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Bangor Daily NewsNews |Politics | Business | Health | Outdoors | Homestead | Food | Events | Opinion Seth and the City Seth and the City News from Greater Portland Menu Home Politics Cops & Courts Traffic City School Waterfront What’s Happening About Contact Search for: That time David Ortiz admitted he didn’t know where Maine is September 29, 2016 What’s Happening Boston Red Sox , David Ortiz , Gritty McDuff’s , lobster , maine , portland , Red Sox , Sea Dogs By Seth Koenig Over his long career, retiring Boston slugger David Ortiz has established himself as a hero among baseball fans throughout Red Sox Nation. But there was a time when he wasn’t really sure where the borders to that nation were. As a reporter for The Times Record 10 years ago, I went down to Fenway Park in […] Pride Portland will be about healing in the aftermath of the Orlando tragedy June 13, 2016 Politics , What’s Happening old port festival , orlando , pride portland By Seth Koenig As heinous as this is, nobody’s going back in the closet over this. If anything, people are coming out strong to support us.” 7 times Portland public art has made the news for reasons other than being pretty June 7, 2016 City , Traffic , What’s Happening Bernard Langlais , congress square , maine , portland , public art , Robert Indiana By Seth Koenig Crime and controversy have befallen public art pieces in Portland even when their aesthetics haven’t been questioned. Portland has picked a Philly design team to overhaul Congress Square. Here are 6 projects the firm did elsewhere June 3, 2016 City congress square , maine , portland By Seth Koenig Could Congress Square borrow some elements from these other projects around the country? How Portland’s state Senate races will alter the city’s political landscape June 1, 2016 City , Politics By Seth Koenig Portland Democrats could send at least six new faces to Augusta and reboot more than half of their state delegation. Or a few veteran politicians could reshuffle their seats. Here are the top 5 long-term challenges facing Maine, according to Angus King June 1, 2016 City , Politics , Waterfront angus king , broadband , climate change , economy , forest products , immigration , lobster , natural gas , paul lepage , shellfish By Seth Koenig Maine’s losing people and paper plants. Are lobsters next? See Portland through the eyes of a Pirates goalie who was forced to leave May 27, 2016 What’s Happening civic center , mike mckenna , portland pirates , springfield falcons By Seth Koenig So many memories.” Donor fills the gaping metal porcupine void at the jetport May 27, 2016 City , What’s Happening By Seth Koenig We have been overwhelmed by the interest in the porcupine, and its unfortunate theft.” The 10 cities in America that love Portland the most May 25, 2016 City austin , boston , chicago , dallas , florida , houston , los angeles , louisville , maine , miami , new orleans , new york city , orlando , portland , texas , tourism By Seth Koenig A lot of Texans like Greater Portland. 3 reasons to be optimistic about Portland’s top choice for superintendent May 23, 2016 School education , Emmanuel Caulk , maine , portland , Portland Public Schools , schools , Xavier Botana By Seth Koenig Here are a few noteworthy takeaways from the district’s announcement this morning. Posts navigation ← Older posts Seth Koenig Seth has nearly a decade of professional journalism experience and writes about the greater Portland region. Follow @SethKoenig Blogs Be a BDN blogger | Browse BDN blogs Subscribe by Email Get Updates from Seth and the City Categories City (344) Cops & Courts (91) Politics (199) School (175) Traffic (123) Uncategorized (3) Waterfront (128) What’s Happening (426) Contact Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Your Question Please answer this simple quiz to combat spam (required) How many eggs in a dozen? Seth and the City is a member of the BDN Maine Blog network. Bangor Daily News Archives News Business Sports Outdoors Homestead TV Listings Obituaries Things to Do Custom Publications Coupons Weather Storm CancellationsBDN History BDN 120 Years Contact Us Purchase Photos Newspapers in Education Terms of Service Privacy Policy Subscribe Bangor Daily News Subscriptions Manage Your Subscription Email Updates RSS Sales and Marketing Classifieds Print and Online Advertising Custom Publications and The Weekly Advertising Staff Directory Creative Services-Guide to Sending Files On Facebook The Bangor Daily News Midcoast Portland Aroostook Downeast Hancock Katahdin and Lincoln Lakes Region Food Outdoors Maine Families BDN Blogs Editorial and Opinion Maine Sports High School Sports On Twitter @bangordailynews @bdnpolitics @bdnmaineblogs...