FEATURES

25 Do the Continental
Chanteuse Tommi Marx lists her legendary 1905 chateau, former property of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, for sale in Cumberland Foreside-for $2.2 million.
By Colin Sargent

35 Blue Sky’s the Limit
The buzz has just begun as Lydia Shire sets a new standard with her starry York Beach eatery.
By Judith Gaines

40 Tale of Two Styles
A little Andrea Palladio, a little Richard Neutra combine successfully in this clearly schizophrenic
new house design.
By Brad Favreau

45 “Did Alec Baldwin
Nick My Scone?”
How did John Glenn stay under the radar? Why did David Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer have to leave early? Who sent Jenna Bush the champagne? Tales of the B&Bs.
By Maura Cooper

46 Big Drama on Littlejohn
It takes a big wraparound porch to cover 130 years.
By Judith Gaines

53 Tom Cathcart: Shelf Life
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, and a best-seller by a former Mercy Hospital exec comes out.
By Donna Stuart

IN EVERY ISSUE

15 Letters
We hear from our readers on Chris O’Donnell, Carol Sipperly, and bargain bungalows with unobstructed views of Portugal.

19 Chowder
A tasty blend of the fabulous, noteworthy, and absurd.

66 Dining Guide

67 Restaurant Review
Exile on Maine Street. Portland’s loss is Brunswick’s gain in the case of Henry and Marty.
By Diane Hudson

68 Goings On

88 New England Homes & Living

103 Fiction
“The Spirits of the Lake- Golden Pond Revisited”
By Rhea Côté Robbins

110 Flash

14 From the Editor
“Silver Service.” Discovered: the ‘lost’ presentation silver from the USS Portland.
By Colin Sargent

56 Personal Shopper
“Swing Time.” How to travel without letting your feet touch the ground.
By Amy Louise Reynolds

59 Market Watch
Louise Nevelson-your typical Rockland girl.
By Sarah Cumming Cecil

63 Performance
Dead roses herald Chris White’s Hotel Arrival.
By Todd M. Richard