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Winterguide 2016 By Joan Connor We sit and drink, two good friends, in our forties now. We usually drink on Fridays after my husband has left our summer cottage on the island to take the ferry to the bus to the car to drive back to D.C. Diana is my best friend on the...

An Epicurean’s Guide to Planet Maine

Winterguide 2016
Piping hot and cleverer-than-ever, the 2016 food scene unfolds

Urbane Rattle

Winterguide 2016
Sculptor, painter, printmaker, illustrator Charlie Hewitt dares to crash our consciousness.

So Low

Winterguide 2016
Head north for million-dollar views south of $200K.

Homes For the High Flyers

Winterguide 2016
This Househunters’ Special opens with a dazzling portfolio of glamour real-estate listings, including the North Haven Island retreat of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Sweetheart Deals

Winterguide 2016
Hey, funny Valentine. Step right this way.

Roustabout

Winterguide 2016
Refined Italian classics return to the revitalized downtown end of Washington Avenue.

Men & Gentlemen

Winterguide 2015

December 2015

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Shelf-Life

I began to collect books as soon as I could read, and I enjoyed reading so much I very early decided I wanted to be a writer, to my parents’ sorrow, for they wanted me to be a preacher like my father.

Party, Party

December 2015
When it comes to fabulous parties, there’s the extravagant whole-hog approach and then there’s the clever value-hunter’s strategy. Both succeed with local bounty.