Our Stories
Let Them Eat Macarons
April 2012
The ‘new cupcake’ is feisty and fun. Just don’t call it a macaroon.
Sign Language
April 2012
Once upon a time, downtown Portland shimmered under the glow of graphic art.
At Least We Have Our Moon Rocks
April 2012
So what if Forbes rates Maine last on its list of “Best States for Business”?
Chasing Whitney
April 2012 “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.’ –Bob Seger How could we have known that when Whitney Houston visited Portland in February, 1996, she was at the top of her game? Just 32, she’d dazzled audiences with The Bodyguard and seemed to have an...
No. 10 Water
April 2012 By Diane Hudson Capt. Fabulous There’s something shape-shifting about dining at a restaurant that’s part of an inn. You slip in from the street and find yourself lavished with warm attention as though you’re an honored guest–even though you’re not staying...
Whatever Happened to Blueberry Ledge
April 2012
Too cool for the old school? One man’s Peabody & Stearns home is another’s Gwathmey Siegel.
Island in the (Maine) Stream
Vieques Isla in Puerto Rico is a second home to many Mainers.
Sim City
February/March 2012
You say you want an evolution?
Our Martian Chronicles
Biddeford’s Fiber Materials, Inc. flies under the radar in Maine as it makes history for NASA.
The Third Mural
February/March 2012 He’s an artistic gadfly and bohemian, engaging downtown denizens in animated discourse about politics and current events. But don’t look for him at Starbucks on Congress Square. Because he’s dead. The name Ralph Frizzell, a colorful artist born in...
Sabor Latino
February/March 2012 Café Caliente The new kid on Saint John Street shows us a thing or two about Latin entrées. By Diane Hudson Although it doesn’t bill itself as a pupusería, Sabor Latino qualifies for the distinguished title, serving delicious pupusa, a Salvadorian...
The Air Up Here
February/March 2012
Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Dave Cowens keeps fit on Sebago Lake with room to spare.
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