Adam Thibodeau is May’s Downtown Worker of the Month! Adam was nominated TWICE and selected by Portland Downtown’s Marketing & Events Committee as May’s Downtown Worker of the Month. Adam is a part-time House Manager at Portland Stage Company and also works at the Mitchell Institute, located just outside of the downtown district. Read on
John Ford Statue Photographed by Matt Schwach @mschwach “I live nearby to the statue and it’s become a rite of my Spring to take a picture of it when in full bloom. It only lasts that way for a very short time! During Covid, he wore a mask and this year, the mask was off
Paper Tiger – 425 Fore Street Paper Tiger is a restaurant on Fore Street in downtown Portland. Portland Downtown’s Marketing & Events Committee selected them as May’s Downtown Business of the Month and reached out to owner/operator Marcus Alcantara to learn more about the business. Read on to hear from Marcus! Q: When did
Every month the Portland Downtown Marketing & Events Committee will crown a “Downtown Photo Of The Month.” The winning image will appear on Portland Downtown’s Instagram and Facebook accounts — more than 55K+ followers combined! — with mentions and will be shared in the organization’s monthly e-newsletter, distributed on the first of every month. Submitted
PORTLAND — Portland Downtown is launching Downtown Worker & Business Of The Month programs to better recognize the stellar people and brick and mortars that make up Portland, Maine’s downtown district. Anyone can nominate a downtown business or worker at any time using the submission form on the Portland Downtown website (available below). The Portland
Paint & Sit will bring seating, color to downtown spaces this summer. PORTLAND, Me. — Portland Downtown is now accepting proposals from local artists for its new outdoor seating project Paint & Sit. Paint and Sit is a chair painting project with the objectives of beautifying the urban landscape, increasing civic participation, and supporting the
Tuesday, March 14 is International Pi Day! Portland Downtown encourages the downtown Portland business community to celebrate with a festive offer, like $3.14 pie slices or 3 for $14 deals — the options are infinite! Businesses in the downtown district can submit Pi Day offers — to be available on Tuesday, March 14 — below.
PORTLAND, Me. — Portland Downtown annually facilitates its award-winning Downtown Cadet program in coordination with the City of Portland Police Department. Our team recently sat down with 2022 cadets Kit & Daemien to chat about their program experience and future plans in the force. Read the Q&A below to learn more about our 2022 cadets.
Your favorite shops & restaurants need your support! Join the Cash Mob every Friday in September & get a chance to win a $20 gift card. All of the businesses near the construction project at the intersections of Free, Congress & High streets need your support. In an effort to help ring the cash registers, Portland
2022 event focused on Land Justice PORTLAND, ME — Portland Downtown, Portland Trails, & Friends of Congress Square Park are pleased to once again play co-hosts to Park(ing) Day — a global, public, participatory art project — scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16th across the City of Portland. Park(ing) Day is a day when people across