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When the pandemic forced so many places to close in March and April of 2020 and many of us were sent to work from home, I found myself listening more carefully to what was going on around me. Without the clatter and din of the workplace, I tuned in…

A Portland Public Library staff member reflects on what it means to have patrons back in the building after a year of pandemic closure.

It was a quiet day in the library... the book truck sounded loud rumbling over Portland Public's orange carpet.

The creator of this image has been writing letters, by hand and with the pictured typewriter, to friends throughout this time of isolation. A recipient sent him an amaryllis plant.

Join Maine's Poet Laureate Linda Aldrich as she welcomes four current Maine poets: Stuart Kestenbaum (Maine State Poet Laureate), Betsy Sholl (former Maine State Poet Laureate), Gretchen Berg, and Colin Cheney who will read their own work and that of…

Exterior views of the grocery store, La Bodega Latina, 863 Congress Street. The Hispanic food market, at the corner of Congress Street and Weymouth Street opened in June 1998. At the heart of Portland's Parkside neighborhood, the popular store has…

Exterior view of L'Africana Market, 570 Brighton Avenue (Rosemont Corner), Portland. The health food market specializing in imported grocery items was founded in 2018 by Dr. Maxwell Chikuta.

My cat, Milani, loved rolling in and sleeping on the catnip I grew for her in a container on my patio. I’d doze in my hammock while she dozed in her favorite spot on a bed of catnip.

The mask has become such an integral part of COVID life that it merits its own spot on the key holder. It's become one of those everyday items that you can't leave the house without.