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 2002
Preview of A Company of Girls production of "Queen Lear," which is being present, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Altered Books" by Sherrill Hunnibell, part of an exhibit also featur, Victoria Gannon
Preview of an exhibit of paintings by Eric Higgins, which is being presented at, Victoria Gannon
Preview of an Institute of Contemporary Art faculty exhibition, which is being p, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Decisions and Revisions: Works by Lauren Fensterstock and Aaron T., Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Die Verwandlung," an exhibit of transformed Barbie dolls by Mikel Mc, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Figuratively," an exhibition of paintings by Tanya Fletcher that is, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Group Show," an exhibition of art works by Angela Crabtree, Becky Fi, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "If Birds Could Fly," an exhibition of metal sculpture by Nina Scott-, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "In My Backyard 2", a night of free-form performance art that will be, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Men Wearing Only Light," an exhibit of photographs in black and whit, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Moral Landscape," an exhibition of art works by Anthony Collins that, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Nathan Deyesso and Byron Kanoti: Mixed Media Paintings and Drawings, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "New Paintings: Plein Air," an exhibition of paintings by Peter Came, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "New Work," an exhibit of mixed media sculpture by Pia Walker, which, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "New Work at Local 188," an exhibition of art works by Ryan Greene, P, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Nick Drake - Hanging on a Star," a tribute concert by local musician, Victoria Gannon
Preview of Portland's third annual All Star Karaoke Showdown, which is being pre, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Recent Works in Oil," a collection of works by Stephen Joseph Lanzal, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "R.S.V.P.: Human Resources," an exhibit of work by 40 photographers, Victoria Gannon
Preview of several works of art, including 10 casts of women's bodies called the, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Sibling Rivalry," an exhibition of art works by Max and Erin Leon, w, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Small Art," an ongoing exhibit of works by Shannon Rankin, Rufus Tur, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Synergistic Spacial Relations," a collaborative exhibit between arti, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Terrain: Sculpture Today," an exhibit of modern, unconventional scu, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Through the Veil," an installation-art creation by Susan Mills, Joan, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "When Horses Have Wings: Tibetan Artists in Exile," a collection of, Victoria Gannon
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by singer/songwriter/guitarist Greg Brown, wh, Victoria Gannon
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by the jazz quartet "The Four Bags," which is, Victoria Gannon
"Prime Cut" piece on a performance by the pop duet "Mates of State," which is be, Victoria Gannon
"Prime Cut" piece on the jam band Lake Trout, which will play at the Skinny in P, Victoria Gannon
"Prime Cut" piece on the modern rock band "The New Harmful," which is being pres, Victoria Gannon
"Resonant Views" piece on Greenhut Galleries' exhibit, "The Portland Show," whic, Victoria Gannon
Review of "Allergic," a new Portland underground magazine being published by Mar, Victoria Gannon
Review of an ongoing exhibit of work by artists associated with the Portland Coa, Victoria Gannon
Review of "Exercises In Futility (Paintings and Assorted Gutter-Scrapings)" by J, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Doug Haley, 45, of Saco, a fine-art and commercial photographe, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Jennifer Barnes, 30, of Portland, who is a daytime cook at Thr, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with John Mahoney, 32, of Portland, a carpenter who recycles materi, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Michelle Neufeld, 28, of Portland, who has become a regular on, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Phil Rendo about his dog Barnardi, a hairless rat terrier. Re, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Steve Bowden, 30, of Portland, a graphic designer., Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Sue Ghelli, 41, who was recently named Clipper Mart's customer, Victoria Gannon
"Talk" piece with Sylvia Schroeder of South Portland and Philip Lee of Portland,, Victoria Gannon
Preview of "Paintings," an exhibition of works by artists Renee Bouchard, Daphne, Liz Gold
"Beat" piece on a performance by the geezer-rock band "Cold Coffee," which is be, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on a lecture by Dr. Eugene Aversa, a veterinarian, about the healin, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on a performance by the rock 'n' roll band "The Strokes," which is, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on Dice, a Portland artist and bouncer at the Skinny, a local night, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on local musician/composer/high-techie Andrew Bogner., Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on performances by Erik Lund, 21, a local jazz drummer who will pla, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on the Breakaway, a new bar in Portland that is attracting a new au, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, who died Aug. 16, 1977, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a peformance by the rock band "The Points," which is being, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by chick-rock singer Kay Hanley, which is be, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the band "The Wow," which is being presen, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the blues band Devil Gods, which is being, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the Canadian, all-female band "Painting D, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the local glaze-rock band "black tara," w, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the Maine band "Vacationland," which is b, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the Portland-based anthem-pop band "Vacat, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the punk band "Peepshow," which is being, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the punk/heavy metal band Scissorfight, w, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the rockabilly band "King Memphis," which, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on a performance by the rock band Vacationland, which is bein, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on Aprilfest, a jazz festival that is being presented at seve, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on Arius Blaze, 23, of Portland, who modifies Casio keyboards, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on Cappuccio Party, a three-piece jazz band from Bates Colleg, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on "Mr. Boy Dog," a new compact disc (CD) release by the Port, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on performances by the improvisational musical groups "Fire C, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on performances by the musical groups "Cerberus Shoal" and "T, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on "The Indiegrrl Showcase," a female folk music performance, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on the salsa band "Dulce De Leche," which is being presented, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece on the Wobblies, a firebrand punk-roots-reggae-activist band,, Joe S. Harrington
"Hell yeah!" piece profiling Portland native and ragtime punk guitarist Craig Ve, Joe S. Harrington
"Talk" piece with Bernie Freedman, 35, who sells mission-style burritos from a s, Joe S. Harrington
"Edge" piece on telecommuting. According to recent statistics in Network News m, Isaac Hillson
"Beat" piece on the pop-punk band "Holy Ghost," which is being presented at the, Zack Howard
"Prime Cut" piece about the band Jucifer, which will play at the Skinny in Portl, Zack Howard
"Prime Cut" piece on the band Shellac, which will play the Skinny on Oct. 10., Zack Howard
"Prime Cut" piece on the experimental band "Drums and Tuba," which is being pres, Zack Howard
"City" piece on John S. Dawson, 21, of Gardiner, an armed robbery suspect who wa, R Angelo Howland
Preview of "Maine TV: Then, Again," a compilation of Maine news broadcasts span, Bill Jenkins
"Political Crapshoot" piece on the state's $180 million gap between expected sta, Mal Leary
"Beat" piece on a performance by the jazz ensemble "Hearsay," which is being pre, Allen Lowe
Preview of a "Socrates Cafe," sponsored by Longfellow Books of Portland and feat, Allen Lowe
Preview of ""Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool'," a performance by the University, Allen Lowe
"Talk" piece with Steve Ryder, owner of Steve Ryder Stringed Instruments in Sout, Allen Lowe
"City" piece on a case filed in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by the Maine Pu, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on John Eder, 33, of Portland, co-chair of the Portland Green Indep, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on neighbors who live near Portland's Hadlock Field, who are compla, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on the April 2002 issue of "Face Magazine." Billed as "The CD (com, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on the art of Portland heavyweight fighter Anthony Reed. Two unide, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on the local punk rock magazine Rag. Co-founder Heather Mae-O says, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on the Portland Downtown Hospitality Association (PDHA), a group of, Tom Mahoney
"City" piece on the Stone Coast Brewing Co. in Portland, a brewery, restaurant a, Tom Mahoney
"Cover Story" piece on Portland's fledgling hip-hop scene, which recently suffer, Tom Mahoney
"Cover Story" piece on Portland's folk and punk music community where apathy, co, Tom Mahoney
"Edge" piece on a new method of advertising by Portland-area bands. They are po, Tom Mahoney
"Edge" piece on avant-garde jazz musician Gerhard Graml of Portland and his band, Tom Mahoney