Morning Links - Thursday, July 27, 2023

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Arts

A concrete idea: Sculptor arranges 5,000 blocks by hand at Thompson’s Point 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

Project Home to find homes for unhoused Mainers, asylum seekers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Portland has chosen the name of its new street sweeper 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland Downtown street sweeper has a new name - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City Planning

Portland tests out changes at busy downtown intersection 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cimate Emergency

Some libraries in Cumberland County to serve as cooling centers during heat advisory 🏛 WGME

Portland Public Library to open as cooling center Thursday and Friday - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Communities plan to open cooling centers as extreme heat takes over 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Volatile storm system could bring tornadoes to southern Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nearly $1 million grant approved to address rising sea levels in Maine 🏛 WAGM

Environment

Maine among 22 states to oppose $10.3 billion deal over PFAS in drinking water 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine offshore wind: Measuring values 🏛 National Fisherman

History

The history behind Portland's Post Office Park - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Labor

Chellie Pingree among lawmakers pushing to raise minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2028 - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

South Portland to move toward four-day work week 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Entrepreneur abandons plans for coffee shop at closed Brunswick cafe 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Media

A weekly Portland newspaper ends its run after ad revenue dwindled during pandemic 🏛 Maine Public

Politics

Maine voters won’t decide on state flag switch until 2024 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine state flag referendum will wait until next year 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Voting for 1901 Maine state flag pushed to 2024 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Flavored tobacco ban gets tabled, faces uncertain prospects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The fate of two landmark bills: farm wages and wind farms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Shifts in Maine's job base drag on Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

TPS Pick o’ the Week: Rascal Van at the Sun Tiki — Friday 7/28 8pm 🏛 That Portland Sound

Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Local bike groups? 🏛 Reddit

Ferry ride, lobster bake: Peaks Island Road Race marks 35th year 🏛 Portland Press Herald