Mainer_(magazine)

<i>The Bollard</i>

The Bollard

Monthly magazine published in Portland, Maine

The Bollard (formerly known as Mainer) is a monthly local magazine based in Portland, Maine, covering local news and arts.[1]

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History and profile

The Bollard was founded in 2005 with $3000.[2] The first issue of the magazine was published online in September of that year.[3] From 2007 to June 2008, it printed quarterly and thereafter switched to monthly publications. It is a free publication available in public places across southern Maine and online.[4][5] The magazine is published by Bollard Media LLC, owned by Chris Busby. In 2019, the Bollard was renamed Mainer, however it reverted back to its original name in 2023.[6]

Editor

The Bollard was established by owner/editor-in-chief Chris Busby in 2005 after the collapse of another local paper named the Casco Bay Weekly.

References

  1. [1]
    Chris Busby (January 28, 2016). "New details shed disturbing light on Largay case". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. [2]
    Steve Hargreaves (Nov 1, 2005). "Entrepreneurs start Web-based, highly local news sites. Can they compete with the local paper?".
  3. [3]
    "Chris Busby interview for the Media Giraffe Project". YouTube. Interviewed by Bill Densmore. January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  4. [4]
    TheBollard.com
  5. [5]
    Densmore, Bill. "Chris Busby". Media Giraffe Project. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. [6]
    Busby, Chris (January 2023). "The Bollard is back!". The Bollard. p. 4.
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