{"id":268,"date":"2008-10-01T08:56:33","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=268"},"modified":"2009-06-02T09:08:34","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T16:08:34","slug":"october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/october-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-273\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"oct08-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/oct08-cover-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"oct08-cover\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/oct08-cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/oct08-cover.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>33  Long Lake Magic<\/strong><br \/>\nThis lakefront contemporary dazzles with a pulpit-style deck.<br \/>\nBy Brad Favreau<\/p>\n<p><strong>37 Maine 100<\/strong><br \/>\nExclusive: Our 2008 portfolio of the top businesses headquartered in Maine.<br \/>\nStatistics by Dun &amp; Bradstreet, commentary by Evan Livada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>45 Blueberries Wild<\/strong><br \/>\nBlueberries for Sal, Johnny Depp, Mariah Carey&#8230;<br \/>\nBy Katie E. Fuller<\/p>\n<p><strong>46 Never Say Never Again<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Maine we once knew is quickly disappearing. What will our new silhouette look like?<br \/>\nBy Benjamin Haley<\/p>\n<p><strong>49 A Wrinkle in Thyme<\/strong><br \/>\nNot just a color in clothing catalogs, periwinkles now provide an exclamation point in trendy restaurants.<br \/>\nBy Judith Gaines<\/p>\n<p><strong>50 Sincerely, a Mystery<\/strong><br \/>\nA 10-year practical joke ends with a man, a plan, and a stretch limo gliding up to DiMillo&#8217;s Floating Restaurant.<br \/>\nBy William David Barry<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN EVERY ISSUE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23 Letters<\/strong><br \/>\nWe hear from fans of Gretchen Libby, pirates in the Gulf of Maine, and poet Edwin Arlington Robinson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27 Chowder<\/strong><br \/>\nA tasty blend of the fabulous, noteworthy, and absurd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>58 Dining Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>59 Restaurant Review<\/strong><br \/>\nIs The Grill Room an F. Parker Reidy&#8217;s for the 21st century?<br \/>\nBy Diane Hudson<\/p>\n<p><strong>60 Goings On<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>93 House of the Month<\/strong><br \/>\nCornfield Point in Yarmouth-offered at $6.8 million-is a land bridge to heaven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>95 New England<\/strong><br \/>\nHomes &amp; Living<\/p>\n<p><strong>109 Fiction<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;A Fair Chance&#8221;<br \/>\nBy Jason Brown<\/p>\n<p><strong>110 Flash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEPARTMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22 From the Editor<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Something Wild&#8221;<br \/>\nMarketing the wild side of Maine.<br \/>\nBy Colin Sargent<\/p>\n<p><strong>52 Personal Shopper<\/strong><br \/>\nPamper yourself with fragrant  bath luxuries from the sea.<br \/>\nBy Amy Louise Reynolds<\/p>\n<p><strong>54 Market Watch<\/strong><br \/>\nHalf an Alden is so much better than none!<br \/>\nBy Sarah Cumming Cecil<\/p>\n<p><strong>56 Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nSly-Chi is tearing up stages in Maine.<br \/>\nBy Todd M. Richard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEATURES 33 Long Lake Magic This lakefront contemporary dazzles with a pulpit-style deck. By Brad Favreau 37 Maine 100 Exclusive: Our 2008 portfolio of the top businesses headquartered in Maine. Statistics by Dun &amp; Bradstreet, commentary by Evan Livada. 45 Blueberries Wild Blueberries for Sal, Johnny Depp, Mariah Carey&#8230; By Katie E. 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