Street Sense

For the latest edition of Street Sense, Renee Cordes was out and about in downtown Houlton during a sidewalk revamp.

For the latest installment of her monthly "Street Sense" column, Renee Cordes checks in with artists in studios and on the street in the city's the first Friday art walk of the season.

For the latest edition of her monthly "Street Sense" column, Mainebiz Deputy Editor Renee Cordes checks in with vendors early in the season selling products from honey to microgreens.

Mainebiz visits with businesses getting ready for the busy season from the town's only bookstore to a lobster hut that recently opened for its 18th season in the southern Maine tourist destination.

A Cookie Rally isn't just about fun and games, it’s about readying Girl Scout troops ahead of their biggest annual fundraiser. Here's a sweet report from an on-the-ground tagalong in Waterville.

For the second edition of Street Sense, Mainebiz Deputy Editor Renee Cordes checks out a library repair fair, where volunteers mended a range of objects in a busy three-hour shift.

Mainebiz introduces a new column by Deputy Editor Renee Cordes offering on-the-ground glimpses of small-business life in Maine.