Our Stories
September 2015
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Toil & Trouble
This is chapter one of Brian Daly’s Toil & Trouble, a novel about “a high-school sophomore who thinks he’s put the Macbeth Curse on his school’s production of ‘The Scottish Play.’ He’s the author of Big and Hairy, a middle grade novel. He also wrote the screenplay adaptation of that book for a Showtime Original Feature starring Richard Thomas. Look for a staged reading of Brian’s new musical comedy Come Out Swingin’! at the Lyric Music Theater on October 2.
The Exquisite Corpse
September 2015 When a Portland Magazine story is printed, its life is just beginning. It lives forever in the present tense and awakens with the touch of a new reader. Digitally, viewers comment on stories they encounter on our replica editions on...
Morning Glory
September 2015
Baked goods and pastries rise to an art form in the city that first swooned over croissants 20 years ago.
Sticking To The Art
September 2015
While the world hunts David Driskell for his opinions about the Cosby collection on exhibit at the Smithsonian, he drops a hint with us, in Maine.
A Man In Full
September 2015
Singer songwriter Jonathan Edwards makes his home in Maine.
Star Quality
September 2015
Photographic artist Aaron Priest captures all the light the rest of us cannot see.
Mirror on Maine
September 2015
New York artist Richard Estes turns his exacting style on…us.
Portland After Dark: Night Galleries
September 2015
Collecting fine art is not just for Mellens and Guggenheims. In Portland, you might find something you love–and can afford–at your neighborhood bistro.
Terlingua
September 2015
Terlingua Brings lots of Latin flair to the hipster end of Washington Avenue
From the Editor
July/August 2015
A few weeks ago, during a casual search of the Boston-based Skinner Auctioneers site, I bumped into a list of rare documents headed for the block.
Knight Moves
July/August 2015
The royal treatment: A brief history of Maine’s knights of the realm.













