Our Stories

Good Eye

Joan Whitney Payson’s talent was unearthing masterworks by Picasso, Monet, & Cézanne.

April 2010 Dick Fosbury is known for breaking the Olympic record in the summer of ‘68, but comedy legend and fellow high-jumper Bill Cosby wants to know, “What made you dare to change the world?” Interview by Bill Cosby, Robert Witkowski & Colin W. Sargent Make a...

Save Our Signs

April 2010 In Charlotte, North Carolina, iconic examples of urban signage aren’t simply pointed to and admired–they’re being registered as historic landmarks. “We feel like protecting things that make Charlotte unique is important,” Diane Althouse, executive director...

Dan Fogelberg

Interview with his wife, Jean Fogelberg.

Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn

April 2010 Magic Night Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn  sparkles on a picturesque hill. By Diane Hudson What better place to explore the heights of culinary exploration than at beautiful Camden Harbour Inn on a warm spring night? Feeling romantic after driving up to...

February/March 2010

Sunny Side of Our Streets

February / March 2010 Out of the ashes, new ideas bloom. Here in Portland, we’re famous for rising like a phoenix after being burned by the British in 1775 and reduced to embers by errant fireworks in 1866. And I believe we’re going to be better still after recovering...

Sonny’s

Sonny’s Delights Where O’Naturals and F. Parker Reidy’s thrived, Local 188’s new sister bistro now makes a happy noise in the Old Port. By Diane Hudson Think of Sonny’s as an F. Parker Reidy’s for the 21st century: seafood-aware (you should see the lobster mariscada...

Dream Boat

February/March 2010 Will the aircraft carrier USS Kennedy become a boffo tourist attraction on the Portland waterfront? The deeper question: When was the last time our city took a risk? By Jason Stevenson There are many ways to see the USS John F. Kennedy. Driving...