, a shoestring budget from membership dues and community fundraisers, and lots of volunteer effort, the nonprofit has built a 50-mile network of trails and open space connections throughout Portland and its surrounding communities, connecting neighborhoods with prized parks and wildlands.