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Dream Islands

Summerguide 2009 "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" - Peter Finch (as Howard Beale), Network Tired of the news cycles, the post-9/11madness, the stock market plunges, the swine flu? Owning your own private island is the ultimate declaration of...

Good Maine Girl

Summerguide 2009 Augusta's Rachel Nichols brings a dash of color to Star Trek and lights up the screen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. interview by Colin Sargent This summer, local audiences enjoying the critically acclaimed Star Trek movie have the right to point at...

Your Summer is Very Important to Us

Summerguide 2009 So many of us return to places in Maine in search of a childhood lost. But if we're lucky enough to find these precious spots, are the experiences recapturable, or do they disappear like reflections in a lake? It's late at night. I'm writing this with...

Inn on Peaks Island

Island Whirl Peaks Islanders consider the pub at the Inn on Peaks a private secret. But weekend after weekend, funloving crowds from the mainland have something else in mind. If the grub weren't so delicious at the Inn on Peaks Island, there'd be reason enough (beyond...

The Secret Summers of Seth Wescott

May 2009 Surprise: The snowboarding gold medalist shapeshifts into one of us when the weather gets warm. Interview by Dan Harrington Since taking home a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics, Maine native Seth Wescott has become an icon for snowboarders everywhere....

In Good Company

Melody on the Rocks In Rockland, great art like this deserves to draw crowds Culinary Institute of America grad Melody Wolfertz is sizzling as chef/owner of In Good Company. A stop here is the perfect prelude to an afternoon at The Farnsworth Museum, with its...

Idol Banter

While Season 8 rockets to a grand finale this month, American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi reveals a romantic tale of love and luck right here at her getaway home in Prospect Harbor.
Interview by Colin Sargent

Anatomy of A Movie

A three-way confab between Judd Nelson, the acclaimed Maine film director Huey (the singular talent with the singular name), and screenwriter Brian Daly.

Paciarino

reviewed by Diane Hudson April 2009 Bella Notte The zing’s the thing: At Paciarino, a Milanese couple adds unforgettable sauce to the Old Port mix. Milan in Maine? It’s the dream of Fabiana de Savino and Enrico Barbiero, the husband and wife chef/owners of Paciarino,...

 

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