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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.
Leonard Cummings in the Abyssinian Meeting House
Our Towns

Married Nearly 65 Years, They’re Still Shaping Portland

Driven by their faith, Leonard and Mary Jane Cummings have led the charge to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House, among other causes.
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November 2021

Here in the oldest state in the nation, we don’t let age hold us back. Our November issue features dozens of extraordinary Mainers we admire, ages 70 and older.
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.
Maine-Made

The Next Chapter for Maine’s Storied Liberty Graphics

Newly employee-owned, the bohemian 44-year-old screen-printing business is still growing.
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.
Our Towns

Maine News You May Have Missed

The largest piece of Mars on Earth comes to Maine, bunnies, so many bunnies, in Dexter, and more.
5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages
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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.
Home + Garden

From Cape to Cubist Ode

A moody, modernist abode for a Star Wars lover triumphs on a waterfront Portland lot.
The Fryeburg Fair is one of several Maine fall festivals returning to in-person events in 2021
Arts & Leisure

7 Maine Fall Festivals Returning to In-Person Events This Year

After a year without mass gatherings, Maine’s AG fairs and end-of-season street festivals are making a comeback.
Maine-Made

STITCH Returns to The Catwalk in Portland

The Maine Crafts Association's fashion show features seven designers, ages 25 to 70.
Latte art is on display at Rwanda Bean’s new Thompson’s Point café.
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Maine’s Rwanda Bean Is Committed to Its Coffee Farmers

The micro-chain has new cafes in Portland and...Kigali?
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Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection


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