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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.

Phyllis & Fritzi–What a Pair!

Phyllis & Fritzi–What a Pair!

October 2012 In the span of five days, two talented Mainers gave their final bows and went to that great sound stage in the sky. Aren’t they now playing wonderfully against each other, even if they never happened to share the limelight here on earth? Phyllis Thaxter...

Zen Chinese Bistro

Zen & the Art of Far East Cuisine Zen poet Li Bai described life as a “big dream,” but at Portland’s new Zen Chinese Bistro, the reality is delicious. The service at Zen Chinese Bistro is the warmest, kindest, and most attentive I’ve encountered almost anywhere....

The Maine 100

October 2012
The top 100 businesses headquartered in Maine.

Divine Intervention

October 2012
The controversy surrounding the change of use at Portland’s Williston West shines a light on a growing trend.

Modern Family

October 2012
Over the river and through the woods to our children’s and grandchildren’s house we go, as “trailing parents”…while we reinvent ourselves, join museum boards, and participate in the culture of an exciting new city like Portland.

Love for Sale

October 2012
eHarmony founder Dr.Neil Clark Warren surprises real estate observers by putting his 29-acre, $6.8 million waterfront estate in Kennebunkport, across from President Bush’s Walker’s Point, on the market.

 

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