Morning Links - Monday August 26, 2024

Monday, August 26, 2024

Arts

Not-quite documentary ‘Those Who Wait’ depicts doomsday cult in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Good vibes: Theater company makes a winning move 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Portland City Council to hold diversity, equity and inclusion workshop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Bring on the PMA’s expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What the hell happened to the trees at Spring and High? 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

As they rebuild, Down East businesses take lessons from January’s storms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Rocking out and tidying up: Rock band Easy Honey joins Portland cleanup effort 🏛 Portland Press Herald

COVID-19

Public vaccine clinics to start in Portland in October 🏛 WGME

Education

University of Maine System to study opening state's first public ... 🏛 WGME

Environment

Cleanup efforts continue in Brunswick after massive spill of ... 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

At these 6 Maine orchards, apple picking is just part of the fun 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bored with plain, old bacon? Try Sook’s tempura-battered take 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bubba's Sulky Lounge is a beloved Portland institution 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sapporo Moving to Falmouth 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Shots fired at Lewiston Back to School event, no injuries reported 🏛 WGME

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Gun Safety Coalition vows to push for red flag law after ... 🏛 WGME

History

Throwback Photo: A Portland used car dealership in 1957 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

A ‘weird 1st date’ won the BDN’s housing reporter a Portland apartment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

One-Bedroom Apartments in Portland, Maine: Photos, Prices - Business ... 🏛 Business Insider

Portland tenant wins major settlement in rent control case ... 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Running trail recs 🏛 Reddit

Photography

York Aerials 🏛 Reddit

Crow Island, Harpswell MAINE. Thank you M.I.T.A 🏛 Reddit

Overheard…”all the boats are parked facing the same direction “. 🏛 Reddit

Late July on the Maine Coast 🏛 Reddit

Long Sands 🏛 Reddit

Jiving From Maine State Pier 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: August 25th, 2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Police

Portland police looking for gas station robbery suspect 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland police seek suspect after gas station robbery on Forest ... 🏛 WGME

Police search for suspect in Portland gas station robbery 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Suspect in Forest Avenue Robbery Sought by Portland Police 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Scarborough police look to invest in body, dashboard cameras 🏛 WGME

Politics

Senators Collins and King announce $7M for Bigelow Laboratory 🏛 Boothbay Register

Maine’s DNC delegates eager to inject energy into state races, reaching voters of all stripes 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Police searching for robbery suspect in Portland - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Public Safety

West Nile Virus found in bird in Portland 🏛 WGME

Things to Do

Portland Park(ing) Day set for Sept. 20 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Snow Pond Center for the Arts closes out season, Dave Gutter offers songwriting workshop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tickets on sale for Skerryvore on Sunday, Vertical Horizon on Nov. 9 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Drag queen Latrice Royale sinks her teeth into ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ role – and lots of lobster 🏛 Portland Press Herald

See country singer-songwriter Hunter Hayes for free on Saturday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

String quartet plays Taylor Swift, Goth Babe at Thompson’s Point, Bug Light Car Show 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki closer to legally gather sweetgrass in Acadia 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Utilities

Letter: Maine’s utilities must not be allowed to operate in the shadows 🏛 Portland Press Herald