The Casco Bay Weekly, a free alternative weekly newspaper, ran from 1988 to 2004. In its early years, CBW’s journalists tackled controversial issues in depth, the writing and reporting often flavored with humor and irreverence.
Each print issue will be microfilmed for preservation purposes and the originals will be stored in archival boxes in the library’s off-site storage facility.
The 1988-1992 issues of the paper are indexed in the Maine News Index card file in the Portland Room, while later issues (November 25, 1992 through November 21, 2002) are indexed here on the Maine News Index online. Full-text PDFs of the paper can be accessed here.
Submissions from 1999
"Center Stage" piece on the hit British musical "Blood Brothers," which is being
"Center Stage" piece on "The Masque of Beauty & the Beast," which is being prese
"Center Stage" piece previewing the eighth annual Dance Portland Festival featur
Concert preview of a performance by Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, which will b
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Greg Collymore and Elijah Akilo, co-o
In addition to the Rotary Club and Portland firefighters who ring bells at the S
Preview of a hard rock performance by metalsmiths "Twitchboy," which will be pre
Preview of Alankar, an improvisational jazz trio that will perform at Portland's
Preview of a performance by Los Angeles-based experimental and improvisational g
Preview of a performance by the Boston-based alternative rock band Cheerleader,
Preview of a performance by the central Maine-based heavy metal band Opium Poet,
Preview of a performance by the trash rock group Shutdown 66, which will be pres
Preview of a performance by vocalist Mili Bermejo, bassist Dan Greenspan and Arg
Preview of Portland Lyric Theater performances of "Music, Magic and Marv'lous Mo
Preview of "Psychopathia Sexualis," which is being performed at The Public Theat
"Prime Cut" piece Nick Danger and the Sideburners, a band that will perform at P
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by blues guitarist Ray White and the group KV
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by Boston-based vocalist Michelle Willson, wh
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by guitarist Robben Ford, which will be prese
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by musical sound maker DJ Spooky, which will
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by singer/songwriter/guitarist Greg Brown, wh
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by the Connecticut-based Puerto Rican cuatro
"Prime Cut" piece on country-rock band Say Zuzu, which will be presented at Port
"Prime Cut" piece on the Boston-based hardcore rock group Tree, which is being p
"Prime Cut" piece on the heavy metal band Motorhead, which will be presented at
"Prime Cut" piece on the local jazz-funk fusion ensemble Chili Palmer, which is
"So Noted" piece with recommendations from Casco Bay Weekly's editors and staff
Summer Guide '99 including the best places to go for General Outdoor Adventures,
Preview of "Wood-Fired & Glaze Ware Pots," ceramics by Sequoia Miller, which are, A McCollum Algeo
Review of "A Turn-of-the Century Christmas - 1899," which is being presented at, Jami Badershall
"Essay" piece on Norman Dickinson, who served seven years in prison for kidnappi, Chris Barry
"Edge" piece on the Portland-based literary journal Technology of the Sun, which, Nicole Bsullak
"Talk" piece with Phyllis Twitchell, 79, who teaches swimming at Portland's YWCA, Nicole Bsullak
"Talk" piece with Ted Tibbetts, 31, an English teacher and coach at Portland Hig, Nicole Bsullak
A piece about a proposal by Christopher Campbell, an architect who owns the buil, Chris Busby
"Art Album" piece on "Relative Moments," a photograph exhibit by Melonie Bennett, Chris Busby
Art preview of copper engravings and mezzotints by Leon Va, which will be exhibi, Chris Busby
Art preview of "Parts," an exhibit by 18 local artists, which will be presented, Chris Busby
Art review of "Changing Hands: From Right to Left," a collection of watercolors, Chris Busby
Art review of "VanDerZee On My Mind," a collection of photographs by Sean Alonzo, Chris Busby
"City" piece on a decision by Maine District Court judge Keith Powers who, on Oc, Chris Busby
"City" piece on a legal loophole some Portland restaurants have found that will, Chris Busby
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland city councilor George Campbell that could, Chris Busby
"City" piece on a signature and donation drive launched by local teens, who hope, Chris Busby
"City" piece on the Boothby Square fountain, which has been at William Johnson's, Chris Busby
Concert preview of the musical group Voluntary Relatives, which will perform at, Chris Busby
Concert review of a performance by the Tokyo-based Japanese postpunk band Melt B, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on Davin Binenbaum, 17, of Portland, who is the organizer of, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on Jeff Tarling, 44, of South Portland. Tarling, Portland's, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on Kathleen's Green Machine, a small Portland company co-own, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on Portland's most powerful people. With thumbnail biograph, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on the experience of selling blood plasma at Portland Biolog, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece on video surveillance in Portland. Police Chief Michael Chi, Chris Busby
"Cover Story" piece profiling four local musical groups, including the rock band, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece noting that more people are watching Portland's public access Chann, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on a celebration for the release of "Words & Images 1999: A Celebr, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on Jeff Davison, a drummer with a background in real estate and fin, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on John and Mellow Lomba, a Portland couple who plan to turn Portla, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on local photographer and nightspot doorman Andrew Sherman and his, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on nightlife in South Portland with focus on the Sea Dog Brewing Co, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on "Pennyweight," a film shot in Portland last August by filmmakers, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on Portland artists Christopher Keister, Timothy Cichocki and Thoma, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on "Short Fuse," a performance by members of Portland's Mad Horse T, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on The Bastard Sons of the Infocolypse (BSI), a local art collectiv, Chris Busby
"Edge" piece on the trials and tribulations of local independent filmmakers, who, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on area restaurants that recently began offering custom, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Erik's, a sports bar in Portland's Old Port., Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on George's Tavern on Portland's Munjoy Hill., Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Gilligan's Tiki Bar in Portland's Old Port., Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Hollerin' Man, a musician who has traveled throughou, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Instant Comedy, an improvisational comedy group appe, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Molly's Steakhouse & Irish Pub on Market Street in P, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on Portland's Benkay Japanese Restaurant and its "Rock, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on St. Patrick's Day, drinking, Irish music and Portla, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on the Basement, a hard-rock club in Portland undergoin, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on the Commercial Street Pub and its owner, John Guinn., Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on the first Casco Bay Weekly Eight Ball Invitational h, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on the Jerks of Grass, a bluegrass band that plays two, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on the monthly wine tastings at the Clown, an antique s, Chris Busby
"Portland Prowler" piece on this summer's Congress Square events, including the, Chris Busby
Preview of a collection of new paintings by Alfred Waterman, which is being exhi, Chris Busby
Preview of a performance by avant-garde composer/drummer Chris Cutler, which wil, Chris Busby
Preview of a performance by comic magicians Penn and Teller, which will be prese, Chris Busby
Preview of a poetry reading by Gary Snyder, which will be presented at the Gulf, Chris Busby
Preview of a workshop entitled "The Age of Miracles," which will be presented by, Chris Busby
Preview of "First Light: The Dawn of Photography in Maine, 1840-1860," which is, Chris Busby
Preview of lectures that will be delivered in the Greater Portland area on Jan., Chris Busby
"Talk" piece with Ed de Oliveira, an associate in the consulting firm Barton & G, Chris Busby
"Talk" piece with Elinor Berube, who, with her husband, Lionel, has run the Inn, Chris Busby
"Talk" piece with Judy Walker, a staff naturalist at Maine Audubon Society's Gil, Chris Busby
"Talk" piece with Les Bolland, a professional golfer who played the European Tou, Chris Busby
"Talk" piece with Moe Wade, who has been selling roses in Portland's bars for fo, Chris Busby
Thumbnail biographical sketches of those viewed as Portland's once-powerful peop, Chris Busby
Thumbnail biographical sketches of those viewed as Portland's second-most-powerf, Chris Busby
Thumbnail biographical sketches of those who are viewed as on their way into the, Chris Busby
"Essay" piece by a postal worker who lives in Portland proposing privatization o, Jean Carbonneau
"City" piece on the uneven distribution of school district dollars spent on musi, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
"Cover Story" piece on corporate downsizing and benefit packages, which depend o, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
"Cover Story" piece on home health care in Maine. Because of new federal regula, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
"Cover Story" piece on South Portland Bingo, which is owned by Ernie Lamson, a r, Kenneth Z. Chutchian