50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reasons No. 29 – 50
No. 29: The food scene went underground There’s a skit on the comedy show Portlandia (it satires the one in Oregon, but, really, all the same jokes apply) where, thanks to a newspaper write-up, the...
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A visit to Merrill Auditorium for a Christmas show brings back a flood of memories. By Shonna Milliken Humphrey Illustration by Patrick Corrigan In what is now a tradition, my niece, Blythe,...
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After nearly forty years in business, Cuddledown continues to find new customers and make new products. By Cindy Michaels Americans responded to the energy crisis of 1973 by turning down their...
View ArticleBeauty on a Budget
A Portland architect’s energy efficient, single-family home. By Meadow Rue Merrill Photographed by Trent Bell How do you build one of Portland’s most energy efficient, single-family homes on a...
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How the true story of three lives lost at sea in December 1956 became Maine’s most famous short story. By Edgar Allen Beem On December 27, 1956, a hunting party of five set out from Ash Point in South...
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Three friends build an unconventional triple-decker on Portland’s Munjoy Hill By Edgar Allen Beem Photographed by Trent Bell When real estate developer Peter Bass and sculptor Lin Lisberger decided it...
View ArticleThe Anti-Diva: Suzanne Nance
Information By Monica Wood Photographed by Nathan Eldridge The Information category rounds out the top ten, employing 8,777 people and including some of Maine’s most famous — workers in the arts,...
View ArticleThe Cat Whisperer: Hilda Taylor
Job category: Other By Monica Wood Photographed by Greta Rybus The Department of Labor’s catch-all for the sole proprietors that don’t fit any other category, “Other” is a top-ten industry in this...
View ArticleKing of Credit: Michael Dubyak
Financial Activities By Sara Anne Donnelly Photographed by Nathan Eldridge Financial Activities employ 30,789 people, including accountants, bill collectors and bank tellers. Nearly half of these jobs...
View ArticleSchulte & Herr
Cozy German cuisine comes to downtown Portland. By Elizabeth Peavey Photographed by Ted Axelrod Schulte & Herr 349 Cumberland Ave., Portland 207-773-1997. schulteundherr.wordpress.com In the lineup...
View ArticleNoble Salvage
Spread across four floors and 20,000 square feet, Portland Architectural Salvage has everything you didn’t know you wanted. By Brian Kevin Photographed by Ted Axelrod On the issue of reality television...
View ArticleWhere the Wild Things Are
Once the State Game Farm on the brink of closure, the Maine Wildlife Park has become a haven for animals and humans alike. By Kim Ridley Photographed by Amy Wilton The moose peeks out between tall...
View ArticleGather
Communal Dining in Yarmouth By Michaela Cavallaro Photographed by Ted Axelrod 189 Main St., Yarmouth 207-847-3250. Gathermaine.com If you care about good food made from local, sustainable ingredients,...
View ArticleA New Twist on Old Things
After a career spent creating images for high-powered clients, Leslie Evans launched her own brand with a nostalgic line of fab By Brooke Williams Photograph by Carl D. Walsh Leslie Evans’s first...
View ArticleUrban Safari
A hard day’s journey across Portland proves that even in Maine’s big city, wilderness is close at hand. By Elizabeth Peavey Illustration by Brian T. Jones “I don’t like the looks of this.” That’s my...
View ArticleStylish Steel
A contemporary angular home in Falmouth is the perfect — albeit unusual — meld of industrial and natural. By Meadow Rue Merrill When some people build a house, they micromanage the project,...
View ArticleThe Well
Farm to table dining in Cape Elizabeth. By Michaela Cavallaro Photographed by Douglas Merriam The Well 21 Wells Rd., Cape Elizabeth 207-831-9350. jordansfarm.wix.com/thewell When you’re seated at a...
View ArticleHow They Roll
Bowling steals the spotlight at Bayside Bowl. And the City of Portland abides. By Brian Kevin Photographed by Greta Rybus Poor bowling. It is the Rodney Dangerfield of competitive pursuits. Lodged...
View ArticleThe Secret Recipes of Harbor Fish Market
The Alfiero family sells some of the freshest seafood in the world from their iconic Portland market. They share how to cook it. Photographed by Douglas Merriam Excerpted from Harbor Fish Market...
View ArticleDolphin Marina and Restaurant
By Virginia M. Wright Photographed by Douglas Merriam Dolphin Marina and Restaurant 515 Basin Point Road, Harpswell 207-833-6000; dolphinmarinaandrestaurant.com For nearly fifty years, Dolphin Marina...
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