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Of Ghosts & Guests

Of Ghosts & Guests

December 2010 By Colin W. Sargent “Lady Gaga, meet the ghost of Lucky Lindy” ran like quicksilver through my brain when I heard the lady in question had chosen Deering Oaks as the perfect place in Maine to make a speech. That’s because famed aviator Charles Lindbergh...

Little Seoul

December 2010 Big Heart By Colin W. Sargent On a chilly December evening, you can’t beat Little Seoul. Exciting, perfectly located Little Seoul doesn’t just offer one kind of kimchi. To my way of thinking, that would be not-so-deep kimchi. Instead, they offer no fewer...

John Buffalo Mailer

John Buffalo Mailer

The “Wall Street 2” heartthrob is daring to live on the knife’s edge.

La Vida Local

December 2010
Heather Hemmens kicks butt as mean-girl Alice Verdura on TV’s Hellcats. But for the rising director/producer, this is just the beginning.

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

November 2010 During the holidays we often catch ourselves looking in the mirror, but if you happen to bump into your reflection in a Federal gilt and eglomise mirror with a label emblazoned with James Todd Looking Glass Manufactory, Exchange Street, Portland, you’ve...

Nebo Lodge Restaurant – Haven Scent

Love is in the island air and on the plate at the newly renovated Nebo Lodge Restaurant. By Karen E. Hofreiter Amanda stole my heart with kale chips. A less confident chef might woo urban diners with a cute and refined amuse-bouche, perhaps a scallop with lobster foam...

Ten Most Intriguing

November 2010
Trendsetters breaking all barriers: Alex Carleton, Arianna Lawson, Ahmed Al-soudani, Chellie & Hannah Pingree, Emelia Dahlin, Aruna Kenyi, Katie Hagar, Jim Miekka, Dr. Oz

When Exactly Did We Become 
The “Other Portland”?

When Exactly Did We Become 
The “Other Portland”?

October 2010 Standing in line at San Francisco Airport, I was asked by an attendant, “What is your destination, sir?” “Portland,” I said proudly. “Oregon?” he asked. “Maine!” “Oh,” he said. He waved me to the line marked "International Flights." When I indignantly...

 

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