December 2009 Turning a Corner Winter crowds are delighted with the zesty new Italian restaurant where Exchange meets Federal meets delicious. Here’s why there’s always a line outside the door of Harding Lee Smith’s newest venture, The Corner Room. It’s not a...
Who Kidnapped the State Theatre?
December 2009 By Todd M. Richard When you follow the pointed fingers, the answer to this question may surprise you. The specter of an empty State Theatre has been haunting Congress Street for years now. Restored and reopened to acclaim between 1994-2006 (with its gilt...
David Rohde
New York Times reporter opens up about his captivity in Afghanistan and Maine roots.
Grace
November 2009 Grace Notes - Open the doors, and see all the people. If Chestnut Street Church had attracted crowds like this, it would still be a church. Transformed by a million-dollar restoration, Grace the restaurant accommodates nearly 200 diners on its ground...
10 Most Intriguing People in Maine
November 2009
Portland’s new police chief is 3,000 miles from southern California, his home of 28 years, and staring down the barrel of his first Maine winter. “I am concerned about the climate, not having gone through a good Maine winter,” jokes Chief James Craig. “That could be a deciding factor.”
Miyake
October 2009 Chichi Sushi Adorable Food Factory Miyake blends exciting flavors with acclaim on the Travel Channel and in Bon Appetit. Diminutive as a bento box on an alley corner between Katahdin Restaurant and the Inn at Park Spring, Food Factory Miyake knows exactly...
Sex & The Wilderness
October 2009 Anyone can camp when the weather is mild. It takes a special kind of Survivalista, with some scratch, to rusticate in style during the more challenging seasons here. Just because you’re in the wilderness doesn’t mean you can’t be wild. Fantasy 1: You're...
The Maine 100
October 2009 Who's hot, who's not, and who's had the moxie not to be bought. Dark horses, IT firms, and old faithfuls crest in our list of the top 100 firms headquartered in Maine. Commentary by Evan Livada • Data from Dun & Bradstreet "What I find interesting are...
Provençal Poetry
September 2009 Ogunquit’s 98 Provence: Venez-vous ici souvent? Not nearly enough! Clipping fresh herbs from her lovely gardens as diners approach, Johanne Hazeltine is all Monet in her sun-dappled dress, sang de boeuf against the classic blue doors of 98 Provence in...
[Maine] itself is a Binge!
September 2009 Before we had Martha at Skylands, we had Julia at Blue Hill Bay. "Julia Child’s Maine" By Judith Gaines She stayed in Maine periodically for more than 50 years, savoring our seafood, sampling our restaurants, and summering in her beloved family...
Thinking Outside the Frame
September 2009
You might think you know a person but there’s always something more,” says Ian Anderson, 36, who brushes off pressures to create comfy art in favor of installations that keep you up at night.
From Bulgaria With Love
July / August 2009 Project Greenlight winner Kyle Rankin lights up the Maine International Film Festival. Kyle Rankin’s role as a pioneer in Maine’s growing independent film industry has translated to major studio success. His new insect screamer film Infestation,...
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