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Stitch ’n’ Bliss

The women of Islesboro’s Sewing Circle (est. 1858) make everything from baby sweaters to iPhone cases — not to mention a strong community fabric.
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Whose Town Is It Anyway?

A flurry of development in the Kennebunks has prompted a philosophical tug-of-war about the towns’ identities.
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Our Hopper

Ever wanted to step inside a painting by your favorite artist? Veteran journalist David Millward did just that. Kind of.
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Shattered

A historic process is exposing the injuries inflicted by Maine’s child welfare system on generations of Wabanaki people — and illuminating a way forward to bring healing and change.
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Best of Maine Food and Drink

Mexican on the coast. Cupcakes on the farm. Relish on the roadside. Brûlée in the bike lane. The 2015 Best of Maine Editors' Choice winners for "Food and Drink."
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SoPo So Good

Long known for its car culture, South Portland is reclaiming neighborhoods where residents prize getting around on foot.
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Why is Spose So Happy?

Make a decent middle-class living doing what you love or die tryin'.
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Best of Maine Family

Rollercoasters. Jungle gyms. Blueberry clouds. Newbery Honors. Here are our 2015 editors' choices for the Best of Maine Family.
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Best of Maine Culture

Ukrainian fusion folk. Social media shutterbugs. Hollywood starlets. Highbrow foot laundry. The Best of Maine Editors' Choice winners for "Culture."
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In Praise of the Beer Bar

Any old bar can pour you a pint. Where do serious beer lovers settle in among their tribe?
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5 Essential Maine Summer Beers

Summer is unarguably the best time of year to drink beer — at picnics and ballgames, on boats and at barbecues, at sunny, seaside beer gardens. Whatever the setting, these five brews are eminently quaffable.
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50 Shades of Chambray

How the Saco-Biddeford cotton empire gave rise to a trashy 19th-century literary craze full of torrid affairs, horrendous murders, and ruined females.
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