Shelter&Design

39 Living Large
Eavesdrop in the plush drawing rooms of three mansions for sale on the soaring coast of Maine.
By Colin W. Sargent

51 Maine Coast on a Shoestring Grab an oceanfront getaway from $159,000 to $225,000!
By Sarah Moore & Madison Andrews

85 House of the Month
Built in 1765, this mystery Colonial in Kennebunk is staring out the window at you.
By Colin W. Sargent

90 New England Home & Living

Art&Style

103 Fiction
“The Mystery of the Mystery Meat Sandwiches or The Secret of the Old Picnic Basket or The Clue in the Checkered Napkin”
By Joan Connor

Personalities

31 The Real John Ford
John Ford, we hardly knew you! Critics in The Atlantic and The New York Times Book Review are turning somersaults over the breakthrough book that chronicles the darker impulses and erratic genius of our local director.
By Colin W. Sargent

Maine Life

13 Maine Classics
15 Concierge
17 Home & Garden Shows
19 Experience
25 Chowder

27 Portland After Dark
“Just for Laughs”
Take a hit of endorphins at Portland’s comedy nights, where diverse local performers tickle the crowds with razor-sharp wit.
By Madison Andrews

Perspectives

8 From the Editor
10 Letters

59 We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby…Haven’t We?
On the matter of women’s rights, it’s time to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come–and how far we still have to go.
By Olivia Gunn Kostishevskaya

65 L’Esprit de l’Escalier
“Nous Sommes Pas Tous La Même”
Lift the mask you wear and examine the bare-faced truth of your cultural identity.
By Rhea Côté Robbins

67 My Maine
“I’m Not Your Mascot”
Maulian Dana illuminates her experiences as an indigenous citizen.
By Maulian Dana

104 Flash

Food&Drink

69 Everyday Sommelier
“Flip the Script”
Get out of your wine rut. These fresh alternatives will shake up your regular staples.
By Ralph Hersom

71 Hungry Eye

“Menu-Busters Anonymous”
Ever crave a certain dish from your past, only to find it absent from every menu in town?
By Olivia Gunn Kostishevskaya

74 Dining Guide

75 Restaurant Review
Tuscan Table brings sumptuous Italian eating to the arid Maine Mall area. Olive Garden this is not.
By Claire Z. Cramer

78 Maine Restaurant Week