Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 10059 Middle Street · Portland, Me 04101 207.775.2238 · 888.403.0816 o l d p o r t t i l e . c o m Old POrt SPecialty tile cO N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 9 tunity for creative professionals. GDUSA’s American Graphic Design Awards is the original and the flagship, open to all de- sign firms, ad agencies, corporations, non- profits, publishers, and more. It honors out- standing work of all kinds across all media. Just a shade under 10,000 entries were sub- mitted; a very highly selective 15 percent are recognized with a Certificate of Excellence. In the rare case of multiple awards, a Certif- icate for each winning piece is enclosed. Gordon Kaye, Editor/Publisher & Rachel Goldberg, Awards Director Graphic Design USA, New York, NY destination vacationland Your beautiful state is my favorite vacation spot. I visit every year! Lillian Shights, Jamaica, NY all the right moves [Regarding “What Brings Us Here,” October 2016] Agreatarticleaboutpeoplewhodecided tomovetoPortland,Maine.Lookingforward towritingmyownblurbinjustafewyears! Angie Bryan, Arlington, VA This is a good article. I’m intrigued. I have an old friend who is a Mainer. She’s no longer there, but I’ll ask her about it. Linda Todd Murphy, Arlington, VA the nearness of print I’m impressed with your magazine and en- joyed reading your recent piece [See “Print Makes the Occasion Special,” October 2016] on the power and importance of print at a time when journalistic integrity disap- pears into the ether of the digital age. Kathleen Pierce, Portland Pearls from pearl & spat I must tell you that we never saw the (lus- cious, generous, extraordinary) Port- land Monthly piece you wrote about [Pearl North and Spat Oyster Bar] until the oth- er day [See “Oyster Empire,” July/August 2016]! Too bad we weren’t open at the time, but it was not to be. We’re going to get it matted and framed for the dining room upstairs, which will open in Spring 2017. Gourmet, Bon Appetit, O Magazine be damned–we consider yours one of the very best pieces of press we’ve ever gotten! Deb DiClementi & Rebecca Charles, Pearl and Spat Oyster Bar, Kennebunk