Our Stories
Dream for Sale: Foghorn Station, Manana Island
December 2012 Jamie Wyeth says he can hear the horn from his house on Monhegan. “It constantly blows. It’s so funny. People ask, ‘Aren’t you bothered by this horn?’ You get used to it. Manana is so different from Monhegan. Manana is very stark, no trees, exposed....
Schulte & Herr
Best Wurst in Town! Schulte & Herr’s classic German küche warms the heart. By Diane Hudson We met in my hometown of Paderborn [250 miles west of Berlin] while Brian was backpacking in Europe,” says Schulte & Herr co-owner Steffi Davin. “We married and worked...
Rachel, Rachel
December 2012
Augusta native Rachel Nichols continues revamping her career as it starts to take off.
The Big Bank Theory 2013
December 2012
As the curtain rises on 2013, local banks and credit unions hope to win your approval. How does yours compare?
An American Werewolf in Wembley Stadium
December 2012
Sometimes it’s nice to see ourselves as others see us. Our man in London takes us through the looking glass.
November 2012
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Strange Duet
November 2012 I don’t know this house, but I know this house. We love bringing you “extraordinary perspective” at Portland Magazine. Sometimes, it catches us by surprise, too. I was touring our House of the Month on the windswept edge of Bald Head Cliff when I felt...
Figa
Go Figa Dining here whisks you breathlessly around the world. By Diane Hudson Like the iconic good luck talisman the figa, with origins traced from Brazil to Africa, Greece, and even Rome, Figa chef/owner Lee Farrington’s culinary sortilège gains its strength from...
Ten Most Intriguing
November 2012
Everything about this year’s list of Mainers shows just how captivating we can be–from concepts embraced around the world to shaking up the city’s status quo.
Moveable Feasts
Novemeber 2012
Twenty-first century Flash Soirées, where celebrity chefs stage one-night-only parties in borrowed venues, are standing restaurateurship on its head.
Working-Class Hero
November 2012
Before she’s lost to decay on the West Coast, former Antarctica researchers in Maine want to save their storied Hero.
A Real Cliffhanger
November 2012
Here’s a spot where James Bond would take his martini.




