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Will Grunewald is Down East's editor in chief and has been with the magazine since 2016, after previously working at Washingtonian. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, Heidi, and a spunky little dog named Wally.
Corner of Congress and High streets, photographed by John Duncan
Our Towns

Forest City Flashback: Life in 1970s Portland

John Duncan’s book, Take It Easy offers a look into the city of a half century ago.
Jonathan Fisher House heirloom-pear pressing
Food & Drink

Taste Heirloom-Pear Cider From a 200-Year-Old Tree

Blue Hill’s Jonathan Fisher House is hosting a public pear pressing and giving out samples.
At The Garrison in Yarmouth: Maine monkfish; mango granita; skirt steak; summer-squash salad.
Food & Drink

After a Year And a Half, The Garrison Reopens

The Yarmouth restaurant is picking up where it left off before its long pandemic layoff.
Maine Is Finally Going to Gets Its Big Bicentennial Parade
Arts & Leisure

Maine Is Finally Going to Get Its Big Bicentennial Parade

The pandemic rained on Maine’s big birthday parade last year, but the rebooted parade is ready to roll through downtown Lewiston and Auburn.
lamb meatballs with red-pepper coulis and tzatziki from the Portage Tap House
Food & Drink

Portage Tap House Is the Hangout Oquossoc Needed

Paul and Laura Reynolds didn’t want to drive to Rangeley for dinner. So they opened a restaurant.
Allagash View Farms the first Maine farm to go big on haskap berries
Food & Drink

Are Haskap Berries the Next Big Aroostook County Crop?

The hardy little berry resembles an oversize, oblong blueberry, and it tastes like a blueberry-raspberry hybrid.
The Maine Oyster Trail Is Back
Food & Drink

The Maine Oyster Trail Is Back

The trip-planning platform for bivalve lovers feels fresher after a relaunch.
Maine’s first certified organic farm, Ken-Ro Farm, in Plymouth.
Land, Water & Wildlife

50 Years of MOFGA, Maine’s Champion of Horticulture

The much-admired organization has been keeping it organic since 1971.
Food & Drink

How The Other Portland Tried to Steal Our Dumplings

Don't worry, Mainers. Little Brother Chinese Food is back to making their popular jiaozi.
danishes from Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery
Food & Drink

Icelandic Baker Iris Oskarsdottir-Vail Sets Up Shop in Dover-Foxcroft

Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery is part of a trans-Atlantic culinary fusion happening in the small Piscataquis County town.
From Wiscasset's Water Street Kitchen & Bar: paella with Maine mussels and littlenecks; roasted lobster with whiskey- tarragon butter; truffle fries
Food & Drink

Water Street Kitchen & Bar Puts a Mediterranean Spin on Maine Seafood

Chef-owner Ed Colburn' fresh dishes are bringing the flavors of Spain, France, and Italy to Wiscasset.
a sampling of the fermented products available at Onggi in Portland, Maine
Food & Drink

Find Funky Fermented Foods and Beverages at Onggi

Portland’s new fermentation-focused market carries everything from kimchi to preserved lemons to sourdough.
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