With two records released, Something Real and Happiness to Burn, Van West has played venues across the world.
Most Intriguing Mainers
Shake Up
Betsy Richards is the new executive director and senior partner with Wabanaki Nations at the Abbe Museum
Taking the Lead
Yarmouth’s Kristen Stills clings to Maine as a family touchstone.
Line Breaks
Maya Williams, Portland Poet Laureate, wants to make your brain dance.
Brave Heart
What did your Presidential Scholar from your high school class do after graduation?
Hollywood Calling
Logline: “After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims.”
Cindy Lou Who?
“Island Girl” Taylor Momsen, 29, lead singer of The Pretty Reckless, rocks her world off the coast of Maine.
Ice Man
It’s like an Ayn Rand story. You’re born in Lewiston, Maine, and grow up speaking exclusively French.
Block Party
Picasso painted with a flashlight. Carol Schiller paints with communities. By Diane Hudson When Carol Schiller founded the University Neighborhood Organization in 2005, Longfellow Park lay awash in darkness. A divide existed between students and faculty who lived in...
Where the Heart Is
Morgan Talty’s near to us, and he’s written Esquire’s “Best Book of 2022 So Far.”
Stand by ME
Dr. Nirav Shah lies at the center of our coronavirus fight.
By Sofia Voltin
At the Summit
Chris Newell is the new leader of the Abbe Museum.
By Sofia Voltin
