No Elder an Island
For many seniors on Maine’s islands, the prospect of settling into a mainland care home is disquieting. The alternative requires a whole community’s investment.
Drinking Buddies
The hosts of Portland’s Green Architects’ Lounge podcast mix tasty cocktails with sustainable building lessons.
Glass Act
A beginner’s lesson in the dance of glassblowing at Montville’s award-winning “micro-enterprise.”
Welcome to Smallville
Can tiny-house communities help solve Maine’s affordable-housing shortage?
Avena Botanicals
While it’s easy to understand how an elderflower creme made with coconut oil, rosewater, and beeswax might moisturize skin the proclaimed benefits of other Avena Botanicals products are less intuitive.
Bait and Switch
In a tug-of-war between lobstermen and regulators over catch reporting, Mainers didn’t get the deal they expected.
Liberty’s Prison
In Maine’s maximum security lockup, warden Randall Liberty is offering inmates gardens, therapy, and a sense of purpose.
Put Maine on Your Coffee Table
Three new photo books explore vastly different aspects of the state’s character.
The Coldest War
In the chilly coastal waters off Cutler, America’s oldest border skirmish continues apace.
Town-Gown Reboot
A century ago, Waterville helped bail out a struggling Colby College. Can Colby return the favor?
Peace, Love, and Tofu
Tofu is a passion product for the couple behind Maine’s only commercial soy beanery.
Summer Squeeze
A sudden paucity of waitstaff, hosts, and housekeepers has Maine’s hospitality industry feeling the heat this year.
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