Posts By Peter Weed
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Living In Portland
The art of island commuting: An illustrator's story
December 12, 2013 / / What's life like for a busy artist living on a Portland island? Scott Nash, a Peaks Island dweller and nationally recognized illustrator, shares his experience.
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Living In Portland
Building a 'City of Ideas'
November 22, 2013 / / Anouar Majid has global ambitions for our city. The University of New England professor is working hard to broaden Portland’s horizons, creating a “city of ideas” via a series of humanities discussions and the establishment of a UNE campus in Morocco.
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Living In Portland
Study says: 2nd happiest state according to tweets
September 23, 2013 / / An innovative study of geotagged tweets rates Maine as the second-happiest state.
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The Arts
In search of a new indie film theater: How it might work here
August 9, 2013 / / There are some early rumblings about the viability of a dedicated indie cinema. We look at what might work.
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Working in Portland
Portland’s creative workforce compared to five other U.S. cities
July 31, 2013 / / Creative Portland has released a study of livability indicators and benchmarks for the creative workforce in the city of Portland, Maine. The study is based on an assessment of existing national data by Camoin Associates, a Northeast economic development firm.
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The Arts
Latest addition to thriving textile scene: A Gathering of Stitches
July 18, 2013 / / Portland's fiber/textile scene is flourishing. A new Bayside maker space, called A Gathering of Stitches, is the latest evidence of a thriving community.
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The Arts
Little Free Library a model for neighborhood art boxes?
June 24, 2013 / / A dollhouse-sized container mounted on a pole in Deering contains 25 books for sharing. This street-corner resource is a concept ripe with possibilities for artists who like to share.
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Living In Portland
Addressing socio-economic inclusiveness in arts districts
May 31, 2013 / / In the midst of our city’s “spirited” debates about socio-economic inclusiveness and economic development comes a discussion of the issue from an arts district perspective at a panel for attendees of next week’s Creative Communities Exchange.