Outside the door of SPACE Gallery in the heart of Portland, Maine two girls hold each other in black and white on craft paper. I am on my way into the arts venue to interview the pop-punk duo Diet Cig when the mural catches my eye. For some reason, the image makes me feel slightly […]
An Amy Winehouse like voice fills the air accompanied by a smooth guitar. Occasionally glancing at each other and shyly smiling, Justin Lindsey from Scarborough High School and Emma Ivy from Cheverus High School move and sing together in perfect harmony. The chemistry between Lindsey and Ivy from is special. They’re very obviously comfortable with […]
According to the American Alliance for Theater and Education, “Numerous studies have demonstrated a correlation between drama involvement and academic achievement. In addition to having higher standardized test scores than their peers who do not experience the arts, student who participate in drama often experience improved reading comprehension, maintain better attendance records, and stay generally […]
I parked in front of the building, exactly at dusk. The outside was illuminated with strings of lights and a warm, yellowy glow leaked through the papers that covered the windows from the inside. The old Coastal Cakes awning still clung to the space above the front door. I walked up a few cement steps […]
Munjoy Hill is a staple of the greater Portland era. One of the oldest neighborhoods in the city; the Eastern Promenade has transformed over many years. For some time, it was seen as the rougher side of Portland, but many residents would say different. Folks who spent time on Munjoy Hill know that the area […]
Clarissa Merrifield recently adopted a dog named Bailey from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, “I saw Bailey on the refuge league site….On February 3rd I walked in and said, ‘Hi I’m here to bring Bailey home today!’” This wasn’t just an everyday dog adoption for Merrifield, she was looking for a sweet pit […]
According to the CDC the childhood obesity rate has quadrupled in adolescents in the last thirty years. Americans have access to hundreds of thousands of different supermarkets and stores. There are endless options of different food choices people can buy. All of which contain healthy options, yet the problem of growing obesity still remains. In […]
Over the years, family sizes have been shrinking. In the 1700’s it was common to have a household with more than seven children. By 1850, the average family had 5.5 kids. As of 2015, the average number of children in a household is 2.5 says Infoplease.com and Statista.com. Having a large family size is often […]
It’s no doubt that fake news played a huge role in the 2016 election and almost every day there are more reports about the way fake news has flourished. Fact checking has always been part of election media processes, but Donald Trump has taken the whole telling untruths to a new level. Whatever you thought […]
J oanne couldn’t figure out how to log onto her Facebook page. She turned to the class and explained technology wasn’t her thing. For the first three years she was taking photographs with a $90 Canon Elph because she didn’t want to be seen or judged as a serious photographer. Now in her seventh year […]
