Our Stories
Fez Mediterranean Cuisine
November 2011 Finding Fez By Diane Hudson Abraham Lembara is co-owner and chef at Fez on Washington Avenue. Born in Morocco, he spent 2.5 years at the Miami Culinary Institute before becoming executive chef at Miami’s Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons. He specialized in...
OpSail 1860
November 2011 If James Joyce defines a pier as “a disappointed bridge,” I wonder what he’d call the Megaberth–a disappointed pier? Hardly. The Megaberth is a fantastic success. Designed to accommodate some of the largest cruise ships in the world, it’s already enticed...
Ten Most Intriguing Mainers
November 2011
No boundaries. No limits. These Mainers are shaking up the status quo.
Art Happens
November 2011
Locals used to drive by the Nevada Motel thinking it was on the wrong strip. But in one night, it turned from motel to art exhibit.
The Things We Carried
November 2011
Before we were known for our quality of life, we actually made things. We’re not making a point here, we’re just saying…
Maine 100
October 2011
Our balsam-scented answer to the Fortune 500 is full of surprises.
Tasting the Town
October 2011
Ten new ways to sample Portland.
English Lessons
October 2011
This Tudor
mansion is
a showcase
for Anglo-
American design.
Falmouth Sea Grill
October 2011 Sailor's Delight By Colin Sargent Handy Boat Yard has always been a must-stop watering hole for yachtsmen since Merle Hallett held court here as owner of The Galley restaurant here and skipper of his speedy sloop Scaramouche. If you bumped into Walter...
Crowding Canvas
October 2011 News travels faster than a snow leopard in the Information Age, but if you are culturally relaxed enough to consider Portland’s fortunate geography in relative terms, it traveled even faster in 1805. In fact, our 1805 could blow the doors off the speed at...
September 2011
Breaking Away
September 2011
As Lewiston-native Patrick Dempsey launches into his final season on Grey’s Anatomy, his finish line is nowhere in sight.



