February/March 2015
Horneteers
By Lewis Turco Peter Ross Perkins and I met in 1953 in New York City after I was transferred from Bainbridge, MD, to serve aboard the U.S.S. Hornet (CVA12), the eighth ship to bear that name. As the CV12, she had been launched 10 months after the seventh Hornet had...
S/hipsters
February/March 2015 The Portland Observatory was built amid great fanfare at the top of Munjoy Hill in 1807. Like the Time & Temperature building, it flashed messages. Flags and pennants in coded patterns alerted locals to the identity of new ships arriving in...
Portland After Dark: Ladies’ Night
February/March 2015
Going out with the girls is a time-honored ritual. And it’s a blast.
Lake & Lodge
February/March 2015
Discovering the ‘new rustic.’
February/March 2015
Perspectives 8 From the Editor 10 Letters 56 Back To The Future An urban plan reconsidered. By Patrick Venne 61 What Were We Thinking? I’ll Tell You A former city manager rolls back the clock. By John Menario 96 Flash Art&Style 13 Maine Classics 23 Goings On 31...
Rustic for a Night
February/March 2015
Book now for a nostalgic night to remember.
Back to the Future
February/March 2015
The Franklin Arterial, reconsidered.
Babies On Board
February/March 2015
Chick magnets: loon parenting is unusually photogenic
What Were We Thinking? I’ll Tell You.
February/March 2015
Sixties Flashback: Urban Renewal, Go-Go Boots, and an Old Port that was nothing short of scary.
The 50-Foot Journey
February/March 2015
Natalie DiBenedetto unveils a new gourmet takeout venue.
Call Me Kurt
February/March 2015
A famous novelist skates into a Power play.