The Pulitzer Prize-Winning writer explains why giving back is a writer's call. Russo is featured on Weekend Edition May 31, 2008. Read more »

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explains his latest and the poignant stories of humanity that rise from end-of-life hospice care. Read more »

In honor of the volunteer spirit of hospice and the release of Down East's A Healing Touch, Gov. Baldacci names April Hospice Volunteer Recognition Month. Read more »

What does the author of Dark Woods, Chill Waters: Ghost Tales From Down East Maine think about television producers destroying a haunted house? A chilling Q&A with Marcus LiBrizzi. Read more »

Author Marcus LiBrizzi stands in front of the home built by Extreme Makeover for a Milbridge family. He favors new to old.... Read more »

One man, one video camera, one magical state. See why Jeff Swanson loves Maine.... Read more »

The fountains of cola and fizz — and the ensuing Internet buzz — are the creation of two Buckfield residents. Read more »

Elizabeth Peavey, Down East contributing editor, had one goal while growing up in Maine: to get out. And she did. She traveled to Tasmania and to the top of the Isle of Skye. She lived in San Francisco and Boston. But she came home. Read more »

David Rodgers photographed the Lewiston's Somali community for "Somalis in Lewiston: The Untold Story," published in the September 2007 issue of Down East Magazine. These are his images and views, his story behind the published story. Read more »

Bill Sumner sits at a table with his teammates; he shifts his ice pack from one injured leg to the other then takes a sip of beer. Read more »

Turning a walk along the beach into a voyage of discovery Read more »

Thomaston has taken it upon itself to reinvent the walking tour — and other towns are taking notice. Read more »

A Beacon for Heavy Shipping Traffic -- 200 Years Ago Read more »

Maine's oldest maritime museum consistently captivates visitors. Read more »

For people living in and around Portland, there's simply no getting away from Casco Bay. It wraps around Cape Elizabeth and the cities of Portland and South Portland like a protective mother, splashing onto their wharfs and rocks, reminding these... Read more »

The Maine Downeaster was born in order to carry the wheat crops of California. Maine and California were far more entwined than most of us realize today. The California gold rush of 1849 triggered the speed and beauty of the fast Maine clipper... Read more »

A series of short films by D'Arcy Marsh and Otter Island Films will show at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Read more »

A benefit for the Farnsworth Art Museum, and hosted by Cellardoor Vineyard, will introduce 12 new artists selected by Harold Garde, Eric Hopkins, Alan Magee and nine other Maine art masters. Read more »

When it comes to canvas, one company stretches above the rest... Read more »

The October issue of Down East features '10-Maine Musicians You Need to Hear Right Now.' To hear three musicians — NOW — click here: Read more »

Maine-produced documentaries will show during CIFF, September 27-30th. Read more »

A veteran observer of the NABF, Jaysun Jackie, swears today's crowd is the largest Saturday morning/early afternoon he's ever seen. Jackie should know...he's been working backstage at the blues festival for years. One thing there's of which... Read more »

"He has, to my mind, one of the most thoroughly original styles and folk inspirations and color I've seen in many years," Ralph Saltus says of Charles Wilder Oakes. "He's entirely genuine; he's not affected at all. His paintings are from a... Read more »

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More problems at the Portland Press Herald – and elsewhere in the Maine media Read more »

A Farmington radio station interrupts a baseball game to advertise the local hospital. Also, other local media messes Read more »

A memo adds insult to injury at the Portland Press Herald Read more »

Editors, reporters out at mid-coast weeklies. Read more »

Reporters and others take voluntary termination deals at the Portland paper Read more »

One quarter of the Portland Press Herald’s reporters may be gone by July 1. Read more »

Odd comments from an injured Sun Journal reporter – and other Maine media developments Read more »

The Irregular takes on the English language – and other foibles of the Maine media Read more »

Blethen Maine Newspapers claim language in the union contract is thwarting efforts to sell the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Read more »

...to buy a major chain of Maine weeklies. Village Net Media (aka Village Soup) buys Courier Publications Read more »

Small thoughts on Maine food. Read more »

A clambake is the perfect way to celebrate the height of summer. Read more »

Sweetgrass Winery in Union is Maine's only gin distillery — and lucky for us, the gin is amazing. Read more »

Clam cakes and a vegan recipe put Maine on the culinary contest map. Read more »

The July 2008 issue of Down East has many tasty tidbits for Maine foodies. Read more »

DownEast.com's newest feature, Maine's Bulletin Board, offers readers a new forum for sharing summer food favorites. Read more »

PETA pleads to turn a century-old Skowhegan jail into the first-ever Lobster Empathy Center. Read more »

Cultivated near the surface of the ocean, Gay Island Oysters grow thick and meaty by avoiding the silty bottom of the Atlantic. Read more »

Author Cynthia Simonds says, "My mom used to make this warm and tangy salad, always delicious with grilled bratwurst or any kind of barbecue. Both sweet and salty, it holds its own alongside other flavorful foods, with plenty of delicious potato... Read more »

A creamy treat from Superb Maine Soups. Read more »

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Essays from Maine authors about what it's like to live and write in Maine Read more »

A published photographer shares his top secrets for snapping memorable pictures of Maine. Read more »

A resource for financial aid in Maine. Read more »

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UNE offers programs of study on the University's Biddeford Campus, the Westbrook College Campus in Portland, University of Maine - Presque Isle campus, and three campuses in Israel. Read more »