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<\/b><\/p>\nPerspectives<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
10<\/b><\/span> From the Editor<\/b><\/span> 33 <\/b><\/span>Vital Statistics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Portland\u2019s magic numbers <\/b><\/span>show a city in evolution.<\/b><\/span> 39 <\/b><\/span>When? 45 <\/b><\/span>Dark Horses, <\/b><\/span>Shooting Stars 74 <\/b><\/span>Brew Masters <\/b><\/span>of the Universe\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Punk beer rules.<\/b><\/span> 89<\/b><\/span> L\u2019Esprit de l\u2019Escalier 104 <\/b><\/span>Flash<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Food&Drink<\/b><\/p>\n 77 <\/b><\/span>Hungry Eye 87<\/b><\/span> Everyday Sommelier\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u201cTell Me You Didn\u2019t\u201d 90<\/b><\/span> Dining Guide<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n 91<\/b><\/span> Restaurant Review<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Red Sea\u2013a stunning voyage to Ethiopia via Washington Avenue. <\/b><\/span> Shelter&Design<\/b><\/p>\n 93<\/b><\/span> House of the Month<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Cliff dwelling on the Western Prom befitting a postcard king.<\/b><\/span> 95<\/b><\/span> New England Homes\u00a0<\/b><\/span>& Living<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Maine Life<\/b><\/p>\n 15<\/b><\/span> Maine Classics<\/b><\/span> \u201cMixing Business with <\/b><\/span> 83<\/b><\/span> The Gift List<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The locally crafted must-haves you\u2019ll soon be coveting.<\/b><\/span> Personalities<\/b><\/p>\n 51 <\/b><\/span>What Brings Us Here? Art&Style<\/b><\/p>\n 65<\/b><\/span> Maine On Screen<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Maris Curran, writer\/director of <\/b>Five Nights in Maine,<\/i> takes us behind-the-lens. CUT TO: Jared Martin\u2019s and Robert Mrazek\u2019s windswept tale of Monhegan Island, <\/b>The Congressman. <\/i><\/span> 101<\/b><\/span> Fiction Perspectives 10 From the Editor 12 Letters 33 Vital Statistics Portland\u2019s magic numbers show a city in evolution. From Staff & Wire Reports 39 When? What cultural tipping points turned Portland around to give us international cachet? By Jamie Holt 45 Dark Horses, Shooting Stars There\u2019s magic outside the strictures of a list. Interview with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[111],"class_list":["post-11883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toc","tag-october-2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11885,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11883\/revisions\/11885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/b><\/span>12<\/b><\/span> Letters<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>From Staff & Wire Reports<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>What cultural tipping points turned Portland around to give <\/b><\/span>us international cachet?<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Jamie Holt<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>There\u2019s magic outside the <\/b><\/span>strictures of a list. <\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Interview with Evan Livada <\/i><\/span>by Colin W. Sargent<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>By Olivia Gunn<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>\u201cCrossing the Divide\u201d<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Rhea C\u00f4t\u00e9 Robbins<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>Harvest bounties bring fresh delights from farm to fork.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Claire Z. Cramer<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/b><\/span>Odd couplings that should <\/b><\/span>never happen. <\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Ralph Hersom<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>By Diane Hudson<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>By Colin W. Sargent<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>17<\/b><\/span> Experience<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>27 <\/b><\/span>Chowder<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>29<\/b><\/span> Portland After Dark: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>Pleasure\u201d Another taboo bites the dust. And we show you where.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Karen Hofreiter<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>From Staff & Wire Reports<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>New residents share the journeys that brought them to Portland.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Sarah Moore<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span>Featuring:<\/b><\/span> \u201cWhere New Yorkers <\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>Go To Be Happy,\u201d in the words of graphic designer Kate Howe.<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>By Colin W. Sargent<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>\u201cSt. Anthony\u2019s\u201d <\/b><\/span>
\n<\/b><\/span>By Greg Brown<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"