Portland Weekly: City's food reputation endures, school budget battle, homeless shelter proposals

Tuesday May 04, 2021 Pressherald.com | ePaper | More newsletters | Update preferences OPINION HEADLINES Portland's hard-won identity as a food city is here to stay Portland restaurants struggled with hiring. COVID made it worse. Supporters urge Portland councilors to support full school budget proposal Estimates for a new homeless shelter in Portland approach $20 million Advocates hit streets for smaller homeless shelters in Portland Work begins on Racial Equity Steering Committee recommendations Congregation looks into selling historic Woodfords parish house Here's Something: Portland's Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity Portland High School senior honored as leader, role model Portland Farmers' Market to temporarily move to Payson Park Rosemont Market & Bakery expanding to Thompson's Point Randy Billings covers all things Portland for the Press Herald. He was named the Maine Press Association's Journalist of the Year for 2020. Read more from Randy at pressherald.com and follow him on Twitter. MORE PORTLAND NEWS Follow us through the day on You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive email news on PressHerald.com. Want to share? Forward this email to a friend. Don't want this email? Manage your preferences here. Or if you never want email from PressHerald.com, unsubscribe from all emails. Portland Press Herald 295 Gannett Drive South Portland, MAINE 04106 Add us to your address book