Posts By Rachel Kurzius
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Working in Portland
New charter school to grow students' STEMs
September 11, 2011 / / In an increasingly global job market, students must be fluent in science, technology, engineering, and math to remain competitive. This set of topics, often referred to as STEM education, has been at the forefront of school districts’ agendas in Maine.
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The Arts
Of Farms and Fables: Planting the seed of collaboration and harvesting a play
September 7, 2011 / / On par with its sea bounty, Maine is well known for its blueberries and other gifts from the ground. This produce doesn’t magically appear at local farmers’ markets, farm stands, and in the dishes of our award-winning restaurants.
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The Arts
Ripe time for a picnic: Pinecone + Chickadee lands in Lincoln Park
August 20, 2011 / / When Noah DeFilippis left Maine for San Francisco at the age of 17, he sought a sense of the urbane. In his return to Portland a few years ago, DeFilippis found that cosmopolitanism nestled improbably amongst Maine’s famous Pick-and-Paws and flea markets.
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Living In Portland
Bridging The Distance: Sudanese Activist Makes Portland His New Home
July 21, 2011 / / On Monday afternoon, El-Fadel Arbab sorts through vivid, homemade signs like those pictured above, painted with slogans (“Humanity before Politics,” or "Be the Voice for Those Who Cannot Be Heard”) which he will take to this Saturday’s Peace in Sudan Rally in Washington, D. C.