Portland Millennials

• Where will we be?: Meet us in the "overflow" room on Level 2 just down the hall from Council chambers. This room is set up with a TV broadcasting the meeting from chambers and has a comfortable setup with conference tables and chairs. After business hours, you will need to enter City Hall through the side entrance on Myrtle St. There are friendly security staff by the Myrtle St door that can tell you where to go.

• What are we doing there?: Getting a sense of local governance and how our city ticks. Feel free to bring a snack or non-alcoholic drink with you to the overflow room. Talking, eating, and drinking are perfectly fine in this room. It's a casual atmosphere. No participation in public comment necessary, but if you want, there is public comment on non-agenda items right at the start of the meeting, and public comment on other agenda items throughout the meeting.
• What to expect: A meeting agenda will be posted by the city at least a couple days in advance and we'll let you know when that's available. The council covers all sort so city governance including business licenses, departmental budgets, housing and urban development, historic preservation, parks & rec, etc. The council follows parliamentary procedure. You can look at past agenda/minutes or watch previous meetings here: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/602/Agendas-Minutes
• Why go to a city council meeting?: Because government decisions at the city level have a HUGE impact on our lives, and it's actually super interesting to see how the city operates and why things are the way they are. Being informed about what is happening in the city is cool, even if you don't want to be directly involved.
• Why is this a meetup?: Because city government is another aspect of community, and community building is the point of having meetups. We do not have a political motive or goal for organizing this event, and all respectful viewpoints are welcome.
• Who is my district's city councilor? You can find your city district on this map and then see which councilor is elected to your district here. There are 5 districts in Portland represented by different councilors, plus 3 "at large" councilors who represent everyone.
• Transportation/Parking: City Hall is centrally located on the peninsula and is a few blocks away from the GP Metro Pulse if the bus is an option for you. For drivers, there is 1 or 2 hour street parking around the area, and parking is free after 6pm.

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Come get a jump on your 2026 reading goals with us at Novel! Bring whatever book you're currently reading. We'll hang out for a little bit, grab a drink, and then do some reading. This isn't a book club with assigned reading - it's just getting together to read.

Novel has its menu online which includes all sorts of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. They also have small bites.

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Come have some mid-week fun with us at Owlbear's Rest. We'll meet at 5:30pm. Owlbear's Rest is a board game cafe/bar so they have a huge game library for us to use, but you're welcome to bring a game too. Owlbear announced that there are no longer table fees to play games!! Let's just make sure we support their business by getting drinks and/or food. Check out their full drink and snack menu here.

Getting there: Owlbear is at the center of the Stockhouse Station at 506 Main St in Westbrook, in the same building as the Stockhouse Restaurant. Come on in back door and look for our hanging tavern sign halfway down the hall (the front door locks automatically at 5pm every day, but the back parking lot door is always open when we are).

Here are more FAQs about Owlbear.

I'll post updates in the comments so keep an eye out for those notifications. Stay home if you're feeling ill or exposed to someone sick.