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The W.E.B. Du Bois Files

The W.E.B. Du Bois Files

February/March 2014
For decades, the FBI tailed him. But every summer, for two weeks in July, the inspirational leader disappeared… to a lake in Maine.

Voice of America

Voice of America

February/March 2014
Who knew there was so much important history in a stately Portland home across the street from Cheverus High School?

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...

 

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