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PublishedApril 29, 2021
Portland’s hard-won identity as a food city is here to stay
An abundance of local food, eager diners and ambitious chefs built the city's restaurant scene, and they're not going anywhere.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Portland restaurants struggled with hiring. COVID made it worse.
After a year of double-digit declines in business that saw some restaurant workers leave for good, owners are having trouble finding summer staff, particularly for 'back of the house' jobs like sous chef and dishwasher.
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PublishedApril 27, 2021
Restaurant closures ripple throughout the local economy
From farmers to printers, an array of suppliers that rely on Portland's booming food scene have had to rethink how they operate.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
On Middle Street, a culinary hub embodies an industry under siege
A microcosm of the Portland food scene, the block of restaurants made bold decisions and banded together to stay in business.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Threatened by coronavirus, city’s restaurants turn tables
Creativity and customer support, along with government aid, helped Portland restaurants stay in business at a higher rate than other parts of the country, but dozens have yet to reopen their doors and almost all have losses to recoup.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Average age of Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patients is falling, but overall numbers aren’t
The average age of patients at Maine Medical Center fell from 65 in January to 58 in March, a trend that ‘really demonstrates the impact of these vaccines.’
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
Jared Golden bucks fellow Democrats while fighting the system
The second-term congressman's positions often put him at odds with his party. Will that help or hurt him in Maine's conservative 2nd District?
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PublishedMarch 9, 2021
From Portland to Myanmar, former Maine congressman Tom Andrews has kept fighting for human rights
Andrews is now the UN’s high-profile human rights expert for the troubled nation in southeast Asia.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2021
Angus King: $1.9 trillion COVID bill meets the moment
This legislation gets help to the people who need it most, including 10,000 Maine children who will be lifted from poverty.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
Disparity in vaccine distributions across Maine worsens – and explanations conflict
Bangor's mass vaccination site scurries to fill open slots, while those in Scarborough and Westbrook lack enough vaccine to operate at capacity.
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