April 2011
In the mid-1980s, One City Center rose from the geomancy of The Golden Triangle, a miracle of urban feng shui. But with the build-up of the rest of the Old Port, can the wind meet its water?
Cruise Control
April 2011
Portland will host a record 59 cruise ships this year, carrying over 89,000 passengers. Show us the money!
A Man for All That
February/March 2011
Stepping down after a decade as city manager, Joe Gray reflects on Portland’s startling changes since he arrived here from Madison, Wisconsin, 41 years ago.
Incomparable You
February/March 2011
Banks blink. Assessors scratch their heads. How do you establish a value for one-of-a-kind houses that are both lovable and wacky-doodle?
Modernism’s Beachhead
February/March 2011
Why did Blue Hill Pavilion, Maine’s most exciting structure of 1946, last just a dozen years before it was deemed “too New York” and demolished? ’Twas provincial taste that killed the beast.
Eat 3.0
Winterguide 2011
Get your plate out of the past and back to the future. How? Ditch the stuffy 1980s “foodie” label and get ready for some lip-smacking fun right here in Maine.
Found in Translation
Winterguide 2011
Internationally famous poet Robert Pinsky’s March 7 pilgrimage to Henry Longfellow’s “beautiful town that is seated by the sea” in support of a Portland Museum of Art show creates an astral pairing of America’s first translator of Dante’s Inferno with his own, astonishing modern version.
La Vida Local
December 2010
Heather Hemmens kicks butt as mean-girl Alice Verdura on TV’s Hellcats. But for the rising director/producer, this is just the beginning.
Ten Most Intriguing
November 2010
Trendsetters breaking all barriers: Alex Carleton, Arianna Lawson, Ahmed Al-soudani, Chellie & Hannah Pingree, Emelia Dahlin, Aruna Kenyi, Katie Hagar, Jim Miekka, Dr. Oz
Forest City Beeriad
November 2010
How to create a beer buzz with 25 of your closest friends
The Maine 100
October 2010
During a tough year the cream rises to the top as family businesses save the day.
Paging Dr. Gerritsen…
October 2010
…your hit show is on line 1.

