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Hello Portland! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want your art featured in Portland’s new harborfront park?
  • Meet the Portland poet exploring what we leave behind in nature
  • See how Portland construction work illustrates Trump’s global tariff ripple effects

Also on today's calendar: Fridays: Trivia in the Brewhouse! and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Frigid; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 17, low: 11.
  • Saturday: Frigid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 19 and low of 7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Portland Opens $150K Public Art Commission for New Harbor Park (themainewire.com) — Portland is commissioning a major new public artwork for the forthcoming Portland Harbor Common Park by Ocean Gateway and the Maine State Pier, with a budget up to $150,000. Artists have until February 11, 2026 to email their qualifications, and the piece is expected to celebrate Portland’s maritime heritage as part of a new waterfront park opening in fall 2026.
   

• Read the poem ‘Legacy,' by Mary Tracy (pressherald.com) — A Portland-based poet, Mary Tracy, is featured this week for her piece “Legacy,” which reflects on how our lives fit into nature’s long cycles. Tracy writes from her Portland home and co-leads poetry classes at USM’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, while the Deep Water series invites submissions from Maine poets, especially underrepresented voices.
   

• A look at the experts racing to decode Trump's tariff rules (newsadvance.com) — Portland shows up in this national look at Trump’s new tariffs through photos of workers building a local housing project, highlighting how global trade policies touch everyday jobs here. The broader piece follows experts, businesses, and governments worldwide scrambling to interpret and respond to the evolving tariff rules.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Citywide Parking Ban in Effect 10:00 PM Tuesday, December 23 through 6:00 AM Wednesday, December 24
    The City of Portland has declared a citywide parking ban beginning at 10:00 PM Tuesday, December 23 through 6:00 AM Wednesday, December 24. Vehicles… (Nextdoor )
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    Hey everyone, we're have a storm tonight, If anyone needs snow removal, I offer snow plowing, blowing, shoveling, salting and sanding. Please text… (Nextdoor Dougherty Field)
  • Pic from a viewer in Auburn this morning.” of snow so far and he says it’s the biggest snowfall there in at least 3 years! #mewx (X: christianbwx)
  • 7:45am: storm is winding down, but a few pockets of heavy snow linger. What a storm! 15-18” totals are common in the zone of heaviest snow. #mewx (X: christianbwx)
  • Portland Staffing posted a job opening for SAP Transportation Management Manager - Industrial in Portland. Apply here.
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor / Tutor in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portland here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Portland

  • South Portland, Maine Celebrates the New Year With a Run and a Polar Plunge (wblm.com)
  • Toy Fund brings holiday joy to over 4,000 Maine kids thanks to donors, volunteers (pressherald.com)
  • Mt. Blue High School prom (pressherald.com)

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  • Cooper Flagg's rise, Portland Hearts of Pine debut season highlight Maine's top sports stories of 2025 (wmtw.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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