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Sam Mateosian discusses Portland’s role in the civic hacking movement

Sam Frankel [left] and Sam Mateosian [right] stand with The Buttler. Last month, The National Civic Day of Hacking took place over the course of a weekend. The day induced events here in Portland where a group of “civic hackers” addressed a civic challenge by employing innovative uses of technology. The Portland event was organized […]

Live-Blogging the First Hours of Equal Marriage in Maine from Portland City Hall

Tonight I will be at Portland City Hall live-blogging the gay marriage celebrations and related events. Knack Factory, the production company at which I am a partner, has partnered with the Bangor Daily News to capture footage for a short video about the occasion. I could not be any more excited than I am right […]

20 Portland Things For Which I am Thankful

Here are 20 Portland-y things I am thankful for. The Portland Public Library, YES Books, Longfellow Books, The Green Hand, Strange Maine, Casablanca Comics, and Coast City Comics for keeping us literate David Meiklejohn, Barry Dodd, Videoport (obviously) and the DIY film and video scene The wonderful, friendly, and beautiful staff folks at Local 188, […]