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50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reason No. 18: Lauren Wayne brought back the State

By reopening the State Theatre, Lauren Wayne brought Portland's music scene full circle.
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50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reason No. 1: East Bayside is rising (and sinking…)

At the bottom of Munjoy Hill and the northern end of Marginal Way may be Portland’s next great neighborhood. by...
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A Peaks Paradise

Tim and Liz Williams renovated a classic Peaks Island cottage. Now it’s the life of the island party. By Meadow...
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Oyster Land

Maine oysters are prized by chefs and gourmets around the country. Now Mainers are discovering them, too.
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On the Road to 1812

A guide to the forts and batteries that saw action in the War of 1812 across Maine.
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One Scary Good Cause

The Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival lights up Freeport for one of the season’s most heart-warming events
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50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reason No. 2 – 17

No. 2: The wharves are working   By John Spritz Portland is, of course, a port, perched on the Atlantic’s edge....
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50 Reasons We Love Portland

[columns_row width=”third-and-two-thirds”] [column] [P]ortland has been discovered. In recent years the national media has lavished it with superlatives: “America’s Most...
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Tao

Brunswick’s Best New Restaurant By Nancy Heiser   Photographed by Douglas Merriam Tao 22 Pleasant St., Brunswick 207-725-9002. tao-maine.com Cara Stadler, chef-owner...
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Smugglers & Spies

The War of 1812 was especially cruel to the state of Maine, but some found opportunity and wealth amid the chaos.
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Carmen at the Danforth

By John Golden Photographed by Douglas Merriam Consider that final moment when you’ve had the last morsel of a splendid...
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Homer’s Window

The newly restored Prouts Neck studio of Winslow Homer reveals secrets of the life and work of one of America’s greatest artists
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