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People’s Inclusive Welding founder and primary instructor Jo Remillard
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Peoples Inclusive Welding Is Out to Make the Trades More Welcoming

The world needs more welders. This South Portland startup is training the next generation of them.
Josiane Mutangana
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Five Minutes With Josiane Mutangana

The South Portland seamstress on making home décor that bridges cultures, the symbolism in Rwandan art, and mixing African stories with her daughter’s Paw Patrol books.
Food & Drink

Maine’s Best Food Block Is on SoPo’s Ocean Street

South Portland’s Knightville neighborhood hosts five new establishments with standout dishes.
the fenced garden area at the Willard Gallery in South Portland, Maine
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At a Photographer’s Backyard Gallery in SoPo, Art Blooms Indoors and Out

View works in a garden cottage and on the walls of her house and shed.
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The Best Places to Live in Maine Right Now

Thousands of readers helped us winnow the field. Can you see yourself in one of these eight Maine towns?
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How’d You Like to Escape In This Sweet Camper Van?

SoPo’s Abbee Hoyt makes #vanlife dreams a reality with a line of souped-up, stylish campers.
South Portland Public Library
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Steven Rowley’s Favorite Maine Place

The author and screenwriter got his start as a reader at the South Portland Public Library.
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Sugarloaf starts carving out new trails, Marden’s closes one of its stores, an exhibition for a Maine musician Dick Curless opens, and more.
Halley Phillips, the artist behind WeavingsbyHalley, at the loom
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The SoPo Artist Creating Eco-Friendly One-of-a-Kind Wall Weavings

Halley Phillips's colorful, textured wall art feels good and is good for the planet.
SoPo designer Valerie Beggs modeling the dress from her Woodland Waders line
Maine-Made

The SoPo Designer Modeling Fashion on Fishing Waders

For her Woodland Waders line, Valerie Beggs takes inspiration from lobsterers, anglers, and her stint on a shingling crew.
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How a House-Flipping Project Became Their Home

Vibrant colors and a throw-caution-to-the-wind decorating mantra inform a couple’s SoPo condo.
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UMaine football's new head coach, the U.S.'s first Somali mayor, the Millinocket Marathon returns, and more.
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