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Linda Aldrich’s Favorite Maine Place

The departing Portland poet laureate is drawn to Fort Allen Park.
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Artists Rachel and Ryan Adams Are All Over Portland

Fast becoming the first family of Portland art, they're giving the city an overdue new look.
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Who Wields Power in Portland?

How a century-old Ku Klux Klan campaign, an arcane procedural rule, and a vote in June may affect who calls the shots in Maine's biggest city.
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Portland’s 10 New Historic Landmarks

In Woodfords Corner and Munjoy Hill — but not without some controversy.
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A Browser’s Guide to Deering Center

There’s more to shopping in Portland than the Old Port.
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The Development Projects Reshaping Portland

From sky-high condo buildings to gleaming mixed-use citadels to a whole new waterfront neighborhood, ambitious developments are altering the skyline (and perhaps the character?) of the Forest City.
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Five Clothing Designers Stitching the Fabric of Portland

Who says Mainers have no style?
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How Portland’s Washington Avenue Became All About Food

The once-overlooked industrial strip is the hub of Portland chefdom.
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Photographer Séan Alonzo Harris’s Street View of Portland

The pandemic left Portland's streets quieter than usual in 2020, when Séan Alonzo Harris set out to capture a ground-level portrait of a buzzy city at an inflection point, taking stock at the end of a strange and sometimes turbulent year.
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Can the Roux Institute Turn Portland Into a Tech Hub?

A conversation with the CAO of the ambitious, mission-driven new learning and research center.
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A Portland Historic Workout Will Educate And Exhaust You

Sweatin' to the oldies in the Forest City.
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