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Alfond Arena/Walsh Center construction update…

New exterior rendering of Morse Arena (basketball)…

Here in Orono today…thinking about Portland’s CIA debacle. UMaine is spending $80 million on a new 2,500 seat facility. True it will have sports medicine, traning/fitness facility, offices, efc….but also it will feature some donor/up-charge suites overlooking football stadium and basketball...

Definitely an issue when it comes to future land use. I always joke about how some cemeteries in Maine have the nicest views....overlooking the ocean, lakes, etc. I'm sure that the people buried in them really appreciate it!😉. I wonder where the % of embalming vs. cremation stands now? I...

People want to get to the West Coast!

Regarding affordable housing.....how much of that will Portland need if the next administration deports 15 million?

Maine must have the worst business climate in America. Good luck at making Scarborough Town Center a go......everyone claims they want local businesses.....then said local businesses can't seem to attract enough customers or stay open long enough to make it. Limited hours, shoddy service and...

Another updated pic of Alfond Arena/Walsh Center renovation. That roofline is something you don't see everyday in Maine. The origami design definitely looks like it will blend seamlessly with the existing Alfond roofline.

Maine Savings Amphitheater posted a really nice new pic of their facility....I didn't think that this could be done in Bangor, Maine....but by golly Alex Gray did it.

It should be noted that UMaine just broke ground on their $85 million "Factory of the Future"....the engineering part of campus has really taken a leap forward.

How many stories is 325 feet again?

Portland, Maine needs to be more like Boston and less like Manhattan....at least from a mentality perspective. The city seems a bit snobbish but also rudderless at the same time. Yes, you have the ocean and Old Port....but make Portland a bit more livable, friendly and inviting and don't take...

A beautiful sunset in Bangor last night. I have to say that the city is looking pretty good these days. You can tell that there has been an influx of new blood and $$$ to the area. And I love the Paul Bunyan statue. The city really keeps it well maintained.....it's iconic! The Cross...

Imagine having our own Dalhalla (Sweden)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhalla

Did not know that the Alfond Foundation committed $100 million to this project and will have their name on the academic center... https://www.haroldalfondfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24.09.13-GWP-Remarks-at-the-Roux-Institute-Groundbreaking-Ceremony.pdf

I love that they kept many of the mature trees that surround that parcel. If only more of Maine realized the resource and beauty that grows all around us.

There have been a lot of pictures of the "Umbrella Street"....but when the late afternoon sun was illuminating the Maine Discovery Museum building I just couldn't resist...

Also I was absolutely giddy about the full service Starbucks now open on campus....a very well done space that used to be the Bear's Den.

A few recent pics from the Walsh Center/Alfond Arena expansion......

Totally agree. Maine in general doesn't seem to care about maintenance of public spaces, landscaping, etc....and winter clean-up is usually left to spring and summer rainstorms.