4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (259+ words) You may not know his name, but you've seen his work: Paint Can Keith's self-described "window splash" style has adorned the windows of Portland businesses ranging from The Florida Room and The Belmont Inn to the Sewlarium and Kenton Antiques....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (463+ words) CAN'T HAVE BILLIARDS WITHOUT SAM'S Also, I didn't love the line about getting dirty looks if you don't know lag vs. flip, etc. Pool can feel weirdly intimidating to newbies, but I've found the Portland pool scene to be very…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (718+ words) Big-picture-historywise, billiard tables evolved in the British Isles around the 1200s, as an indoor substitute in crappy weather for outdoor golf and croquet (thus, the traditional grass-green cloth color). Edinburgh receives about 27 inches of rain per year while Portland receives 36. You…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (274+ words) It ain't easy bein' green. Expensive, time consuming, hard to figure out'all these valid objections can talk us out of finding sustainable alternatives to our day-to-day choices. But we know the current, unsustainable approach isn't exactly working. The average American…...