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El Corazon

El Corazon

September 2017
The new kid on the block brings South-of-the-border flavor to Longfellow Square.

Starry Nights

Starry Nights

September 2017
Savor the last sips of September sun on Portland patios.

Lasting Impressions

Lasting Impressions

September 2017
Over 300 years since the printing press came to America, the craft is experiencing a renaissance, with Maine at the epicenter.

Pasta Fantastica

Pasta Fantastica

September 2017
Freshly made pasta in traditional strands and shapes? Served with enchanting, authentic sauces? In wonderfully intimate trattorias? Portland’s the place.

Patience Boston

Patience Boston

September 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Michael Kimball The town of York, Maine, claims two notorious characters from its past: Patience Boston and Reverend Joseph Moody. In 1735, Patience Boston was a 23-year-old Native American servant sentenced to hang for...

Art Agitators

Art Agitators

September 2017
Stir it up: Social activism thrives in Maine’s fine art world.

Gentleman’s Agreement

“Klan Wins Victory At Portland Polls,” trumpeted on September 11, 1923. “Vote Breaks All Records, Disorder Marks Election.”

Bow Spirits

Bow Spirits

There was a time when no good ship sailed from Casco Bay without a figurehead beneath her bow. The finest came from Portland’s Nahum Littlefield, a master of this lost American art.

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