June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine

Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine’s magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?

How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?

How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...

May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine

We’ve finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about – don’t all...

March 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine

“Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is most apparent in the winter.”  – Paul Theroux, travel writer With the wind roaring Maine full force into March this week, our state’s soul is still readily apparent, but I do believe Spring is on its way. ...