Mark Pothier - Independent Staff, Author at Plymouth Independent

Plymouth relies on tourism. So why isn’t everyone all-in on promoting it?

by Mark Pothier - Independent Staff 11/21/202311/21/2023

Tourism was on the minds of attendees at last month’s Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce annual legislative breakfast. As is usually the case at such events, the politicians stressed the positive and the audience politely listened. But the mood seemed subdued. Maybe the coffee wasn’t potent enough, or, more likely, it was because many of […]

Business Beat

For women-owned downtown businesses, a mix of optimism and frustration

by Mark Pothier - Independent Staff 11/21/202311/21/2023

Let’s get down to business. This column is a place for just about anything related to business in Plymouth, from comings and goings to announcements and events to an examination of the gears that drive the town’s economic engines. We’ll start downtown, which technically is in the northeast part of this sprawling community, not anywhere […]

Culture

This time, it’s ‘Mayor Mike’ who’s the headliner

by Mark Pothier - Independent Staff 11/21/202311/21/2023

Unless you’re of a certain age, you may not be familiar with Ed Santos. More likely, you’ve heard of Mike Landers, known to some as “Mayor Mike.” Or, at least, you may have heard the music he’s helped make happen on the Plymouth waterfront since the 1990s. Through Projects Arts, the nonprofit he created with […]