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Looks like a half-baked, or less than, attempt to fix a shortcoming. I've mentioned the compromising football field lines on the new turf at Fitzpatrick and understand why they had to go along with that. Soccer, youth and the pros, is a much greater demand dynamic and unifying community force...

The former Porteous (now entertainment) and Filenes (currently a visual spectacle zip line course within a furniture store) are examples of how malls must adapt for the needs of its younger customers. For the Maine Mall to survive as is, ultimately it will need to be carved up with cozier nooks...

The Maine Mall as we know it will eventually see its demise too--perhaps not much different than this. The Mall at Fox Run opened in 1983 and it is scheduled for demolition beginning in March. Interestingly, the Maine Mall expanded that same year, 1983, with anchor stores Filene's and Porteous...

It's 45 students in the architectural program at UMA and the building needs some repairs. It's 6 floors, and something like the age, structure and size that MECA is in. Sad that a good architectural program like this is treated with such disrespect. The student highlighted in the article...

Today and for the not-too-distant future, it's a new reality for Portland. Lewiston resident David Roux has given or the effect is, $500 million to build and grow a grad school on an industrial piece of land in Portland (like Kraft is doing in Everett). Scott M. Black is from Portland. He's a...

Yes, that is a good argument. But there is something about a dynamic sports team experience within a city center. Imagine Fenway Park moved to Newton or Medford. Fenway Park has virtually no parking. That's what makes it so much fun--you have to stick around for a while before and after and...

Topped off (Facebook post with video). https://www.facebook.com/reel/1534028764547427

Portland needs its "sugar daddy" (i.e., Robert Kraft). There is more than enough room for a 15,000-20,00 seat stadium. Watch the video for Everett's waterfront transformation and argument. Makes total sense. And didn't an investor couple buy some of the surrounding area where the tanks are? And...

The deal is done with Kraft, the city of Boston, and the city of Everett. Maybe the Hearts can get some heart from the city and private investment? 12,000 seats? I'd shoot for 15,000 with the field adding another 3-4 so now it doubles as a venue for concerts (and bigger than Bangor's). Soccer is...

Midway Atoll... It's an airport/airstrip meant for emergencies, 1200 miles west of Hawaii (part of the U.S.). Sorry I didn't make that clear. My pilot friend used to work for Cathay Pacific -- LA/Hong Kong route in the l990s and early 2000's flying 777's and 747's. I think that's why they...

Clarifying... commercial pilots leaving the U.S. west coast flying west towards Asia, or from there headed back to the U.S. west coast. It's a "safety net" airport.

This could be a stumper. Yes, that is the "terminal." All commercial pilots going to and coming from the west coast will know it. (I edited a book for a commercial pilot once and he told me about it.)

The latest articles, etc. report a total of 100,000 square feet. Perhaps it's 25,000 each floor including the parking levels. The first two levels look like office space from the exterior renderings. Perhaps they are using square feet for the parking levels sizing instead of the number of...

The top floor should have a view of the Eastern Prom and Roux. Not sure how they get 100,000 sq feet out of this if the two lower levels are parking.

https://www.smrtinc.com/projects/martins-point-health-care-executive-center-and-administrative-offices/ Looks like a kind of secret lab for gene manipulation, hidden a bit on the Maine coast.

When the deal was being done, didn't anyone with the Jetport have the foresight to make this one area above the down escalator available to promote or to create a first impression visual for the city? You know, like EVERY other airport in the country does. Change it. Do a barter. If not, then go...

I realize that Boston is x10 bigger than Portland in city and metro populations, but they always seem to get things right. Why? Why would PWM give up this kind of space for dumb advertising? Is it that desperate? It's not unlike the "Civic Center" being plastered all over its sides with...

Okay, so start planning the spot for the new skyline mural at the Jetport.

At Gorham, not Portland. It's been some time since anything substantial has been built on this campus. And when does Dickey-Hall get razed? Maybe we need a separate page for deteriorating USM buildings soon to be demolished? Lol. (e.g., the Law Building)...

The first thing that comes to mind is that this company creates (or can) competent and/though elegantly generic hotels. I've stayed at so many nice hotels across the country in the last two decades and the best ones are usually boutique, so without a corporate feel. Jim Brady's new hotel...