November 2009
Portland’s new police chief is 3,000 miles from southern California, his home of 28 years, and staring down the barrel of his first Maine winter. “I am concerned about the climate, not having gone through a good Maine winter,” jokes Chief James Craig. “That could be a deciding factor.”
October 2009 Anyone can camp when the weather is mild. It takes a special kind of Survivalista, with some scratch, to rusticate in style during the more challenging seasons here. Just because you’re in the wilderness doesn’t mean you can’t be wild. Fantasy 1: You're...
October 2009 Who's hot, who's not, and who's had the moxie not to be bought. Dark horses, IT firms, and old faithfuls crest in our list of the top 100 firms headquartered in Maine. Commentary by Evan Livada • Data from Dun & Bradstreet "What I find interesting are...
September 2009
You might think you know a person but there’s always something more,” says Ian Anderson, 36, who brushes off pressures to create comfy art in favor of installations that keep you up at night.
July / August 2009 Project Greenlight winner Kyle Rankin lights up the Maine International Film Festival. Kyle Rankin’s role as a pioneer in Maine’s growing independent film industry has translated to major studio success. His new insect screamer film Infestation,...
July / August 2009 Ian Crocker: Chapter 2 interview By Michelle Susan Twomey With five Olympic swimming medals locked tight in a safe in his closet, Ian Crocker (Cheverus 2000) has always been a free spirit dancing to his own tune. But now that he’s daring to change...
Summerguide 2009 "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" - Peter Finch (as Howard Beale), Network Tired of the news cycles, the post-9/11madness, the stock market plunges, the swine flu? Owning your own private island is the ultimate declaration of...
Summerguide 2009 Augusta's Rachel Nichols brings a dash of color to Star Trek and lights up the screen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. interview by Colin Sargent This summer, local audiences enjoying the critically acclaimed Star Trek movie have the right to point at...
May 2009 Surprise: The snowboarding gold medalist shapeshifts into one of us when the weather gets warm. Interview by Dan Harrington Since taking home a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics, Maine native Seth Wescott has become an icon for snowboarders everywhere....
While Season 8 rockets to a grand finale this month, American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi reveals a romantic tale of love and luck right here at her getaway home in Prospect Harbor.
Interview by Colin Sargent
A three-way confab between Judd Nelson, the acclaimed Maine film director Huey (the singular talent with the singular name), and screenwriter Brian Daly.
February/March 2008 Portland actress Anna Kendrick, star of the critically acclaimed film Rocket Science, is sharing the screen with Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman in The Marc Pease Experience, in post-production at Paramount Studios. Interview by Colin W. Sargent...