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Mémoire des Mémoires

Mémoire des Mémoires

February/March 2014
Not only did Marguerite Yourcenar enchant Mt. Desert, her Memoirs of Hadrian has made it to the World Library’s pantheon of “The 100 Best Books of All Time.”

Alda Ego

Alda Ego

February/March 2014
Alan Alda was Mainer Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H for 11 years.

Guns & Lobsters

Guns & Lobsters

February/March 2014
One of every 100 people you pass on the streets of Portland may be concealing a handgun. Unless, of course, he isn’t concealing it.

Indie Anna

Indie Anna

February/March 2014
Well before the Academy Awards touted Deering High alumna Anna Kendrick, she lit up the cover of our February/March 2008 issue.

Romance of the Italian U-Boat

Romance of the Italian U-Boat

February/March 2014
In 1943, the Vortice, an Italian copy of a German Type VII U-boat, was one of three assigned to Portland Harbor for secret maneuvers with the North Atlantic Fleet.

Believe It When You See It In Print

Believe It When You See It In Print

February/March 2014 To celebrate the beginning of our 29th year, we’re proud to bring you “The Best of the Best.” Along with our up-to-the minute restaurant reviews, events listings, and arts coverage in departments like Goings On, Chowder, and Maine Classics, here...

Slapshot Economy

Slapshot Economy

Winterguide 2014 We’ll be a lot more creative when we start thinking of the Portland Pirates as part of the creative economy. My wish for the New Year is for both sides of the Cumberland County Civic Center versus the Portland Pirates to stop digging in their heels...

Coast Buttons

Coast Buttons

Winterguide 2014
These five cute waterfront cottages really hit the spot–below $250K.

You’re The Top

You’re The Top

Winterguide 2014
Start the New Year with three at the high end.

Matterhorn Ski Bar, Sunday River

Matterhorn Ski Bar, Sunday River

Winterguide 2014 Eat, Ski, Love Sunday River’s cozy and hopping ski pub has a thing for Neapolitan pizza. Review by Diane Hudson Twenty five years ago, near the base of the Matterhorn, a poster for a ski bar in Zermatt, Switzerland, changed Roger Beaudoin’s life. He...

 

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