Maine Life

15 Maine Classics
25 Concierge
31 Chowder

33 Portland After Dark
“Dinner Is The Show”
You’ll know the Recession’s over when you order flambé.
By Colin W. Sargent

41 New Port
Summer signals enticing new mix of bars, restaurants, and retail.
By Mike Schoch

53 Electric Avenue
Unstoppable momentum launches ‘inner Washington’ onto the city’s radar.
By Sarah Moore

Shelter&Design

81 House of the Month
Front-row seats of Perkins Cove are yours for $1.99M at 11 Oarweed Lane.
By Colin W. Sargent

84 New England Home & Living

Perspectives

10 From the Editor
12 Letters

75 L’Esprit de l’Escalier
“And You From Yours”
By Rhea Côté Robbins

96 Flash

Food&Drink

67 Hungry Eye
Serving up nostalgia: Local chefs are reviving retro food trends for modern palates.
By Claire Z. Cramer

73 Everyday Sommelier
“Pack Your Basket”
Wine picks for your picnic.
By Ralph Hersom

77 Restaurant Review
Barnacle Billy’s celebrity credentials are hard to beat.
By Colin W. Sargent

78 Dining Guide

Personalities

61 Material Girl
A Case of Jeykll and Hide: One of America’s first female impersonators is a vanishing enigma.
By William David Barry & Danielle Fazio

Art&Style

17 Wheels Of A Dream

Pattern-spotter Brad Kenney on his selection of Ragtime at Ogunquit Playhouse opens our 2017 Guide to Maine Summer Theater.
By Olivia Gunn

20 Curtains Up! The 2017 Summer Theater Preview

93 Fiction

“Post Traumatic”
By Wren Pearson