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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.
Land, Water & Wildlife

Mega-Operator Boyne Owns Even More of Maine Ski Country This Season

With its acquisition of Shawnee Peak, the Michigan-based company is king of the mountain.
Ian Bannon, executive director of Mayo Street Arts
Arts & Leisure

Ian Bannon Has Big Plans For Portland’s Mayo Street Arts

Five questions for the puppeteer turned executive director.
Dajuan Eubanks’ favorite Maine place: the scenic stretch of the Moose River between Brassua and Moosehead lakes
Our Towns

Dajuan Eubanks’s Favorite Maine Place

Maine Celtics president Dajuan Eubanks, on the Moose River in Rockwood.
The Jazz Flower host Sufiyah Asia Yasmine, alias Saylove
Arts & Leisure

Why We Love Saylove

The Jazz Flower host Sufiyah Asia Yasmine is bringing a new sound to Maine Public Classical.
Seeds of Peace camp director Tim Wilson
Issues & Politics

Tim Wilson Has Spent a Lifetime Sowing a Better Future for Kids

The Seeds of Peace director has been bridging the divide between would-be enemies for 28 years.
5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages
Food & Drink

5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages

One year after Maine’s first recreational-weed shop opened, liquid formats for CBD and THC are in increasingly high supply.
Arts & Leisure

Jay Bluck’s Sculptures Are Pure Cold

The founder of Topsham-based SubZero Ice Carvings is essentially a subculture of one.
Maine Shrimp
Food & Drink

What’s Eating Maine Shrimp?

A new wrinkle in the mysterious disappearance of Maine shrimp.
Littleneck clams at Magnus on Water in Biddeford
Food & Drink

Locally Farmed and Foraged Ingredients Shine at Biddeford’s Magnus on Water

Most everything on the menu comes from the surrounding area, including the sea salt extracted from water collected at nearby Fortunes Rocks Beach.
The former B&M Baked Beans Factory in Portland Maine
Our Towns

Farewell to Portland’s B&M Baked Beans Factory

A defining feature of Portland’s cityscape is ceasing production.
Danny McGovern
Food & Drink

Danny McGovern on 30 Years in Maine Craft Beer

The Lake St. George Brewing Company founder on the state’s explosive suds sector.
Big Reed Preserve
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Secrets of New England’s Last Great Old-Growth Forest

The woodland preserve around Big Reed Pond has become a quiet monument to what we've lost and a potent reminder of what we might recover.
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