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They should cover it with the fake red brick the Portland Harbor Hotel has! :giggle:

I realize they're trying to rebrand overall, but I don't like emphasizing "MaineHealth" over "Maine Medical Center".

I think this one will deserve its own thread.

Time to make more popcorn... https://www.pressherald.com/2024/06/20/greater-portland-landmarks-sues-city-portland-museum-of-art-over-free-street-building/

Well, yeah, they're kind of falling apart methinks.

It's on the opposite of the park, near the larger grill shack and towards St. John St., not on the other picnic area side by the Expo.

It actually does have some very limited use: the marina uses it to carry boats to and from their storage facility further up Presumpscot St. There have also been rail advocates who have pushed to restore the bridge for a commuter line from Lewiston to Portland. And if you did turn it into a bus...

Tukey's Bridge is a vast improvement over the way it was 1974-1987, when the original I-295 project took the path of least resistance to reuse it and the original Charles Loring Highway (essentially, both parts of Exit 9 in East Deering, from the end of the Boulevard to the...

Years ago, a friend won the drawing to buy Replying to myself to say that, after seeing the actual plans from the Planning Board packet, I withdraw my comments about the ramp. It is going to remain, and the new clubhouse will be built NOT flush with the existing stadium, to effectively create...

Yeah, inside is terrific (I debated whether to over-explain that when I said "exterior" I didn't include the outdoor sections inside the park). But, I think they might actually have done something with the metal bleachers in the past couple of years; it might be worth taking another look (any...

I know that lot is used for player and front office parking (and don't even THINK about moving them to the handicapped lot; that fills up well before game time). I wouldn't be surprised if the Maine Celtics use it in the winter as well. So far as doing something else in that area, they have to...

From what I can see in the master plan, there is no mention of a new control tower. There is long-term provision for an easterly expansion of the terminal, and I am guessing that would happen around the tower, or else the tower would be incorporated into any new building? I am sure there are not...

They're also giving up the existing far-left-field bleachers, referred to variously as Section 315 or the "overflow," so that's impacting seating capacity for the peak days mid-summer. I am also somewhat concerned that it eliminates the wheelchair ramp; if the "elevator" they install is a...

Thanks very much! Interesting to see that the Globe attracts a similar mix of more- or less-informed commenters as the PPH (or did I miss somewhere that the museum is floating the idea of a taxpayer bailout?)

Didn't they have a ceremonial groundbreaking? Is there any actual construction work going on there yet?

The Boston Globe has a story summarizing the whole drama this morning. Paywalled, of course, but Kate Sykes gets a quote of hers in a headline in a Boston paper, so she might be happy. Wish I could see the comments.

I like that "Envelope mockup" in the second PDF. The building already makes its presence known as you approach near the railroad tracks on Brighton, so I'll be happy to see something other than the concrete walls there now. The woodwork shown in the performance space reminds me of one of the...

From April's NNEPRA Board of Directors meeting, as reported in the May meeting briefing materials:

So with NNEPRA looking for Amtrak to take over passenger service on the Rockland Branch, what are the options for MaineDOT? Is there someone they can contract with to handle MOW if there's no freight traffic? What do they need to do for dispatching?

Advertorial in the Telegram touting Bayside. (Note: Nova Tower is one of the brokers touting the Daymark development.)