February/March 2015
Horneteers

Horneteers

By Lewis Turco Peter Ross Perkins and I met in 1953 in New York City after I was transferred from Bainbridge, MD, to serve aboard the U.S.S. Hornet (CVA12), the eighth ship to bear that name. As the CV12, she had been launched 10 months after the seventh Hornet had...

S/hipsters

S/hipsters

February/March 2015 The Portland Observatory was built amid great fanfare at the top of Munjoy Hill in 1807. Like the Time & Temperature building, it flashed messages. Flags and pennants in coded patterns alerted locals to the identity of new ships arriving in...

Lake & Lodge

Lake & Lodge

February/March 2015
Discovering the ‘new rustic.’

February/March 2015

February/March 2015

Perspectives 8 From the Editor 10 Letters 56 Back To The Future An urban plan reconsidered. By Patrick Venne 61 What Were We Thinking? I’ll Tell You A former city manager rolls back the clock. By John Menario 96 Flash Art&Style 13 Maine Classics 23 Goings On 31...

Babies On Board

Babies On Board

February/March 2015
Chick magnets: loon parenting is unusually photogenic

The 50-Foot Journey

The 50-Foot Journey

February/March 2015
Natalie DiBenedetto unveils a new gourmet takeout venue.

Call Me Kurt

Call Me Kurt

February/March 2015
A famous novelist skates into a Power play.