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December 2009
From Away
December 2009 I love the story of the People of the Dawn mooning Giovanni da Verrazzano’s ships as they first sailed down our wild coast in 1524 to document their own claim of having ‘discovered’ Vacationland. After all, Verrazzano was From Away. But a few centuries...
The Corner Room
December 2009 Turning a Corner Winter crowds are delighted with the zesty new Italian restaurant where Exchange meets Federal meets delicious. Here’s why there’s always a line outside the door of Harding Lee Smith’s newest venture, The Corner Room. It’s not a...
Who Kidnapped the State Theatre?
December 2009 By Todd M. Richard When you follow the pointed fingers, the answer to this question may surprise you. The specter of an empty State Theatre has been haunting Congress Street for years now. Restored and reopened to acclaim between 1994-2006 (with its gilt...
David Rohde
New York Times reporter opens up about his captivity in Afghanistan and Maine roots.
November 2009
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Maybe It Should Be “Certain Women for the Age”
November 2009 The amazing thing about this issue featuring the 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine, which we at Portland Magazine nickname the “People” issue, is what happened this year after we sifted through the many recommendations for entries that came in from...
Grace
November 2009 Grace Notes - Open the doors, and see all the people. If Chestnut Street Church had attracted crowds like this, it would still be a church. Transformed by a million-dollar restoration, Grace the restaurant accommodates nearly 200 diners on its ground...
10 Most Intriguing People in Maine
November 2009
Portland’s new police chief is 3,000 miles from southern California, his home of 28 years, and staring down the barrel of his first Maine winter. “I am concerned about the climate, not having gone through a good Maine winter,” jokes Chief James Craig. “That could be a deciding factor.”
October 2009
Miyake
October 2009 Chichi Sushi Adorable Food Factory Miyake blends exciting flavors with acclaim on the Travel Channel and in Bon Appetit. Diminutive as a bento box on an alley corner between Katahdin Restaurant and the Inn at Park Spring, Food Factory Miyake knows exactly...
Foliage – Without a Sell – by Date
October 2009 “I remember that autumn when the fallen epileptic maple shuddered in pain by the road. My world died then with the maple’s first convulsion.” The world-class author of these lines was brilliant, funny Leonardas Andriekus (1914-2004), the former poet...
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