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Jesse Ellison
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Jesse Ellison is a Down East contributing editor.
Glass artist Liz Martone in her blinged-out studio
Maine-Made

Round Pond Artist Liz Martone’s Massive Mosaic Gems Are Simply Brilliant 

Her cut-glass creations, some nearly three feet tall, are designed to bounce color and light around a room.
Alison Hildreth
Arts & Leisure

On the Cusp of 90, Alison Hildreth Is Everywhere All at Once

The Portland artist is the subject of three big solo exhibitions this fall.
Lobster Moqueca and the famed local-seafood paella from Havana, in Bar Harbor
Food & Drink

In Bar Harbor, Havana Has Become an Unlikely Classic

In a tourist town that used to be known for straightforward tastes, the Latin-fusion restaurant invented its own niche.
Alna Store plates
Food & Drink

At the New Alna Store, Tag a Deer and Get a Great Negroni

A midcoast native reboots the classic country store as a smart restaurant, bar, and market.
Wabanavia, by Penobscot artist Jason Brown
Arts & Leisure

The Farnsworth Marks 75 Years With a Whole New Look

New chief curator Jaime DeSimone reflects on the museum’s reimagined exhibit spaces and ever-evolving approach to Maine art.
Seal Harbor Beach on Mount Desert Island
Our Towns

Dr. Sarah Parcak’s Favorite Maine Place

When she’s back in Maine, find the space archaeologist picnicking on MDI’s Seal Harbor Beach.
Owls Head General Store
Our Towns

Maine’s General Stores: Where Tradition Thrives (and Retail Giants Don’t)

Photographers Dave Waddell and Tristan Spinski hit the road (and the water) to see what keeps these far-flung holdouts ticking.
$650 dining room renovation by Jess Bailey of @mainemadehome
Home + Garden

How an Instagrammer Designs on a Dime

Rockport DIYer Jess Bailey shares her thrifty renovations — and exactly how much they cost.
illustration of medevac plane flying in inclement weather
Our Towns

New Tech Helps LifeFlight of Maine Save Lives

When the stakes couldn’t be higher, a new network of high-tech weather cams helps air-ambulance crews make critical decisions.
Issues & Politics

What We Talk About When We Talk About Character

As Maine grapples with age-old, freshly relevant issues of livability, growth, and belonging, an inquisitive look at a complicated word.
Issues & Politics

Nirav Shah Is Ambivalent About His Celebrity (and Uncommonly Curious and Deliberate About Everything Else)

The state’s surprisingly visible CDC director has a complex relationship with ego, a mean waffle recipe, and...political ambitions?
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Fill Up at Station 118, Thomaston’s Gas Station Turned BBQ Joint

Smoked meats and homemade hot sauces are the focus on a menu of crowd-pleasers.
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