{"id":261,"date":"2008-12-01T08:43:17","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T15:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=261"},"modified":"2009-06-02T08:49:14","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T15:49:14","slug":"dec2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/dec2008\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dec08_cover\"FEATURES<\/p>\n

30 The Year in Review<\/strong>
\nWhew!-and what a year!<\/p>\n

39 Longfellow Serenade<\/strong>
\nStyle here, Brook There.
\nBy Amy Louise Reynolds<\/p>\n

45 White Noise<\/strong>
\nIt’s class warfare in ski goggles: “Snowboarding is to alpine skiing as…buffalo wings are to shrimp cocktail.”
\nBy Donna Stuart<\/p>\n

46 Crown Jewel<\/strong>
\nWhen the Blaine House just won’t do.
\nBy Colin Sargent<\/p>\n

49 Holiday Gift & Events Guide<\/strong>
\nSee, hear, wonder…shop! Also: Shopping with Mother Earth in mind? Go red and green.<\/p>\n

63 Coffee & Creativity<\/strong>
\nDar Williams’s stop at Skowhegan Opera House on December 14 is part of a long chat she’s having with Maine.
\nInterview by Colin Sargent<\/p>\n

67 Home Is Where The<\/strong>
\nHarbor Is Cocooning…with the Kennebunk River halfway into your living room.
\nBy Brad Favreau<\/p>\n

IN EVERY ISSUE<\/p>\n

16 Letters<\/strong>
\nWe hear from radioactive greens, the bucket brigade, and some very merry mixologists with new libations for the Forest City.<\/p>\n

18 Goings On<\/strong><\/p>\n

27 Chowder<\/strong>
\nA tasty blend of the fabulous,
\nnoteworthy, and absurd<\/p>\n

82 Dining Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n

83 Restaurant Review<\/strong>
\nExcuse me, is it Miss or Ms? The \u2018new’ Portland diner
\nBy Diane Hudson<\/p>\n

89 House of the Month<\/strong>
\n“The Last Fixer-Upper”
\nGet a great deal on a John Calvin Stevens bungalow.<\/p>\n

93 New England Homes & Living<\/strong><\/p>\n

101 Fiction<\/strong>
\n“North”
\nBy Bill Mesce, Jr.<\/p>\n

108 Flash<\/strong><\/p>\n

DEPARTMENTS<\/p>\n

12 From the Editor<\/strong>
\n“Small Change”
\nIdea: Should Portland start printing its own money again?
\nBy Colin Sargent<\/p>\n

73 CuiScene<\/strong>
\nNew holiday spirits-with a kick
\nBy Judith Gaines<\/p>\n

76 Market Watch<\/strong>
\n“Wright of Passage”
\nBy Sarah Cumming Cecil<\/p>\n

78 Performance<\/strong>
\n“Old Souls, New Roots”
\nBy Todd M. Richard<\/p>\n

81 Yankee Ingenuity<\/strong>
\n“Deus ex Garage”
\nBy Erin Donovan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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