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Building Business: Pizza Dough Maker Started During Pandemic Ready to Expand
No full textBrief description of plans by owner Heather Kerner to move and expand the Good Crust, a frozen pizza dough company she launched in 2020. Discusses Kerner\u27s use of flour milled by Maine Grains, her practice of employing disabled people, and her commitment to supporting her local economy
The List: Maine\u27s Largest Marijuana Businesses
No full textA list of the ten largest marijuana businesses in Maine, ranked by number of statewide employees
The Architecture of Cannabis
No full textAn exploration of the aesthetic philosophy behind the design of two Maine cannabis purveyors: SeaWeed Co., whose South Portland retail location boasts a spa-like atmosphere fashioned from Maine-harvested materials; and Grass Monkey Cannabis Co.\u27s South Portland dispensary, which features graffiti-laced artwork. Also discusses how the security regulations mandated in the cannabis industry influence design
The Maine Broadcaster, 1945-1949
No full textComplete run of a Maine periodical, providing real-time glimpses into the golden age of radio, including program listings and articles about national and local radio personalities.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/slideshow/1010/thumbnail.jp
Cuala Press
No full textCuala Press (pronounced KOO-la ) operated by William Butler Yeats\u27 sisters Elizabeth Corbett Lolly Yeats, and Susan Mary Lily Yeats, promoting Irish artistic heritage.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/slideshow/1011/thumbnail.jp
Generational Noor
No full textBrief piece about Generational Noor, a new organization founded by Amran Osman to help BIPOC communities fight opioid addiction and other substance use issues.Includes many photos of attendees at the launch party that was held in Lewiston
Good Things from Maine: It\u27s All their Vault
No full textA brief description of The Vault, a monthly pop-up vintage market in Winthrop hosted by Nicole Stanford and her husband Jesse, proprietors of Freckle Salvage Company. Discusses the inception and growth of the market, the array of vendors, monthly themes to inspire vendor displays, etc
The List: Largest Maine-Based Credit Unions
No full textList of largest Maine-based credit unions, ranked by total assets as of September 30, 2022
North by East: Wild and Wooly
No full textBrief article describing a mass die-off of hemlock woolly adelgids, which stained the soles of Southern Maine beachgoers black. An invasive species, the pests feed on hemlock trees early in their life cycle then die-off as adults since their preferred tree species does not exist in Maine
Teacher Holds Fufu Friday at Portland\u27s King Middle School
No full textMath teacher Hermenegildo Paulo realized that many of the lessons in the math textbooks used at King Middle School use cultural scenarios that are unfamiliar to many of his students, approximately one third of whom are from African cultures. So he started to devise his own examples, which included an exercise that involved making fufu, or funge, a popular dough-like food. The students had to use math skills to determine quantities of flour and budget calculations to determine the cost of ingredients. Paulo taught math in Angola for 12 years; he has been working at King Middle School since 2018