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Creature Feature
September 2010
The crew from Discovery Channel’s mega-hit Deadliest Catch knows how to reel us in. Before they drop anchor at Merrill Auditorium, we caught up with the fearless and bawdy Hillstrand brothers.
Sensuous “Presences”
September 2010 If you discover a painting in your attic with strikingly remote human figures in it, don’t throw it away. It might be a Fairfield Porter (1907-1975). As Time magazine art critic Robert Hughes writes, “There was always an awkwardness to Porter’s...
Chebeague Island Inn
September 2010 Isle of Right Chebeague Island Inn’s killer new chef is dead on. Review by Diane Hudson Chef Justin Rowe has a driving passion which happens to be driving (or ferrying, in this case) patrons to Chebeague Island Inn, which has become a must-experience...
Empowered Beauty
July / August 2010
Hart to Hart star Stefanie Powers is the toast of Ogunquit in this season’s sparkling Sunset Boulevard.
July/August 2010
Ports of Italy
July / August 2010 Italian for Beginners A new owner adds spark to a Boothbay Harbor landmark. Review by Diane Hudson What to do when you learn that the restaurant you’re about to review has changed, literally overnight? We arrive at highly acclaimed Ports of Italy...
Not So Lucky Star
July / August 2010 If Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! ever treated us to the lore and legends of the Kennebunk River, they’d lead with the strange case of the Ocean King. Launched for Nathaniel Lord Thompson at the present site of Federal Jack’s in 1874, the 215.5-foot...
Lobster King
July / August 2010
CNN anchor John King raps about pizza-filled power outages, denting trees with skis, and making his point with a bucket of lobsters.
Glass Acts
July / August 2010
For Portland’s new-generation bartenders, it’s not just another Tequila Sunrise.
Recovery Curves
July / August 2010
A charmed restoration of a one-of-a-kind modernist residence gets it right, down to the last detail.
Finding Fortune
Painter Clara Fargo Thomas plus architect George Howe equals Fortune Rock.
MAINE: We’re the App For That
Summerguide 2012 The unconsidered state is not worth visiting. Looking for a post-midnight cocktail? Hit up Grace for their five-alarm, jalapeño-infused tequila concoction (aptly named the “Heated Affair”). Or how about a casual celebrity encounter? Stroll the...
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