Our Stories
Silver Linings
April 2011 “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”* “Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”** To celebrate the silver anniversary of Portland Magazine’s April 1986 debut–for which I’m so deeply grateful to our...
Whatever Happened To Barbara DiNinno
The woman who got kicked out of Maine Maritime Academy for not wearing her uniform.
February/March 2011
Shaking Up the Sidecar
February/March 2011 What a blast to crack open the Washington Post’s Metro section and run into breathless posturing (even lecturing!) about how the Sidecar should properly be served. The cocktail has as many inventors as baseball, ice cream, or Facebook, but here’s...
Hug’s Italian Restaurant
February/March 2011 By Diane Hudson Base Camp Sugarloaf's beloved Italian hot spot comes down from the mount to delight Falmouth diners. Located in the former haunts of Johnny’s Bistro, Hug’s Italian Restaurant is rapidly assembling a fan base that includes regular...
A Man for All That
February/March 2011
Stepping down after a decade as city manager, Joe Gray reflects on Portland’s startling changes since he arrived here from Madison, Wisconsin, 41 years ago.
Incomparable You
February/March 2011
Banks blink. Assessors scratch their heads. How do you establish a value for one-of-a-kind houses that are both lovable and wacky-doodle?
Modernism’s Beachhead
February/March 2011
Why did Blue Hill Pavilion, Maine’s most exciting structure of 1946, last just a dozen years before it was deemed “too New York” and demolished? ’Twas provincial taste that killed the beast.
Watcher in the Clouds
LightHawk aviation is acting globally as they commit environmentally good deeds.
Winterguide 2011
You Go, Peekytoe!
Winterguide 2011 By Colin W. Sargent We’re eating crab cakes in Todd Jurich’s Bistro in Norfolk, Virginia, when the waiter drops us with, “These are made with fresh crab from Maine.” But this is Crabtown, USA! “Chesapeake Bay crabs go dormant from December through...
The Salt Exchange
Winterguide 2011 By Diane Hudson Jacques Brel* 'Likes' This… *Theatricality is alive and well and living in the Old Port at The Salt Exchange. Tonight, our stop is nothing short of fantastic. First, we slide into a precious parking space reserved for Salt Exchange...
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