When Mary Dempsey’s mother, Amanda Dempsey, was first diagnosed with cancer, the Dempseys realized how much that diagnosis impacts the entire family. Mary Dempsey was part of a small team, including medical professionals at Central Maine Medical Center, that helped define what the Dempsey Center would be and
When President Barack Obama created the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in August 2016, it capped off five years of work by Lucas St. Clair to conserve 87,500 acres of land in Maine’s North Woods. Before St. Clair took over his family foundation
When Deirdre Nice purchased the vacant St. Lawrence Church on Munjoy Hill in 1993, she didn’t plan on eventually leading an arts organization. “At first, all I wanted to do was save this big, old, beautiful historic building from destruction and make an arts center,” Nice says.
On the corner of Anderson and Fox Streets in East Bayside, in full view of a spectacular mosaic installed on a building across the street and just a stone’s throw from Rising Tide Brewing Company, is Baharat. It suits the
In his Maine Live talk, photographer Trent Bell discusses his childhood in a conservative, religious, cultural bubble, his eventual loss of faith due to overwhelming cognitive dissonance and his journey across the country to search and discern openly and honestly
In the late 1890s Burleigh S. Thompson built a Federal-style home on the Kennebunk River. One can easily imagine the pride this coffee and tea merchant felt in his grand home that boasted four open fireplaces, a library, and elegant,
Mark Curdo currently does creative branding and promotions for Shipyard Brewing Co., but you may know him from his time as a DJ on 94.3 WCYY. In his Maine Live talk he tells of the compassion and kindness he received
Reza Jalali is the coordinator of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine. In his Maine Live talk, Jalali talks about growing up in Iran, his journey to Portland as a refugee during the Iran–Iraq
Kate Shaffer is the founder of Black Dinah Chocolatiers, an award-winning artisanal chocolate-making company founded on Isle au Haut. In her Maine Live talk, she tells the enchanting story of how a raffle ticket and an imaginary box of chocolate
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