Greater Portland
Conundrum
- By: Michaela Cavallaro
Walk into Conundrum Wine Bistro on a Friday night and the place is buzzing. A couple sits on high-backed bar stools pulled up to a tall table, drinking wine and sharing a cheese plate. Every seat at the bar is filled; some patrons are having a drink and chatting, while others tuck into generously portioned entrees like veal parmesan or a curried shrimp quesadilla.
Finding Portland's Green Spaces
Submitted by Jessica Tomlinson on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 2:13pm.
My spring started out on a low note with the news that the Longfellow Garden will be closed for the next two years. The free, outdoor sanctuary was a favorite lunchtime destination those of us who work within walking distance.
The Congress Street corridor, which serves as the spine of the city, is pretty much a concrete jungle without much green space. Hence, the Longfellow Garden is a welcome retreat in the warmer months. Located off Congress Street, this gem of
- Jessica Tomlinson
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Cinque Terre
- By: Michaela Cavallaro
On a weekend night in the heart of winter, Cinque Terre is humming. Though it's bitter outdoors, the former warehouse is warm and cozy. Patrons are deep in conversation over glasses of red wine, and the kitchen, visible through an opening under a striking copper hood, bustles with activity. Dan Kary, who owns the restaurant on Portland's cobblestoned Wharf Street with his wife, Michelle Mazur-Kary, refers to its style as "casual elegance," and he's not far off.
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