Our Stories

Our Brush With Fame

Our Brush With Fame

May 2012 Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt’s great-great grandparents owned and lived in the landmark brick townhouse that’s our magazine’s headquarters at 165 State Street. This came to light when Hunt appeared in the television show Who Do You Think You Are? and...

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.

Chasing Whitney

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...

Sim City

February/March 2012
You say you want an evolution?

Our Martian Chronicles

Our Martian Chronicles

Biddeford’s Fiber Materials, Inc. flies under the radar in Maine as it makes history for NASA.

 

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